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Britain allowed filming in the Foreign Secretary’s office, which was rarely donated
Tale
In the midst of an international crisis, career diplomat Kate Wyler is thrust into a high-profile job for which she is ill-suited, with tectonic consequences for her marriage and political future. The producers convinced the American and British governments to allow them to use real-life locations as filming locations for the series, including the still-recent American embassy (in Nine Elms), which opened in 2018. an honor to any film or screen production, especially an American one.
The only place available was Winfield House, the actual residence of the American ambassador
Although it is accurately described as occupying the largest residential area (11 hectares) in London outside of Buckingham Palace, the producers used a country house outside the city for filming. ). Good heavens!
Season 1 ended on a cliffhanger of gigantic proportions
In Season 2, I almost had a heart attack in the final few minutes of Season 2. I don’t know if my heart can handle season 3. Initially, I thought it was a pivotal, slow-burning political drama.
Boy was I wrong
Maybe another kind of « feel good » TV drama like Madame Secretary. The Diplomat will be on the edge of your seat every episode. He looks at them like starving animals.
This is political theater at its best
They cut throats more than even my wildest dreams. And even if only 1/10th of what REALLY happens in US politics and various agencies (CIA, Secret Service, Diplomacy) is true, it’s still a wild ride. Keri Russell once again plays a strong female lead, which reminded me why I loved it so much performed by "The Americans" He is outstanding!