A Collider feature argues that USA Network's spy thriller Covert Affairs deserves a revival, noting renewed interest as the five-season series has returned to streaming via the Apple TV Store. The show ended abruptly in January 2015 with an ambiguous series finale that left lead character Annie Walker's key decisions unresolved, and the article contends this loose ending, combined with the show's current rediscovery, strengthens the case for a proper continuation.

The 2015 finale saw CIA agent Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) torn between accepting boyfriend Nic Bishop's marriage proposal and joining a CIA task force, ending on a deliberately vague note that co-creator Matt Corman later said was meant to keep her choices open. The show also left unresolved romantic tension between Annie and her handler, Auggie Anderson (Christopher Gorham), who has said he and fellow creators Corman and Chris Ord, along with Perabo, would be open to a revival, though no studio has yet taken up the idea.