Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsEmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalHispanic Heritage MonthIMDb Stars to WatchSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayMost popular celebsCelebrity news
    Help centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
Madam Secretary
S5.E18
All episodesAll
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

Ready

  • Episode aired Mar 31, 2019
  • TV-14
  • 43m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
273
YOUR RATING
Geoffrey Arend and Sara Ramirez in Madam Secretary (2014)
DramaThriller

A NATO ally carries out a state-sponsored assassination attempt against one of its own citizens, who is also a U.S. resident and old friend of Elizabeth's; Alison starts dating the son of on... Read allA NATO ally carries out a state-sponsored assassination attempt against one of its own citizens, who is also a U.S. resident and old friend of Elizabeth's; Alison starts dating the son of one of Elizabeth's political rivals.A NATO ally carries out a state-sponsored assassination attempt against one of its own citizens, who is also a U.S. resident and old friend of Elizabeth's; Alison starts dating the son of one of Elizabeth's political rivals.

  • Director
    • Sunu Gonera
  • Writers
    • Barbara Hall
    • Matt Chester
  • Stars
    • Téa Leoni
    • Tim Daly
    • Keith Carradine
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    273
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sunu Gonera
    • Writers
      • Barbara Hall
      • Matt Chester
    • Stars
      • Téa Leoni
      • Tim Daly
      • Keith Carradine
    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Photos1

    View Poster

    Top cast33

    Edit
    Téa Leoni
    Téa Leoni
    • Elizabeth McCord
    Tim Daly
    Tim Daly
    • Henry McCord
    Keith Carradine
    Keith Carradine
    • President Conrad Dalton
    Patina Miller
    Patina Miller
    • Daisy Grant
    Geoffrey Arend
    Geoffrey Arend
    • Matt Mahoney
    Erich Bergen
    Erich Bergen
    • Blake Moran
    Sebastian Arcelus
    Sebastian Arcelus
    • Jay Whitman
    Kathrine Herzer
    Kathrine Herzer
    • Alison McCord
    Evan Roe
    Evan Roe
    • Jason McCord
    Wallis Currie-Wood
    Wallis Currie-Wood
    • Stephanie 'Stevie' McCord
    Zeljko Ivanek
    Zeljko Ivanek
    • Russell Jackson
    Sara Ramirez
    Sara Ramirez
    • Kat Sandoval
    Skipp Sudduth
    Skipp Sudduth
    • Peter Harriman
    Will Chase
    Will Chase
    • Owen Callister
    José Zúñiga
    José Zúñiga
    • Senator Carlos Morejon
    Susan Pourfar
    Susan Pourfar
    • Lena Kaminska
    Johanna Day
    Johanna Day
    • Admiral Ellen Hill
    Clifton Davis
    Clifton Davis
    • Ephraim Ware
    • Director
      • Sunu Gonera
    • Writers
      • Barbara Hall
      • Matt Chester
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews6

    7.5273
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    Featured reviews

    2buddybradley-22665

    Time for New Writers

    They've lost it on Climate Change. They've taken the lack of science knowledge entirely the other way. Straighten out and go back to being real. "Climate Change Migrants"? Oh and by the way; kidnapping citizens from any country is not right even if you think it's okay on very thin evidence. Often considered an act of war. Remember Helen of Troy. Please take this show back to the real world instead of silly cartoon world.
    3johnjohn-00

    Another laughable episode filled with exaggerations and disinformation. PATHETIC

    This show was great until Season 5. I don't know who they fired or hired, but Season 5 has had some of the most propaganda/narrative-pushing episodes that I've ever seen in a TV show. Like I've noticed (and reviewed on) with previous Season 5 episodes, this one is no different. Creating and pushing a false and one-sided narrative set on demonizing anything right-leaning and praising the left. So many discrepancies, falsehoods and unrealistic exaggerations. It's quite pathetic. If I hadn't already been watching this show for 4 previous seasons, I wouldn't continuing watching this. It was great before, and now it's a show with lazy writing and disinformation.
    3samireunanen-58815

    All for one

    Again thise serie puts all major concerns on hold cause theres one person to be saved. How many times this silly and unbelievable action have taken place.

    Secretary thinks that her friends weigh much more than sovereignity of a country and USA can do what it wants and if they dont agree, they hit em with sanctions. She really put one person ahead of global climate deals and she very well new how other countries would react.

    You really cant force EU countries to do US biddings and making Poland a bad boy here is just breally bad writing and they didnt bother to do any actual checking on how things work.

    4 seasons were good but now this has turned into a political satire.
    5josiahborchers

    Too much climate change

    I've always enjoyed the show because it's clean entertainment. Tea Leoni is one of the best actresses around. But this whole season 5 Has Been Way too much climate change & immigration issues, and only from one viewpoint.
    10thedudebryant

    Allegories and truth

    They've been hitting climate change hard this season, and in doing so, showing how it affects foreign policy and defense. This episode also touched on authoritarian movements in Eastern Europe and sympathizers in the Republican Party.

    Related interests

    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama
    Cho Yeo-jeong in Parasite (2019)
    Thriller

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Goofs
      At the end of the episode when we see Lena Kaminska speaking at the symposium, you see auditorium in front of stage shot you seethe second row is mostly empty, and the third about the same. But in the reverse the auditorium is full.
    • Quotes

      Blake Moran: If you want to find someone for "opertaion human shield", Pick a person who doesn't realize you have no authority over anything besides a split infinitive.

      [elevator door closing]

      Matt Mahoney: I'll split YOUR infinitive...

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • March 31, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Greek
    • Filming locations
      • Silvercup Studios - 4222 22nd Street, Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Barbara Hall Productions
      • Revelations Entertainment
      • CBS Television Studios
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      • 43m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb App
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.