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The UK allowed filming in the Foreign Secretary’s office, a rare honor for any film or film production, especially an American one
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In the midst of an international crisis, career diplomat Kate Wyler is thrust into a high-profile job she is ill-suited for, with tectonic implications for her marriage and political future. The producers convinced both the American and British governments to allow them to use real-life settings as filming locations for the series, including the still-newly opened American embassy (at Nine Elms) which opened in 2018.
Featured in The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards (2024)
The only location unavailable was Winfield House, the current residence of the US 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.
As hard as it may seem, this series is also “fresh” It’s truly original—it’s never been done before
). Halfway through the first episode, something significant happens, and somehow the makers of this drama managed to convince the trailer makers not to include it—or even hint at it.
The writing is deft; the plot and dialogue flow together perfectly
I’m only halfway through the second episode, but I can already tell you that this one is unlike any other spy/suspense show or book. It’s also somewhat refreshing, because it’s not dominated by the kind of paranoia that’s bedeviling Australians and others.