49/28
The only unavailable location was Winfield House, the actual residence of the American ambassador
Story
In the midst of an international crisis, career diplomat Kate Wyler lands a high-profile job she’s not prepared for—with tectonic implications for her marriage and political future. Check out our list of renewals and cancellations to see if your favorite show made the cut. The producers convinced the American and British governments to let them use real-life sets as filming locations for the series, including the still-new American embassy (in Nine Elms) that opened in 2018. Britain allowed filming inside the foreign secretary’s office, an honor rarely bestowed on any film or movie production, especially an American one.
Featured at The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards (2024)
Though accurately described as occupying the largest parcel of residential land (11 acres) in London other than Buckingham Palace, the producers used a country house outside the city for filming purposes. The characters are phenomenally written, and all of them are an enigma to some degree. Their dialogue is fast-paced and engaging, and the story keeps evolving in chaotic political directions. It doesn’t have a strong tone like other similar shows.
It felt similar to Night Agent, but way better
I want to compare it slightly to House of Cards, but that doesn’t quite fit. It has a hint of Succession, but again it doesn’t quite fit. I see reviews complaining about the protagonist and her scruffy appearance and abrasive behavior, but that’s all her thing! “You want people in power who don’t *want* to be in power.” Kate is focused on the mission and the cause at hand, where people’s lives are at stake.
She’s good at her job, so no one worries about her decorum
What she wears, how she looks, and even when she sleeps all take a backseat to the main mission. I thought her style fit the narrative perfectly, and it was a refreshing change of pace. The best part of the show is the relationship everyone has with each other. It’s rare that I like all the characters in a show, but I did like this one.
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