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The Diplomat

No alliance lasts forever.

7.6IMDb457 votesWorth your time
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2023 –3 seasons · 22 episodesTV-MAReturning series
War & PoliticsDrama
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Keri Russell

Keri Russell

Ambassador Kate Wyler

22 eps

Rufus Sewell

Rufus Sewell

Hal Wyler

22 eps

David Gyasi

David Gyasi

Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison

22 eps

Ali Ahn

Ali Ahn

Eidra Park

22 eps

Rory Kinnear

Rory Kinnear

Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge

22 eps

Ato Essandoh

Ato Essandoh

Stuart Hayford

22 eps

Celia Imrie

Celia Imrie

Meg Roylin

11 eps

Nana Mensah

Nana Mensah

Billie Appiah

15 eps

Miguel Sandoval

Miguel Sandoval

Miguel Ganon

8 eps

Jess Chanliau

Jess Chanliau

Ronnie

9 eps

Pearl Mackie

Pearl Mackie

Alysse

12 eps

Penny Downie

Penny Downie

Frances Munning

13 eps

Adam Silver

Adam Silver

Howard

12 eps

Tim Delap

Tim Delap

Byron

15 eps

Kenichiro Thomson

Kenichiro Thomson

Martin

13 eps

Georgie Henley

Georgie Henley

Pensy

11 eps

Christine Kavanagh

Christine Kavanagh

Gwen Hempill

2 eps

Anna Francolini

Anna Francolini

Pippa

2 eps

Amy Manson

Amy Manson

Giselle

2 eps

Freddie Stabb

Lucinda

3 eps

Joey Eden

Joey Eden

Dan

3 eps

Richard Dillane

Richard Dillane

Tom Libby

7 eps

Simon Chandler

Simon Chandler

Sir Merritt Grove

2 eps

John Schwab

John Schwab

Roger Post

3 eps

Alec Nicholls

Alec Nicholls

Secretary Leiber

2 eps

Maggie Daniels

Louisa

2 eps

T'Nia Miller

T'Nia Miller

Cecilia Dennison

2 eps

Rupert Vansittart

Rupert Vansittart

Hoope

3 eps

David Bark-Jones

David Bark-Jones

Kemper-Waithe

4 eps

Bhav Joshi

Bhav Joshi

Anu Kapoor

6 eps

Michael McKean

Michael McKean

President William Rayburn

6 eps

Alan Mahon

Alan Mahon

Warren

2 eps

Laurel Lefkow

Laurel Lefkow

Carole

3 eps

Graham Miller

Neil Barrow

11 eps

Sandy Amon-Schwartz

Sandy

7 eps

Elijah Isaiah Cook

Elijah Isaiah Cook

Theo (CIA Officer)

5 eps

Pandora Colin

Pandora Colin

Lydia Trowbridge

4 eps

Waseem Mirza

Waseem Mirza

English Reporter

2 eps

Adrienne Warren

Adrienne Warren

Georgia

2 eps

Richard Huw

Portman

2 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How The Diplomat actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

The Diplomat reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.

Character DepthVery strong8.3

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

Emotional WeightStrong6.8

How much the series is designed to affect you.

BingeabilityStrong6.7

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

SerializedStrong5.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

Amid an international crisis, a US diplomat contends with her high-profile job as ambassador to the UK and her strained marriage to a political star.

The run

Seasons

3 seasons · 22 episodes.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    20238 episodes

    7.1IMDb

    Amid an international crisis, a career diplomat juggles her new high-profile job as ambassador to the UK and her turbulent marriage to a political star.

    Best episode · S01E03 Lambs in the Dark

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    20246 episodes

    7.2IMDb

    When a London bombing shatters her world, US diplomat Kate Wyler faces the ultimate test as her suspicions reach the top levels of the British government.

    Best episode · S02E05 Our Lady of Immaculate Deception

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    20258 episodes

    7.7IMDb

    Ambassador Kate Wyler lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want. She just accused Vice President Grace Penn of hatching a terrorist plot and admitted she's after the VP's job. But now the President is dead, Kate's husband Hal may have inadvertently killed him, and Grace Penn is leader of the free world. None of this slows Hal's campaign to land Kate the vice presidency. Kate steps into a role she never wanted, with a freedom she never expected, an increasingly complicated friendship with Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison, and an unnerving bond with First Gentleman Todd Penn.

    Best episode · S03E08 Schrodinger's Wife

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Schrodinger's Wife

S03E08

Schrodinger's Wife

8.1IMDb19 votes

Kate must use all her leverage and political instincts to avert a catastrophe at a high-stakes summit — with the fate of nations hanging in the balance.

16 Oct 202555 min
Still from Amagansett

S03E06

Amagansett

7.9IMDb19 votes

At an emergency strategy session, Grace weighs unthinkable choices, while Kate rolls the dice on a gamble that could alter the course of history.

16 Oct 202550 min
Still from Birdwatchers

S03E05

Birdwatchers

7.7IMDb20 votes

Forced to play the perfect couple, Kate and Hal confront a looming problem in international waters and a development that could torpedo U.S. credibility.

16 Oct 202543 min
Still from Emperor Dead

S03E01

Emperor Dead

7.7IMDb23 votes

Amid a growing constitutional crisis, the staff scrambles to stage an impromptu inauguration, while Hal exploits the chaos behind the scenes.

16 Oct 202542 min
Still from PNG

S03E07

PNG

7.7IMDb20 votes

Sequestered inside Winfield House as embassies go on alert and allies fall silent, Kate and Callum race to contain a potential disaster.

16 Oct 202552 min
Still from Lambs in the Dark

S01E03

Lambs in the Dark

7.7IMDb29 votes

At Winfield, President Rayburn's plans in the Gulf have the staff on edge as tensions between a determined Hal and a strong-willed Kate come to a head.

20 Apr 202352 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

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The Riderless Horse

7.6IMDb19 votes
16 Oct 202552 min
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S03E05

Birdwatchers

7.7IMDb20 votes
16 Oct 202543 min
Still from Emperor Dead

S03E01

Emperor Dead

7.7IMDb23 votes
16 Oct 202542 min
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S03E02

Last Dance at the Country Club

7.5IMDb22 votes
16 Oct 202547 min

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

Music

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