Sheryl Lee Ralph's Best Acting Roles Are Proof That Her Emmy Was Long Overdue

"Deterrence" is a political thriller depicting fictional events ahead of Super Tuesday in the primary elections in the spring of 2008. As National Security Advisor Gayle Redford, Ralph and the rest of US President Walter Emerson's (Kevin Pollak) entourage discuss how to move forward when news arrives that Iraq has invaded Kuwait, all while the politicians are trapped in a blizzard.