ELIZABETH MUST TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE WHEN THE PRESIDENT'S PLANE DISAPPEARS OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN, ON THE SECOND SEASON PREMIERE OF "MADAM SECRETARY," SUNDAY, OCT. 4

Academy Award Winner and "Madam Secretary" Executive Producer Morgan Freeman Directed the Episode and Guest Stars as Chief Justice Frawley

Jill Hennessy Joins the Cast in a Recurring Role as Jane Fellows, Henry's Defense Intelligence Agency Superior

"The Show Must Go On" - Elizabeth must take the oath of office when the President's plane disappears over the Pacific Ocean. Also, Henry is asked to recruit one of his Russian students to work for the U.S. government by Jane Fellows (Jill Hennessy)
, his new Defense Intelligence Agency handler, on the second season premiere of MADAM SECRETARY, Sunday, Oct. 4 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Academy Award winner and MADAM SECRETARY Executive Producer Morgan Freeman directed the episode and guest stars as Chief Justice Frawley.

REGULAR CAST:

Téa Leoni (Elizabeth McCord)
Tim Daly (Henry McCord)
Bebe Neuwirth (Nadine Tolliver)
�eljko Ivanek (Russell Jackson)
Patina Miller (Daisy Grant)
Erich Bergen (Blake Moran)
Geoffrey Arend (Matt Mahoney)
Kathrine Herzer (Alison McCord)
Evan Roe (Jason McCord)
Wallis Currie-Wood (Stephanie "Stevie" McCord)
Keith Carradine (President Conrad Dalton)

RECURRING CAST:

Sebastian Arcelus (Jay Whitman)
Gordon Becker (Mike Pniewski)

GUEST CAST:

Morgan Freeman (Chief Justice Frawley)
Jill Hennessy (Jane Fellows)
Alex Fernandez (Vice President Mark Delgado)
Chris Petrovski (Dmtri)
Dennis Staroselsky (Ivan)
Francis Jue (Chinese Foreign Minister Chen)
Cotter Smith (Darren Hahn)
Julian Acosta (Craig Sterling)
Mandy Gonzales (Lucy Knox)
Jason Ralph (Harrison Dalton)
MaryAnn Hu (Press Member)
Charles Aitken (William)
Prema Cruz (Carla)
Michael O'Hara (Cooper Ralston)
Alex Morf (Perry Klein)
James McDaniel (Air Force General Roger Baylis)
Leslie Hendrix (Attorney General Louise Cronenberg)
Kobi Libii (Oliver Shaw)
Matt Bailey (Secret Service Agent #1)
James Murtaugh (Theodore Gates)
Jill Abramovitz (Janet Smith)
Raymond Neil Hernandez (Secret Service Agent #2)
Hansel Tan (Aide)

WRITTEN BY: Barbara Hall

DIRECTED BY: Morgan Freeman