20/26
The British government allowed them to use real-life locations as filming locations for the series, including the still-recently reopened American embassy (Nine Elms), which opened in 2018
Tale
In the midst of an international crisis, Kate Wyler, a career diplomat, is thrust into a high-profile job she’s ill-suited to, with tectonic consequences for her marriage and political future.
One unattainable location was Winfield House, the real-life residence of the American ambassador
Britain allowed filming to take place in the Foreign Secretary’s office, an honor rarely bestowed upon any film or screen production, especially an American one.
Although it’s accurately described as occupying the largest piece of residential land (11 acres) in London other than Buckingham Palace, the producers used a country house outside the city for filming purposes
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I would have happily sat and watched 8 more episodes
It was so good that I binged all 8 episodes and, by the end of the last one, I was screaming in frustration at the TV.
One of those rare gems where every character in the quality ensemble has a well-developed personality, where you can follow every twist and turn of the plot
It’s original, intelligent, and really, really well done.~~~~ That’s all I have to say, but apparently I have to write 600 characters, which seems like a lot at this late hour of the night, especially after 8 hours of great TV when I really want to go and sleep.