Keri Russell’s new political Netflix series is almost here.

By James Hibbs

Published: Tuesday, 11 April 2023 at 12:00 am


With Netflix users now having got a taste of political thriller series The Diplomat in the first-look trailer for the series, we are just around the corner from getting to watch the full eight-episode run.

The series, which bears no connection with the recent Alibi series of the same name, comes from The West Wing and Homeland writer Debora Cahn and follows Kate Wyler, the new US Ambassador to the United Kingdom (played by Keri Russell).

The series also stars Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn and Rory Kinnear among others, but when will it arrive on Netflix and what is the show about?

Read on for everything you need to know about The Diplomat on Netflix.

When will The Diplomat be released?

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Keri Russell as Kate Wyler and Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler in The Diplomat.
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All eight episodes of The Diplomat will be released on Netflix on Thursday 20th April 2023, meaning viewers don’t have long until they can watch the series in full.

The show was first announced by Netflix in January 2022 and was in production by April 2022.

What is The Diplomat about?

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Rory Kinnear as Nicol Trowbridge in The Diplomat.
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The official synopsis for The Diplomat says: “Kate Wyler is the new US Ambassador to the United Kingdom. She was supposed to go to Afghanistan. She’s great in a crisis zone. In a historic home… less so.

“War is brewing on one continent and boiling over on another. Kate will have to diffuse international crises, forge strategic alliances in London, and adjust to her new place in the spotlight — all while trying to survive her marriage to fellow career diplomat and political star Hal Wyler.

“From showrunner Debora Cahn, The Diplomat is a high-stakes, contemporary political drama about the transcendence and torture of long-term relationships, between countries and people.”