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The Diplomat

Season 1

8 listed hours · 2023– · Netflix

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How this season is filed

Filed by Max Sterling · Streaming Confidential

Watch Keri Russell in full competence-and-chaos mode as Ambassador Kate Wyler, marriage as geopolitics with Rufus Sewell. Debora Cahn's Netflix political soap makes the foreign service sexy again. Cliffhangers engineered for one-more-episode foreign policy, walk-and-talk urgency included.

TV Flash files Season 1 of The Diplomat (2023–) on Netflix as the first listed season of 3 — 8 listed hours, 2023-04-20 from “The Cinderella Thing” (S01E01) to “The James Bond Clause” (S01E08). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S01E01 The Cinderella Thing

    The Cinderella Thing as ambassador-arrival contract: Kate Wyler in chaos and competence, Debora Cahn already making the foreign service bingeable.

  2. S01E06 Some Lusty Tornado

    Some Lusty Tornado as mid-season-one weather: Cahn's dirty-joke title doing character work, still one-more-episode foreign policy.

  1. S01E01

    The Cinderella Thing

    After a hostile attack on a British vessel, seasoned diplomat Kate Wyler assumes a new role in the UK that puts her skills — and marriage — to the test.

  2. S01E02

    Don't Call It a Kidnapping

    As new details about the bombing emerge, Kate struggles to see eye-to-eye with Hal. Prime Minister Trowbridge's fiery remarks at a funeral cause a stir.

  3. S01E03

    Lambs in the Dark

    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.

  4. S01E04

    He Bought a Hat

    As Rayburn's rep takes a hit, Kate drops in on Dennison's private meeting at the UK Foreign Office and learns startling information about the attack.

  5. S01E05

    The Dogcatcher

    Tempers flare at Chevening House, where an unexpected guest's arrival sends Kate and Dennison scrambling for a resolution. Hal makes a new connection.

  6. S01E06

    Some Lusty Tornado

    To appease Trowbridge, Kate seeks Hal's help with a high-profile visitor and consults an informed source in secret as complicated feelings begin to grow.

  7. S01E07

    Keep Your Enemies Closer

    After a sit-down with a Russian ambassador leads to new intel and mixed messages, Kate takes a trip to the Oval Office and reconnects with an old friend.

  8. S01E08

    The James Bond Clause

    In London, Hal's actions cause friction as Kate heads to Paris with Dennison to get a handle on the Lenkov situation, which soon takes a shocking turn.

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