'Covert Affairs' Premiere Date Announced

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USA Network has officially set the premiere date for its top spy drama!

Covert Affairs will return with six all-new, action-packed episodes on Thursday, October 17 at 10/9c. The season finale is scheduled for Thursday, November 21.

The first half of season four brought in nearly 4 million total viewers, making Covert Affairs one of summer’s top 10 cable scripted shows.

As the fourth season continues, we find an emboldened Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) emerging from the life she once knew. Now, she’s a spy operating off the grid without ties to her agency or the support of her beloved handler, Auggie (Christopher Gorham, "Ugly Betty"). Annie knows that tying Henry Wilcox (guest star Gregory Itzin) to the disastrous attack in Copenhagen is the best way to bring him down, and that’s exactly what she aims to do.

The series also stars Peter Gallagher ("The O.C.," "American Beauty"), Kari Matchett ("Invasion") and Hill Harper ("CSI:NY").

The network also announced that star Christopher Gorham will direct episode 414. International shooting locations this season have included Medellín, Rome, Vienna, Copenhagen, Hong Kong, Grand Bahama Island and Geneva.