Really the spy genre has been going since the early 2000's. You had the BBC show "Spooks" which ran from 2002-2011 Also La Femme Nikita, 1997-2001 The Agency, 2001-2003 Alias, 2001-2006 24, 2001-2010
Yes, the period setting and the POV definitely set it aside from the crowd. As do the very watchable leads. Here's hoping that the execution does it all justice.
L.A. Woman - 1970s set series in development There is a 1970s set spy show in development. NBC Developing Spy Drama From 'Justified's' Graham Yost (Exclusive) From Sony Pictures Television, the project revolves around a female spy in 1970s Los Angeles. source Well it is a female-centric show like Alias and Covert Affairs. With the failure of Charlie's Angels at ABC last year there is a market for this stuff. Setting it in the 1970s though makes for a hard case for network TV to do a full 22 episode order. My guess is it will get a pilot and if it is greenlit only a 13-episode series will happen for mid-season January 2014.
Another show about the CIA working domestically (are there any shows where the work overseas like they're supposed to?) This one could be entertaining because of the historical rivalry between the CIA and FBI. They probably do spy on each other all the time, though I'm not sure we're supposed to approve of it.
Yeah, USA's Covert Affairs does a lot of overseas operations but they do mix in domestic stuff quite a bit.
The late CHAOS had the operatives, they never said agents work overseas except when the set up the new operative who was supposed to spy on the team.
"The Blacklist" NBC spy drama Glad to see former Alias alum as a showrunner. James Spader to Star in NBC's Spy Drama 'The Blacklist' It sounds like Persons of Interest meets Alias. I don't think it will be heavily serialized like The Americans or Homeland but have character building arcs.