NBC has ordered Katherine Heigl drama “State of Affairs” to series.
The drama follows Heigl as CIA attaché Charleston Whitney Tucker, who counsels the president — played by Alfre Woodard — on high-stakes incidents around the world.
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The cast also includes Adam Kaufman, Sheila Vand, Cliff Chamberlain, Tommy Savas and Leslie Odom, Jr.
Writer-director Joe Carnahan (“The Blacklist”) serves as executive producer with Heigl, Nancy Heigl, Robert Simonds, Sophie Watts, Henry Crumpton, Rodney Faraon and Julia Franz.