Episode
CIA: Orbital
Overview
When a crashed satellite containing dangerous nuclear material disappears, Bill and Colin work with an undercover Gina to recruit the help of a retired arms dealer to help track it down.
Details
- Series
- CIA
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2026-04-20
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Orbital is Episode 8 in Season 1 of CIA. It aired on 2026-04-20. The runtime is 43 min.
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