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One missing location was Winfield House, the actual residence of the US ambassador
Line of Events
In the midst of an international crisis, Kate Wyler, a career diplomat, lands a high-profile job for which she is ill-suited and which has 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-recent US Embassy (in Nine Elms), which opened in 2018. Britain allowed filming in the Foreign Secretary’s office, an honor rarely granted to any film or screen production, especially an American one. Although it is accurately described as the largest residential plot in London (11 hectares) besides Buckingham Palace, the producers used a country house outside the city for filming.
Presented at the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards (2024) )
Wait, I think it was about halfway through Season 1 of the show that one of the subplots went in a slightly different direction than I had expected, and that was a good thing. Otherwise, the Dysfunctional relationships – both personal and professional – among the main characters somehow work and I like it. The writers did a good job of keeping the action tightly focused. Both the characters and the plot work.
Are they believable?
Of course, it’s not very believable, but it’s fun and sometimes exciting. "Madam Secretary" this is not; and it’s not “Veep.” And that is a very good thing. I would also like to mention that the acting and dialogues are also quite good. The casting was well done.
But that’s okay
Again, no. I realized very quickly that this is fantasy, not reality. Netflix did a good job here. I’m really looking forward to season 2.
