Following a vehicle-ramming attack targeting a Muslim family, Eidra decides to relay some of Hal's information to the CIA before it can be fully verified, though Kate is unsure. At the event, a remark made by Trowbridge to a grieving widow declaring that he would “rain hellfire” on Iran should they be found responsible goes viral, heightening tensions. Upon his release, Hal informs Eidra of the encounter, while Kate attends a memorial for the fallen sailors. Under apprehension, Hal is contacted by Rasoul Shahin, an acquaintance and the deputy foreign minister of Iran, who stresses that the country is not the perpetrator of the attack, revealing that a planned assassination of a retired US general in retaliation for the killing of Qasem Soleimani had to be called off, in order to prevent a diplomatic escalation. Upon discovering that the Wylers are planning to divorce, Hayford tells Hal about Kate's consideration as vice president. After learning that Ganon is trying to fire her, Kate agrees to a magazine shoot to boost her profile. The US mission discovers an Iranian military boat in the vicinity of the carrier around the time of the attack. Realizing that Hal arranged the meeting, Kate convinces Secretary of State Miguel Ganon to keep Rayburn from making any statements for one day. Kate bumps into Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison and Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge, who is concerned over Rayburn's hostile rhetoric towards Iran. Hayford is requested by Appiah to monitor Kate for a potential nomination as US Vice President. Arriving in London with her diplomat husband Hal, she is introduced to deputy chief of mission Stuart Hayford and CIA station chief Eidra Park. Career diplomat Kate Wyler reluctantly accepts reassignment as the US ambassador to the UK on the request of US President William Rayburn and White House Chief of Staff Billie Appiah. David Bark-Jones as Alistair Kemper-WhaiteĪmid diplomatic tensions between the United States and Iran, a British aircraft carrier is attacked in the Persian Gulf, killing 41 sailors.T'Nia Miller as Cecilia Dennison, Austin Dennison's sister.Michael McKean as William Rayburn, President of the United States.Nana Mensah as Billie Appiah, White House Chief of Staff.Miguel Sandoval as Miguel Ganon, United States Secretary of State.Celia Imrie as Margaret Roylin, a former campaign manager of the Conservative Party.Ato Essandoh as Stuart Hayford, deputy chief of mission of the US embassy in London.Rory Kinnear as Nicol Trowbridge, UK prime minister.Ali Ahn as Eidra Park, CIA station chief.David Gyasi as Austin Dennison, UK Foreign Secretary.Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler, Kate's husband and a former ambassador who struggles with his lack of a posting.Keri Russell as Kate Wyler, newly appointed US ambassador to the UK.The series centers on Kate Wyler, the new United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, as she has to defuse international crises, forge strategic alliances in London, and adjust to her new place in the spotlight while also trying to survive her marriage to fellow career diplomat Hal Wyler. In May 2023 it was renewed for a second season. It premiered on Netflix on April 20, 2023. The Diplomat is an American political thriller television series created by Debora Cahn. Let's Not Turn This Into a Whole Big Production.
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