Season 1
1 :01x01 - The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century
Jun/13/2016Laurel Healy returns to DC after her student loans fall through, and reluctantly goes to work for her brother, Senator Luke Healy. However, Laurel is soon swept up in a web of intrigue when a meteor goes missing at the Smithsonian and people in DC start acting strangely.
Guest Stars: Zach Grenier as Dean Healy | Michael Potts as Dr. Daudier | Michael Potts as Dr. Daudier | Megan Hilty as Misty Alise | Megan Hilty as Misty Alise | Dominic Fumusa as Randall Burke | Nilaja Sun as Breanna Burke | Paige Patterson as Scarlett Pierce | Paige Patterson as Scarlett Pierce | Dan Bittner as Hill Staffer Doug | Dan Bittner as Hill Staffer Doug | Beth Malone as Claudia Monarch | Beth Malone as Claudia Monarch | Chris McKinney as Museum Director | Chris McKinney as Museum Director |
Co-Guest Stars: Lily Cowles as Germaine Healy | Lily Cowles as Germaine Healy | Lewis Cleale as Senator Spitz | Jack Dimich as Dr. Lagunov | Jack Dimich as Dr. Lagunov | José Ramón Rosario as Captain Gary Young | José Ramón Rosario as Captain Gary Young | Don Guillory as Chuck (Chuck Sanders) | Don Guillory as Chuck (Chuck Sanders) | Miguel Cervantes as Paramedic Josh | Miguel Cervantes as Paramedic Josh | Howard W. Overshown as Paramedic Tom | Howard W. Overshown as Paramedic Tom | Ed Moran as Senator Goldenberg | Ed Moran as Senator Goldenberg | Gerry Vichi as Ill Fitted Suit Man | Gerry Vichi as Ill Fitted Suit Man | Ching Valdes-Aran as Claire | John Quilty as Chocolate Dog Man | Brian Keane as Frustrated Homeowner | Brian Keane as Frustrated Homeowner | Ray Demattis as Maitre D' | Bill Cobbs as Smithsonian Guard (Jesse) | Juan Carlos Infante as Capitol Guard | Holly Chou as Receptionist | Holly Chou as Receptionist | Joris Stuyck as Russian Reporter | Joris Stuyck as Russian Reporter
Director: Robert King (3)
Writer: Robert King (3), Michelle King
Songs: The Cars -- You Might Think
2 :01x02 - Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown--A Critique
Jun/20/2016As Laurel continues her investigation into Daudier's death, Daudier's daughter Rochelle comes forward with new evidence. Meanwhile, one of Laurel's friends invites her over for tea, while the government shutdown continues.
Guest Stars: Megan Hilty as Misty Alise | Megan Hilty as Misty Alise | Beth Malone as Claudia Monarch | Beth Malone as Claudia Monarch | Paige Patterson as Scarlett Pierce | Paige Patterson as Scarlett Pierce | Nikiya Mathis as Stacie Zara | Brooke Bloom as Abby Summers | William Ragsdale as Hank Leaton | William Ragsdale as Hank Leaton | Chris McKinney as Museum Director | Chris McKinney as Museum Director | Ripley Sobo as Annie Leafton | Ripley Sobo as Annie Leafton |
Co-Guest Stars: Robert Moreno as Oscar Foster (as Bobby Moreno) | Robert Moreno as Oscar Foster (as Bobby Moreno) | Richard Poe as Senator Householter | Richard Poe as Senator Householter | Jeffrey C. Hawkins as Senator Michael Barneki | Jeffrey C. Hawkins as Senator Michael Barneki | April Ortiz as Nurse Maddox | Happy Anderson as Butch | Jeffrey Schecter as Tax Lobbyist | Jeffrey Schecter as Tax Lobbyist | Christine Toy Johnson as Doctor Pop | Christine Toy Johnson as Doctor Pop | Tony Torn as Scientist Man | Jason Bowen as Park Police Officer Stan Maynard |
Uncredited: Stephen Kunken as Matthew Maizen | Erin Gann as Tommy Burgess | Stephen Kunken as Matthew Maizen
Director: Jim McKay
Writer: Lawrence Kaplow
3 :01x03 - Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps
Jun/27/2016• No Summary (Add Here)
Guest Stars: Zach Grenier as Dean Healy | Zach Grenier as Dean Healy | Glenn Fleshler as FBI Agent Aaron Blades | Glenn Fleshler as FBI Agent Aaron Blades | Megan Hilty as Misty Alise | Megan Hilty as Misty Alise | Beth Malone as Claudia Monarch | Beth Malone as Claudia Monarch | Paige Patterson as Scarlett Pierce | Nikiya Mathis as Stacie Zara | Nikiya Mathis as Stacie Zara | Stephen Kunken as Matthew Maizen | Stephen Kunken as Matthew Maizen | Michael Nathanson as Kenneth the Lobbyist | Michael Nathanson as Kenneth the Lobbyist | Nick Sullivan as Jonathan Broadbent | Nick Sullivan as Jonathan Broadbent |
Co-Guest Stars: Lily Cowles as Germaine Healy | Lily Cowles as Germaine Healy | Olivia Birkelund as Norah Moody | Olivia Birkelund as Norah Moody | Chris Hoch as Live Director | Chris Hoch as Live Director | Megan Sikora as Staff Member Joanna | Megan Sikora as Staff Member Joanna
Director: Jim McKay
Writer: Jonathan Tolins
4 :01x04 - Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate
Jul/11/2016Laurel and Rochelle try to get Abby to submit to a brain scan. When that fails, they convince Anthony to impel Abby to get the scan. Meanwhile, Luke tries to negotiate a sequestrration behind Red's and Ella's backs to end the shutdown.
Guest Stars: Michael Esper as Noah Feffer | Michael Esper as Noah Feffer | Wayne Duvall as Senator Andre Amarant | Wayne Duvall as Senator Andre Amarant | Megan Hilty as Misty Alise | Megan Hilty as Misty Alise | Beth Malone as Claudia Monarch | Paige Patterson as Scarlett Pierce | Paige Patterson as Scarlett Pierce | Brooke Bloom as Abby Summers | Brooke Bloom as Abby Summers | Natalie Gold as Jules Mooser | John Procaccino as Dr. Dexter Wu | John Procaccino as Dr. Dexter Wu | Marcus Ho as Douglas Tabak |
Co-Guest Stars: Michael McCormick as Rod Pakula | Bob Stillman as "One Wayer" Tom | Wallace Smith as Sergeant At Arms | Wallace Smith as Sergeant At Arms | Yusef Bulos as Crypt Keeper Jim
Director: Allan Arkush
Writer: Peter Parnell
5 :01x05 - Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)
Jul/24/2016Laurel needs Luke's help in convincing the Centers for Disease Control about bugs.
6 :01x06 - Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty: Past as Prologue
Jul/31/2016Laurel and Gareth grow closer as the bugs continue to take over Washington.
7 :01x07 - The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics
Aug/07/2016Laurel comes under investigation about her potential involvement with the bug infestation. Also, Gustav and Rochelle discover a unique way to communicate with those infected by the bugs.
Source: CBS
Source: CBS
8 :01x08 - The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm
Aug/14/2016Rochelle and Gustav capture and question a man they suspect is infected by the bugs. Also, Luke and Red face off in a Senate Intelligence meeting about a potential war.
Source: CBS
Source: CBS
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