Joe Carnahan returns to TV with a new NBC drama . The actress will play a CIA analyst advising the president on high-level global affairs . This is CIA 's first regular TV role since she left `` Odyssey in 2010 . The 35-year-old actress will star in the network 's newly announced series `` State of Affairs , '' about a CIA analyst ( Heigl ) who advises the president on high-risk global affairs while also balancing her own complicated personal life . The series is just one of one politically themed new shows .
Joe Carnahan returns to TV with a new NBC drama . The actress will play a CIA analyst advising the president on high-level global affairs . This is CIA 's first regular TV role since she left `` Odyssey in 2010 . The series is just one of one politically themed new shows .