Madam Secretary - Season 1 Page

Téa Leoni’s Elizabeth McCord is the kind of leader we wish existed in real life: brilliant, compassionate, and unafraid to speak truth to power. If you have not yet made her acquaintance, now is the perfect time to start. Cancel your plans, pour a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine), and prepare to be swept into the world of high-stakes diplomacy.

A central theme is the partnership between Elizabeth and Henry. Unlike many political dramas where the marriage is crumbling, the McCords are a team. However, the season tests them when Henry is recruited by the NSA to perform "ethical surveillance" on his wife's staff, and later when he takes on dangerous fieldwork. Madam Secretary - Season 1