Katherine Heigl comes back in ‘State of Affairs’
THE actress who played Izzie Stevens on five seasons of ‘ Grey’s Anatomy’ has returned to the small screen.
In ‘ State of Affairs’, she plays a CIA agent recruited as a special advisor to the US president.
Almost five years have passed since Katherine Heigl’s last TV performance. At the height of her popularity in a major role on the hit series ‘ Grey’s Anatomy’, the actress decided to leave TV behind to focus on her family life.
At the time, it seemed likely that she might transition to a career on the silver screen. But after getting off to a promising start with the comedies ‘ Knocked Up’ and ‘ 27 Dresses’, Heigl has made some questionable moves. After the disappointing critical and public reception of ‘ One for the Money’ and ‘ Killers’, Hollywood studios were less eager to work with the actress, who became increasingly trapped in the romantic comedy genre.
After seeing her request to return to ‘ Grey’s Anatomy’ denied by showrunner Shonda Rhimes in 2012, Heigl is finally bouncing back with the new NBC series ‘ State of Affairs’. In the vein of ‘ Homeland’, the new drama is the latest entry in the political series genre, which has recently enjoyed a resurgence on the small screen (‘ House of Cards’, ‘ Scandal’, ‘ Madam Secretary’). Heigl stars in a role quite different from the surgeon she played on ‘ Grey’s Anatomy’. — Relaxnews