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Madam Secretary

Not politics as usual.

7.0IMDb339 votesWorth your time
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2014 – 20196 seasons · 120 episodes~45 min per episodeTV-14Ended
War & PoliticsDrama
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Téa Leoni

Téa Leoni

Elizabeth McCord

120 eps

Tim Daly

Tim Daly

Henry McCord

120 eps

Željko Ivanek

Željko Ivanek

Russell Jackson

120 eps

Patina Miller

Patina Miller

Daisy Grant

120 eps

Erich Bergen

Erich Bergen

Blake Moran

120 eps

Bebe Neuwirth

Bebe Neuwirth

Nadine Tolliver

90 eps

Sebastian Arcelus

Sebastian Arcelus

Jay Whitman

111 eps

Geoffrey Arend

Geoffrey Arend

Matt Mahoney

111 eps

Sara Ramirez

Sara Ramirez

Kat Sandoval

42 eps

Wallis Currie-Wood

Wallis Currie-Wood

Stephanie 'Stevie' McCord

120 eps

Kathrine Herzer

Alison McCord

111 eps

Evan Roe

Evan Roe

Jason McCord

111 eps

Keith Carradine

Keith Carradine

Conrad Dalton

79 eps

Eric Stoltz

Eric Stoltz

Will Adams

4 eps

Matt Meinsen

Matt Meinsen

DS Agent Matt

8 eps

Yasen Peyankov

Yasen Peyankov

Russian Foreign Minister Konstantin Avdonin

6 eps

José Zúñiga

José Zúñiga

Senator Carlos Morejon

10 eps

Masha King

Masha King

Talia Petrov

6 eps

Sam Breslin Wright

Sam Breslin Wright

Dylan Larsen

11 eps

Wentworth Miller

Wentworth Miller

Senator Mark Hanson

6 eps

Mike Pniewski

Mike Pniewski

Gordon Becker

8 eps

Johanna Day

Johanna Day

Ellen Hill

14 eps

Julian Acosta

Julian Acosta

Craig Sterling

7 eps

Dennis Staroselsky

Dennis Staroselsky

Ivan Kolashkov

4 eps

Alex Morf

Alex Morf

Perry Thomas

4 eps

Angela Gots

Angela Gots

Maria Ostrov

4 eps

Zenon Zeleniuch

Zenon Zeleniuch

General Vladimir Doroshevich

4 eps

Nancy Ellen Shore

Nancy Ellen Shore

State Department Advisor (uncredited)

24 eps

Jill Hennessy

Jill Hennessy

Jane Fellows

13 eps

Jordan Lage

Jordan Lage

General Kohl

7 eps

Clifton Davis

Clifton Davis

Ephraim Ware

23 eps

Kobi Libii

Kobi Libii

Oliver Shaw

11 eps

René Auberjonois

René Auberjonois

Walter Nowack

4 eps

Chris O'Shea

Chris O'Shea

Jareth Glover

7 eps

Patrick Breen

Patrick Breen

Andrew Munsey

9 eps

Marin Hinkle

Marin Hinkle

CIA Agent Isabelle

8 eps

Chris Petrovski

Chris Petrovski

Dimitri Petrov

20 eps

Tony Plana

Tony Plana

Ed Parker

12 eps

Dion Graham

Dion Graham

Fred Cole

4 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Madam Secretary actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Madam Secretary reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Serialized.

Character DepthVery strong7.8

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

Emotional WeightStrong6.5

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SerializedStrong5.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

BingeabilityPresent5.1

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

After years away from the CIA, Elizabeth McCord is pulled back into the political arena. The newly appointed Secretary of State is tough, fair, and smart, driving international diplomacy, wrangling office politics, and circumventing protocol as she negotiates global and domestic issues, both at the White House and at home.

The run

Seasons

6 seasons · 120 episodes.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    201422 episodes

    7.3IMDb

    Best episode · S01E15 The Ninth Circle

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    201523 episodes

    7.1IMDb

    Best episode · S02E03 The Rusalka

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    201623 episodes

    6.6IMDb

    Best episode · S03E11 Gift Horse

  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    201722 episodes

    7.1IMDb

    Best episode · S04E01 News Cycle

  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    201820 episodes

    7.9IMDb

    Best episode · S05E16 The New Normal

  • Official poster for Season 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    201910 episodes

    8.7IMDb

    Best episode · S06E01 Hail to the Chief

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from The Ninth Circle

S01E15

The Ninth Circle

7.7IMDb6 votes

Elizabeth heads to Turkey to mend political relations after the Turkish government releases a video that could be damaging to the CIA. Also, Jason is threatened with expulsion after punching a bully at school.

8 Mar 201544 min
Still from Chains of Command

S01E13

Chains of Command

7.7IMDb6 votes

Elizabeth pushes for the prosecution of a Bahraini diplomat after he is caught holding a maid hostage in his home. Also, Henry's father comes to visit.

11 Jan 201544 min
Still from The Necessary Art

S01E20

The Necessary Art

7.5IMDb6 votes

While Henry is in Russia giving a lecture on fundamentalism, Elizabeth must navigate tricky political waters when a Russian nuclear submarine vanishes in American waters. Also, Stevie breaks up with her older boyfriend.

12 Apr 201545 min
Still from Game On

S01E11

Game On

7.5IMDb6 votes

Elizabeth, Henry, and Isabelle work together to find former Secretary of State Vincent Marsh’s secret bank account, but soon uncover that one of Elizabeth’s staff members already has access to it.

30 Nov 201444 min
Still from Collateral Damage

S01E10

Collateral Damage

7.5IMDb6 votes

When the State Department goes on lockdown due to a deranged gunman outside the building, Elizabeth is confined with a delegation from Iraq whose translator threatens to reveal damaging information about her actions while in the CIA. Meanwhile, when Matt is stuck in an office with Daisy’s fiancé, Win, he spills information that he shouldn’t have.

23 Nov 201445 min
Still from Passage

S01E07

Passage

7.4IMDb8 votes

When Elizabeth brings Alison with her to India on her first state department trip abroad she's thrown into crisis mode when a massive earthquake hits that causes an explosion at an American-owned factory, and she's separated from Alison during the chaos.

2 Nov 201444 min

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Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

Where to watch

Streaming

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