Rotten Tomatoes 83% — but I’d rate it higher.

For an American show, it’s surprisingly surprising. Non cliche. And the plot almost makes sense. 😀

Debora Cahn is an award-winning writer/producer known for The West Wing (1999) and Homeland (2020).

The Diplomat is an American political thriller television series …

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. …

Ato Essandoh as Stuart Hayford, deputy chief of mission of the US embassy in London, is very good. You really feel sorry for the poor guy.

Actually, the entire cast is excellent.

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I’d complain it drags some in the final episodes.

A cliff-hanger ending.

Hopefully season 2 will be a little faster paced.

Less emphasis on the romances.