Madam Secretary season 3 explained

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Season Number:	3
Num Episodes:	23
Network:	CBS
Episode List:	List of Madam Secretary episodes

The third season of Madam Secretary, an American political drama television series, originally aired on CBS from October 2, 2016, through May 21, 2017. The season was produced by CBS Television Studios, with Barbara Hall as showrunner and executive producer. Madam Secretary was renewed for a third season on March 25, 2016.

The series follows Elizabeth McCord (Téa Leoni), the United States Secretary of State who, alongside President Conrad Dalton (Keith Carradine) and a dedicated staff led by Nadine Tolliver (Bebe Neuwirth), is instrumental in the shaping of a U.S. foreign policy. McCord is married to Henry (Tim Daly), a religious scholar and NSA handler.

Cast and characters

See also: List of Madam Secretary characters.

Main

• Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord, the United States Secretary of State
• Tim Daly as Henry McCord, Elizabeth's husband and a National Security Agency operative
• Keith Carradine as Conrad Dalton, President of the United States
• Erich Bergen as Blake Moran, Elizabeth's personal assistant
• Patina Miller as Daisy Grant, Elizabeth's press coordinator
• Geoffrey Arend as Matt Mahoney, Elizabeth's speechwriter
• Sebastian Arcelus as Jay Whitman, Elizabeth's policy advisor
• Katherine Herzer as Alison McCord, Elizabeth and Henry's younger daughter
• Evan Roe as Jason McCord, Elizabeth and Henry's son
• Wallis Currie-Wood as Stephanie "Stevie" McCord, Elizabeth and Henry's older daughter
• Željko Ivanek as Russell Jackson, White House Chief of Staff
• Bebe Neuwirth as Nadine Tolliver, Elizabeth's chief of staff

Recurring

• Johanna Day as National Security Advisor Admiral (retired) Ellen Hill
• Tony Plana as Admiral Ed Parker, a member of the Joint Chiefs
• Clifton Davis as Ephraim Ware, Director of National Intelligence
• Mandy Gonzalez as Lucy Knox, President Dalton's aide
• J. C. MacKenzie as Governor Sam Evans of Pennsylvania, the presidential nominee for Dalton's party
• Francis Jue as Chinese Foreign Minister Chen
• Stephanie J. Block as Abby Whitman, Jay's wife.
• Justine Lupe as Ronnie Baker, a United States Army captain seconded from United States Cyber Command
• Chris Petrovski as Dmitri Petrov, a former Russian spy who joins the Central Intelligence Agency to work for Henry

Guests

• Morgan Freeman as Frawley, the Chief Justice of the United States
• Jane Pauley as herself
• Carlos Gomez as Jose Campos
• Monna Sabouri as the Interpreter, a Russian and Persian speaking agent
• Justin Baldoni as Kevin Park^[1]
• Joel de la Fuente as Datu Andrada, the President of the Philippines
• Christine Garver as Molly Reid

Episodes

Production

Development

Madam Secretary was renewed for a third season on March 25, 2016.^[2]

Home media

The DVD release of season three is set to be released in Region 1 on September 19, 2017.

The Complete Third Season

Set details			Special features
23 episodes 991 minutes (Region 1) 6-disc set 1.78:1 aspect ratio Languages: English Subtitles: English (Region 1)			Deleted Scenes
Release dates
United States	United Kingdom	Australia
September 19, 2017^[3]	September 25, 2017^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jane the Virgin Star Briefs Us on His Madam Secretary Visit. Kimberly. Roots. TVLine. January 29, 2017.
2. Web site: CBS Renews 11 Shows, No Decision on Criminal Minds, Supergirl, CSI: Cyber. Michael. Ausiello. TVLine. March 25, 2016. May 15, 2019.
3. Web site: Madam Secretary: Season Three. Amazon. July 11, 2017.
4. Web site: Madam Secretary: Season 3 [DVD]]. Amazon.co.uk. July 11, 2017.