Three female convicted felons who were incarcerated for electronic crimes ("DD"), confidence tricks ("Cassie") and battery ("Shane") are paroled from prison in exchange for work as secret operatives for the US government under 'ComCent', a branch of the ISD.

In addition, they have to answer to a special agent in charge of the success of their operations and of making sure that the terms of their conditional release are consistently followed.

The show was created by a couple of NBC advertising executives,[1] Vince Manze and Joe Livecchi, for MGM Television.

[2] The show was produced by NBC Enterprises and MGM Worldwide Television Group, and during development was under the title of B.A.I.T.

"[4] - Vince Manze She Spies had very strong comic and chick flick elements which in many instances proved even more relevant to the storytelling than the spy-related situations and gadgets themselves.