34/49
Britain allowed filming inside the foreign secretary's office, a rarely bestowed honour for any film or screen production, especially an American one
Narrative
In the midst of an international crisis, Kate Wyler, a career diplomat, lands in a high-profile job for which she is not suited, with tectonic implications for her marriage and her political future.. The producers convinced both the American & British governments to let them use real-life settings as filming locations for the series, including the still-recent American embassy (at Nine Elms) that opened in 2018.
Featured in The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards (2024)
The one unavailable location was Winfield House, the American ambassador's actual residence. Although it's accurately described as occupying the largest plot of residential land (11 acres) in London aside from Buckingham Palace, the producers used a country house outside the city for filming purposes..
Oh my goodness!
Season 1 ended on a cliffhanger with of gigantic proportions. Season 2 had me almost in a heart attack in the closing few minutes of Season 2.I do not know if my heart can take a Season 3.I initially thought this was a lo key, slow burn political drama.
The Diplomat will have you on the edge of your seat each episode
Maybe another kind of *feel good* tv drama like Madame Secretary.Boy, was I wrong. Binge watching them like a starved animal.This is political theatre at its very finest.