14/32
Britain allowed filming inside the Foreign Secretary’s office, an honor rarely granted in a film or cinematic production, especially an American one
Plot
In the midst of an international crisis, Kate Wyler, a career diplomat, finds herself in a high-level position she is unprepared for, with tectonic implications for her marriage and political future. The producers convinced the American and British governments to let them use real-life locations for the series, including the newly opened American embassy (in Nine Elms), which opened in 2018.
Presented at the 75th Emmy Awards (2024)
The only location unavailable was Winfield House, the royal residence of the American ambassador. Although it is accurately described as occupying the largest residential plot (11 acres) in London, apart from Buckingham Palace, the producers used a country house outside the city for filming purposes.
Absolutely top-notch production and acting
The plot is clever and interesting, engaging and well-paced. The character development is quite solid and the actors are not mere caricatures.
Professional situations that suddenly degenerate into “I’m just a girl standing in front of a boy” as if nothing had happened
Often a character seems one-dimensional at first, but then the story develops and they are actually much more complex than they first appear. My only complaint is that some of the injected “romantic” plots are so clumsy and out of place that they are disjointed and jarring.