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Producers convinced the US
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In the midst of an international crisis, career diplomat Kate Wyler finds herself in a high-level job she’s not meant to be, with tectonic implications for her marriage and political future. Check out our list of renewals and cancellations to see if your favorite show made the cut. and British governments to let them use real-world locations as filming locations for the series, including the brand-new U.S. Embassy (in Nine Elms) that opened in 2018.
ambassador’s real-life residence
Britain allowed filming inside the Foreign Secretary’s office, an honor rarely granted for a film or movie production, especially an American one. The only unavailable location was Winfield House, the U.S. Although it’s accurately described as occupying the largest residential plot (11 acres) in London outside of Buckingham Palace, producers used a country house outside the city for filming purposes. Featured in The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards (2024).
Oh my God!
Season 1 ended on a cliffhanger of gigantic proportions. Season 2 almost gave me a heart attack in the last few minutes of Season 2. I don’t know if my heart can handle a Season 3. At first I thought it was going to be a slow, low-key political drama.
My God, was I wrong
Maybe another kind of feel-good TV drama like Madame Secretary. The Diplomat will keep you on the edge of your seat every episode. Watch them like a hungry animal. This is political theater at its finest.
She is exceptional!
It’s more ruthless than I could ever have dreamed. And even though it’s only 1/10th of what REALLY goes on in American politics and the various agencies (CIA, Secret Service, Diplomacy), it’s still a wild ride. Keri Russell is once again in a strong female lead role that reminded me why I loved her performance in “The Americans” so much.