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Each episode shares its title with a song
Each episode of Covert Affairs shares a title with a song, with each season taking from a different artist's discography. Season one uses Led Zeppelin, season two features R.E.M., season three uses David Bowie, season four uses Pixies, and season five uses Pavement.
The show is reminiscent of La Femme Nikita
Covert Affairs takes cues from 1997's La Femme Nikita, a show that follows a female agent of secret organization. Alias also follows a similar concept.
Each main cast member appears in every episode
Piper Perabo, Christopher Gorham and Kari Matchett all appear in each of the show's 75 episodes. The runner-up is Peter Gallagher, who appears in 72 episodes.
This isn't the first time Piper Perabo has played a federal agent
Piper Perabo stars as main character Annie, who has just joined the CIA after finishing her training. This however, isn't the first time Perabo played a federal agent. She played Karen Sympathy in 2000's The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle movie.
The show was filmed in Toronto
Even though the show bounces between multiple locations throughout its episodes, most of the show was actually filmed in Toronto. Many other shots were also filmed on location like in Washington DC.
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