Madam Secretary season 5 explained

Season Number:	5
Bgcolour:	DEB887
Network:	CBS
Num Episodes:	20
Episode List:	List of Madam Secretary episodes

The fifth season of Madam Secretary an American political drama television series, originally aired in the United States on CBS from October 7, 2018, through April 21, 2019. This season was produced by CBS Television Studios, with Barbara Hall and Lori McCreary serving as showrunner and executive producer, respectively. Madam Secretary was renewed for a fifth season on April 18, 2018. In May 2019, Madam Secretary was renewed for a sixth and final season.

Cast and characters

Main

Téa Leoni as Elizabeth McCord, the United States Secretary of State
Tim Daly as Henry McCord, Elizabeth's husband and a Central Intelligence Agency operative
Erich Bergen as Blake Moran, Elizabeth's personal assistant and later deputy policy advisor.
Željko Ivanek as Russell Jackson, White House Chief of Staff
Wallis Currie-Wood as Stephanie "Stevie" McCord, Elizabeth and Henry's older daughter; later, Dmitri's girlfriend
Patina Miller as Daisy Grant, Elizabeth's press coordinator
Evan Roe as Jason McCord, Elizabeth and Henry's son
Geoffrey Arend as Matt Mahoney, Elizabeth's speechwriter
Katherine Herzer as Alison McCord, Elizabeth and Henry's younger daughter
Keith Carradine as Conrad Dalton, President of the United States
Sebastian Arcelus as Jay Whitman, Elizabeth's chief of staff (Previously policy advisor)
Sara Ramirez as Kat Sandoval, Elizabeth's new policy advisor
Chris Petrovski as Dmitri Petrov, a former Russian spy who joins the Central Intelligence Agency to work for Henry

Guests

Madeleine Albright as herself, a former U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton as herself, a former U.S. Secretary of State
Colin Powell as himself, a former U.S. Secretary of State
Ali Olomi as Baddar Nabi

Episodes

Production

Madam Secretary was renewed for a fifth season on April 18, 2018.^[1] ^[2] On May 9, 2019, it was renewed for a sixth season.^[3] On May 15, it was revealed the sixth season, to consist of 10 episodes, would be the series' last.^[4]

Broadcast

Season five of Madam Secretary premiered on October 7, 2018.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: CBS Renews 11 Series, Including Bull, Survivor. Otterson. Joe. Variety. April 18, 2018. April 18, 2018.
Web site: shows A-Z : Madam Secretary on CBS. The Futon Critic. January 24, 2019.
Web site: Madam Secretary Renewed at CBS. Kimberly. Roots. TVLine. May 9, 2019. May 9, 2019.
Web site: Madam Secretary to End With Season 6. TV Line. Ausiello. Michael. May 15, 2019. May 31, 2019.
Web site: CBS Fall Premiere Dates: Big Bang, Magnum P.I., Murphy Brown and More. Nemetz. Dave. TVLine. July 9, 2018. July 9, 2018.