With the entertaining spy series Covert Affairs RTL Nitro wants to go fishing next spring spectators: Piper Perabo plays a young agent of the CIA, which recognizes only gradually that they play ball in the parent's plans.

RTL Nitro will take over the German free-TV premiere of the series "Covert Affairs," as the station announced. The plan is to show the series from spring 2013. The series will then complete the program Wednesday, after "Alcatraz" (Alcatraz: RTL nitro the Mystery series shows from mid-September) and probably also "Breakout Kings" (Breakout Kings: RTL Nitro has secured the series) have gone through there. Announced first is the first season of the series of eleven episodes.

In the United States, the series is currently in its third season. For the first season of Covert Affairs was nominated primarily from the movie "Coyote Ugly" actress Piper Perabo known for a Golden Globe. In the United States, "Covert Affairs" is running on USA Network, which also run "Psych," "Burn Notice" or "Royal Pains". Your Germany premiere the series a year ago when i 13TH STREET pay TV.

In the center of "Covert Affairs" is Annie Walker (Piper Perabo), a junior agent of the CIA with a superb voice talent. You will be transported suddenly from her CIA training to active duty. Only gradually recognizes Annie, what the audience is made clear early on: Your superiors have more interest in their past, mysterious holiday flirt Ben (Eion Bailey in a recurring guest role), than to her. Which does not mean that this aspect of the work of Annie as a young agent would be no less demanding. For in the spy business plan can not survive long. And then it's time to respond quickly to changing situations.

In addition, Annie's new boss driving Joan (Kari Matchett, "24", "Invasion") and Arthur Campbell (Peter Gallagher, "The OC"), an obscure play by the young agent. Joan and Arthur are married, with Joan, the Department of Domestic Protection Division (DPD - inserts for active defense) manages and reports to her husband Arthur in his role as CIA director and head of the National Clandestine Service. The combination of private and professional life, it is between Joan and Arthur is often caused friction, especially as a profession have the secrets.

Annie's closest colleague is in the army service blinded Augie Anderson (Christopher Gorham, "Ugly Betty" and "Harper's Iceland") introduces the Annie in the job and serves as its headquarters in Ansprechstation. But as an experienced colleague is Auggie some helpful tips.

Whether they can rely on their colleagues, Annie will find out only over time. Sendhil Ramamurthy ("Heroes") plays his character with a much less transparent Jai Wilcox role - he is one of the secret service people, where you do not know for whose good they guard their secrets. That may be because Jai is rooted deep in the CIA ...

Also, Annie learns the secrecy. Since she is in her youth drawn to the active service with the armed forces of the Father, through the world, Annie has few friends, but an intimate relationship with her sister Danielle (Anne Dudek, "House"). And when her family - husband, two children - Annie lives in the guesthouse - and pretends to work for the Smithsonian (a famous American museum).