Season 1 • Episode 11
LatestJust when Steven and Samantha have settled into their romantic Greek vacation, Shaw pulls them away to lend their assistance to an escalating situation in Tel Aviv, where terrorists have seized a hotel and taken hostages. Going undercover with help from Hoyt, the duo soon realizes their mission involves much more than they were told.
Five years after leaving the CIA to open a catering company, Steven and Samantha Bloom are recruited back into the agency by Carlton Shaw. They take on special missions the average agent cannot handle. Having made a pact to never discuss their pasts with each other, the Blooms find surprising new things about their spouse in the course of each mission.
Acting
Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Boris Kodjoe's chemistry carries everything.
Production
Glossy international locations on network TV budget.
Writing
Banter that almost justifies the premise.
Creators
J.J. Abrams, Josh Reims
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
JJ Abrams' shortest-lived series — NBC pulled it after 4 episodes aired, though 11 were produced.
One of few 2010 network shows with Black leads in romantic leads — quietly revolutionary before its time.
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