The Diplomat (American TV series)

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The Diplomat
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Genre
Created by Debora Cahn
Starring
Music by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Daniel Toland
  • Russ Hammonds
  • Amanda Johnson-Zetterström
Cinematography
  • Julian Court
  • Philipp Blaubach
Editors
  • Gary Levy
  • Agnes Grandits
Running time44–56 minutes
Production companies
  • Let's Not Turn This Into a Whole Big Production
  • Well Red
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseApril 20, 2023 (2023-04-20) –
present (present)

The Diplomat is an American political thriller television series created by Debora Cahn. It premiered on Netflix on April 20, 2023. In May 2023 it was renewed for a second season. Keri Russell was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.

Contents

Premise

The series centers on Kate Wyler, the new United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, as she helps to defuse an international crisis, forges strategic alliances and adjusts to her new place in the spotlight. She also manages her deteriorating marriage to fellow career diplomat Hal Wyler.

Cast

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the cast and producers of The Diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in London. Antony Blinken with the Diplomat cast.jpg
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met the cast and producers of The Diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in London.

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Recurring

Supporting

Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"The Cinderella Thing" Simon Cellan Jones Debora Cahn April 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)
Amid diplomatic tensions between the United States and Iran, a British aircraft carrier is attacked in the Persian Gulf, killing 41 sailors. Career diplomat Kate Wyler reluctantly accepts reassignment as the US ambassador to the UK on the request of US President William Rayburn and White House Chief of Staff Billie Appiah. Arriving in London with her diplomat husband Hal, she is introduced to deputy chief of mission Stuart Hayford and CIA station chief Eidra Park. Appiah asks Hayford to groom Wyler as a potential replacement for the US vice president. Wyler meets Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison and Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge, who is concerned over Rayburn's hostile rhetoric towards Iran. Realizing that Hal arranged the meeting, Kate convinces Secretary of State Miguel Ganon to keep Rayburn from making any statements for one day. The US mission discovers an Iranian military boat in the vicinity of the carrier around the time of the attack. After learning that Ganon is trying to fire her, Wyler agrees to a magazine shoot to boost her profile. Upon discovering that the Wylers are planning to divorce, Hayford discusses Kate's consideration for the vice presidency with Hal. Hal is drugged by unknown assailants and driven away.
2"Don't Call It a Kidnapping"Simon Cellan Jones Peter Noah April 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)
Hal regains consciousness from being drugged and takes a phone call from the deputy foreign minister of Iran, Rasoul Shahin, an acquaintance who stresses that Iran is not the perpetrator of the attack. He claims that a planned assassination of a retired US general (in retaliation for the killing of Qasem Soleimani) was called off in order to prevent a diplomatic escalation. After his release, Hal informs Eidra of the encounter, while Kate attends a memorial for the fallen sailors. At the event, Trowbridge says to a grieving widow that he will “rain hellfire” on Iran should they be found responsible. This statement goes viral, heightening tensions. Following a vehicle-ramming attack targeting a Muslim family, Eidra decides to relay some of Hal's information to the CIA before it can be fully verified, though Kate is unsure. Rayburn announces a surprise visit to London to meet Trowbridge. Kate opposes the trip but fails to convince Ganon and Dennison. She discovers Hal had tipped Shahin about his presence in London via a mutual contact in Italy. While awaiting Rayburn’s arrival, she implores Hal to leave her; he blurts out the potential vice presidency offer, leaving her stunned.
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