Madam Secretary

Retired CIA agent Elizabeth McCord is named secretary of state after the previous secretary's sudden death, and immediately takes on a hostage crisis.

Elizabeth must find a backdoor way to protect Yemen's besieged American ambassador, while also coping with her defiant daughter Stevie's return home.

A reporter publishes leaked state documents, endangering the life of a CIA agent, and Elizabeth must devise a plan to save him before time runs out.

As Elizabeth is brokering a peace treaty between China and Japan, a visiting Chinese student publicly requests asylum, putting the deal in jeopardy.

Elizabeth and the president clash over Iran's nuclear program, and to avert war, Elizabeth must find a way to meet with a powerful Iranian diplomat.

Henry's friend, Father Laurent, begs Elizabeth to help prevent genocide in West Africa, but political blowback soon threatens her heartfelt efforts.

When an earthquake hits India during her state visit, causing a chemical explosion in a U.S.-owned factory, Elizabeth faces a tough ethical decision.

Fearing reprisals, Elizabeth grills Russell about Henry's NSA activities, then devises a daring rescue for a Moldovian plane hijacked by a warlord.

Elizabeth, Henry and Isabelle launch a secret investigation into Marsh's death and learn that the crash that killed him may not have been accidental.

When a gunman causes a state department lockdown during talks with an Iraqi delegation, an interpreter confronts Elizabeth about her CIA work in Iraq.