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Premiered

Thursday, September 27, 2001

Ended: Thursday, May 9, 2002

When does The Agency Season 1 come out?

The Agency Season 1 premiered Thursday, September 27, 2001 on CBS and ended Thursday, May 9, 2002. The season has 22 episodes.

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1. Viva Fidel!

After unearthing a secret plot by Castro's own men to assassinate him, the agents rush to thwart the plan in order to prevent the U.S. from being framed for his murder.

Thursday · 25 years ago

2. God's Work

When the CIA misidentifies a missionary plane in Colombian drug-trafficking airspace and the Colombians shoot it down, Director Pierce must try to clean up the mess, while the former CIA director tempts Carl to betray Pierce. Meanwhile, Matt and Lisa must contend with a dead body when a foreign agent dies while attempting to sell the CIA classified information.

Thursday · 25 years ago

3. The Year Of Lying Dangerously

The local governor plans a political coup after some American miners are taken hostage in Indonesia.

Thursday · 25 years ago

4. In Our Own Backyard

CIA tries to uncover if someone has sneaked a Russian atomic bomb into the US.

Thursday · 25 years ago

5. Pilot

Thursday · 25 years ago

6. Anthrax

Thursday · 25 years ago

7. Closure

In an effort to learn the truth about his brother's mysterious death, Matt begins piecing together clues and finally forces his superiors to tell him the truth. As Matt begins to gather information about his brother Eric's final mission abroad, he poses painful questions about the mysterious death to his parents and finally forces Jackson, Carl and Director Pierce to explain the circumstances so he can get Eric's body back for a proper burial. Meanwhile, Jackson, Terri and Joshua are working to entrap an Indian Intelligence Bureau double-agent working for his own country against the CIA to acquire a submarine capable of launching nuclear weapons.

Thursday · 25 years ago

8. Nocturne

The CIA conducts an internal investigation when it suspects Jackson of leaking sensitive information. In order to test Jackson's loyalty to the CIA, Matt and Carl secretly recruit the Persian cellist with whom he is romantically involved to gain information about a terrorist threat at the Yemeni embassy. Meanwhile, Terri must forge a 50-year-old document implicating the CIA in illegal activity involving the Dalai Lama that would prove calamitous for present-day Tibet should it fall into Chinese possession.

Thursday · 24 years ago

9. Rules Of The Game

When the National Security Agency (NSA) learns of a plot to assassinate the King of Saudi Arabia, Matt and Lisa help track down those involved only to discover that there is a larger terrorist plot in the works. Soon after Matt and Lisa catch the would-be assassins, Israeli intelligence informs the CIA that one of the incarcerated terrorists is their own agent on an undercover mission and requests his safe return. Once Matt arranges this, the Agency discovers that Israeli intelligence has deceived them and the man they released is a link to a terrorist they had been pursuing for years.

Thursday · 24 years ago

10. Deadline

A ambitious journalist plans to run a career-making story about one of the Agency's great Cold War successes, which will expose and therefore cost the life of a now retired Russian general who risked his life to help Director Pierce and the CIA. The journalist refuses to kill the story, and Director Pierce and his team must do everything they can to protect the Russian, even if it means putting another life in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Terri's estranged husband begins divorce proceedings, and Matt pushes Jackson for answers about his brother's mysterious death.

Thursday · 24 years ago

11. Son Set

After the young son of a British Intelligence officer is kidnapped and the man fails to report him missing, the CIA and British Intelligence's investigation takes an unusual turn. They learn that the man didn't report his child missing because the kidnappers are Iraqis and he has arranged to trade plans for an Allied invasion of Iraq in exchange for his son's return. Matt and Carl join the investigators in London to ensure that the officer's plan is derailed without losing the boy in the process. Meanwhile, Robert Quinn, who is temporarily replacing Director Pierce, starts implementing changes. Daniel Benzali (""Murder One"") guest stars.

Thursday · 24 years ago

12. The Enemy Within

After the daughter of the United States Ambassador to Greece is kidnapped by terrorists, Matt and Jackson attempt to track her down. Following the abduction, the CIA reveals to the ambassador that the young woman has actually been working undercover for them for several years. Matt and Jackson think they have successfully rescued her, but then realize they have an imposter and must save the real girl before she is murdered. Meanwhile, Robert uses Lisa to get important information from Patrice, which he turns against her.

Thursday · 24 years ago

13. The Golden Hour

An assassination attempt on Lisa strikes Matt instead and leaves him hospitalized and fighting for his life. While Robert tries to hide the events from the press, Jackson is forced to work with the chief of counterintelligence to determine who ordered the attack on Lisa and how her position at the CIA was uncovered. Eventually, Lex admits to indirectly blowing Lisa's cover to the assassin and, in the process, unknowingly giving him access to information on Lisa. However, Lex soon redeems himself by leading Robert and Jackson to the terrorist organization behind the shooting. As Matt hangs on to his life by a thread, Lisa contemplates a leave of absence from the CIA.

Thursday · 24 years ago

14. The Gauntlet

Matt and Terri learn about shipment. The CIA gets a new cheif.

Thursday · 24 years ago

15. Sleeping Dogs Lie

On his first day as the new Director of the CIA, former Senator Tom Gage is immediately confronted with a high-profile crisis when the Agency is linked to the death of a young Vietnamese man in Washington D.C. As Tom works with Jackson and Carl to learn how the CIA was involved, he discovers that when Robert was acting as the director of the CIA, his secret negotiations with a Middle Eastern prince were directly responsible for the Vietnamese man's murder. Tom must find a way to hide the Agency's involvement without implicating an innocent man for the crime. Meanwhile, Terri runs into a photographer whom she realizes is linked to a radical pro-life group that has bombed abortion clinics.

Thursday · 24 years ago

16. The Plague Year

The CIA tracks an Algerian suicide bomber as he enters the United States, but they don't realize that he is infected with the smallpox virus.

Thursday · 24 years ago

17. Moo

Tom and Carl learn that a story about a war crime Tom allegedly committed during his service in Vietnam is about to be revealed in the press and that the source of the story has been found dead. Meanwhile, Matt and Jackson receive word that a visiting Eastern European dictator is near death and they enlist a hooker to help determine how ill he really is. At the same time, Joshua must deal with a museum curator when he accidentally destroys a cow costume that's part of an upcoming exhibit.

Thursday · 24 years ago

18. The Greater Good

Gage tells Matt to blow up a chemical weapons plant in sudan,even though 100 people work inside.

Thursday · 24 years ago

19. Peacemakers

The CIA tries to stop nuclear war between to countries.

Thursday · 24 years ago

20. The Understudy

Justin sells weapons to the mob.

Thursday · 24 years ago

21. Doublecrossover

After a CIA agent is murdered, the agency joins with the police department of Washington, D.C. to investigate his murder.

Thursday · 24 years ago

22. Finale Finale

A CIA Agent is taken Hostage.

Thursday · 24 years ago

The Agency Season 1 guest stars

  • Ronny Cox

    Ronny Cox

    Director Alex Pierce III

  • Beau Bridges

    Beau Bridges

    Tom Gage

  • Will Yun Lee

    Will Yun Lee

    Sam

  • Pasha D. Lychnikoff

    Pasha D. Lychnikoff

    Russian Mob Boss

  • Craig T. Nelson

    Craig T. Nelson

    Chief Jack Mannion

  • Bruce Locke

    Bruce Locke

    Kim-Sang Gao

  • Elya Baskin

    Elya Baskin

    Borovinsky

  • Aaron Fors

    Aaron Fors

    James

  • Alyson Reed

    Alyson Reed

    Lesley Turnbull

  • Sean Patrick Thomas

    Sean Patrick Thomas

    Det. Temple Page

  • Richard Speight Jr.

    Richard Speight Jr.

    Lex

  • Amanda Wyss

    Amanda Wyss

    Jennifer Steward

  • Jonathan LaPaglia

    Jonathan LaPaglia

    Det. Kevin Debreno

  • Angela Alvarado

    Angela Alvarado

  • Bobby Edner

    Bobby Edner

    Mark Steward

  • Elayn J. Taylor

    Elayn J. Taylor

    Secretary

The Agency Season 1 FAQ

When does The Agency Season 1 come out?

The Agency Season 1 premiered Thursday, September 27, 2001 on CBS.

How many episodes are in The Agency Season 1?

The Agency Season 1 has 22 episodes.

Are new episodes of The Agency Season 1 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the The Agency Season 1 finale?

The The Agency Season 1 finale (Episode 22) aired Thursday, May 9, 2002.

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