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I have only watched the first 3 episodes and have saved the rest until probably next year. The reason for that is that I found out that this 8 episode series ends with at least one if not two important cliffhangers - and Season 2 wasn't even scheduled for release until 2024 and with the Writer's Guild strike there's no guarantee of that!

That said, I was enjoying the first 3 episodes. There's a bit of high quality type of soap opera stuff as to some relationships but the main political intrigue certainly takes front of stage with tension and info developing as the first 3 episodes progress.

Acting is certainly at least and in some cases more than adequate for this type of thriller, except that I find the main character (the diplomat of the title) seems to exhibit the same somewhat "determined" facial expression throughout most of her appearances. There's not much in the way of her showing different characteristics, such as lighteartedness, humour wit or just being a normal, relaxed human being. But I guess that's the character they wanted, at least to this point.

If you don't mind waiting for what could be close to a year or longer to see how things pan out, then it's definitely a good way to spend time with an interesting thriller type series. Otherwise, save it until Series 2 gets a release date. JMHO, of course. :-)

The banner, description, image, number of episodes (6), etc on the page for this series of "The Diplomat" are for the UK version, NOT the 8 episode Netflix version. So why hasn't some moderator removed the reviews that pertain to the Netflix version??

This (the UK 6 episode series) is quite light entertainment if a bit confusing at the start. The mystery in the first episode continues beyond that episode while, in the subsequent episodes, there is a new - and solved - mystery per episode.

The first episode is confusing in that it introduces various characters without giving enough background on each to make it understandable as to exactly why they are there in the first place or the reason there is a "relationship" among them. I had to read a couple of recaps to finally get the drift or who was who in the zoo. Otherwise, it's a good enough series to spend a bit of time with if you can get over the initial confusion - particularly when you get to Episode 2 and it starts out with a completely different mystery and the new characters necessary for that plot.

But again, reading the reviews here will also confuse the heck out of people because some are for this series (as described at the top of the page) while others are for the 8 episode Netflix series. Can a mod PLEASE remove those?

I have only watched the first episode so far, and not as good as I was hoping, although the cop partners and most of the characters are well acted. It's just that the writing is uninspired, any suspense is minimal if apparent at all, and it's like the Professor simply pulled the solution out of his hat in the last few minutes to provide a solution. Any decent mystery scatters enough clues to at least provide the viewers with some sense of involvement in solving it but not the case in this episode. Unless there is a great change for the better, particularly in terms of plotting and writing in general, in Episode 2 (when I have nothing else to do and decide to watch it) then I'll be giving the rest of the series a miss.