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The Diplomat( 2023)

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Keep your friends close. Keep your enemies closer.

Overview

In the midst of an international crisis, a career diplomat lands in a high-profile job she’s unsuited for, with tectonic implications for her marriage and her political future.

  1. Debora Cahn

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Keri Russell

    Ambassador Kate Wyler

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    Rufus Sewell

    Hal Wyler

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    David Gyasi

    Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison

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    Ali Ahn

    Eidra Park

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    Rory Kinnear

    Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge

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    Ato Essandoh

    Stuart Hayford

Current Season

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Season 2

2024 | 6 Episodes

When a London bombing shatters her world, US diplomat Kate Wyler faces the ultimate test as her suspicions reach the top levels of the British government.

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A review by jw

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Written by jw on Tue Apr 25 2023
**Watch it now** "The Diplomat" is the best thing to watch in April 2023; and I'm being specific about the when, because this is one of the very rare cases in which the political situation _today_ is both correctly presented and an important part of the plot. An ambassador couple for arabic-and-middle-east-fuss is pulled in to current dramatic developments, and must do their best, and then some, to keep the situation from escalating even further. The mix of real-life politics, power dynamics, couple dynamics, quick dialogues, cunning trickery and intrigues, psychological games and the ...

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Facts

Status

Returning Series

Status

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

  • london, england
  • ambassador
  • diplomat
  • politics
  • politician
  • female politician
  • american diplomat
  • usa politics
  • political thriller
  • u.s. ambassador
  • political crisis
  • suspenseful
  • intense
  • complicated
  • earnest
  • powerful