The Diplomat (American TV series)

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April 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)

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October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)

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October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)

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"The Cinderella Thing"

Simon Cellan Jones

Debora Cahn

April 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)

Amid diplomatic tensions between the United States and Iran, a British aircraft carrier is attacked in the Persian Gulf. Forty-one sailors die. Career diplomat Kate Wyler 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. Arriving in London with her diplomat husband Hal, she is introduced to deputy chief of mission Stuart Hayford and CIA station chief Eidra Park. Appiah asks Hayford to groom Wyler as a potential replacement for the US vice president. Wyler meets Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison and Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge. Realizing that Hal arranged the meeting, Kate convinces Secretary of State Miguel Ganon to keep Rayburn from making statements for one day. The US mission discovers that an Iranian military boat was in the carrier's vicinity around the time of the attack. After learning that Ganon is trying to fire her, Wyler agrees to a magazine shoot to boost her profile. Upon discovering that the Wylers are planning to divorce, Hayford discusses Kate's consideration for the vice presidency with Hal. Hal is drugged by unknown assailants and driven away.

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"Don't Call It a Kidnapping"

Simon Cellan Jones

Peter Noah

April 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)

Hal regains consciousness from being drugged and takes a phone call from the deputy foreign minister of Iran, Rasoul Shahin, an acquaintance who stresses that Iran is not the perpetrator of the attack. He claims that a planned assassination of a retired US general (in retaliation for the killing of Qasem Soleimani) was called off to prevent a diplomatic escalation. After his release, Hal informs Eidra of the encounter, while Kate attends a memorial for the fallen sailors. At the event, Trowbridge says to a grieving widow that he will "rain hellfire" on Iran should they be found responsible. This statement goes viral, heightening tensions. 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. Rayburn announces a surprise visit to London to meet Trowbridge. Kate opposes the trip but fails to convince Ganon and Dennison. She discovers Hal had tipped off Shahin about his presence in London via a mutual contact in Italy. While awaiting Rayburn's arrival, she implores Hal to leave her; he blurts out the potential vice presidency offer, leaving her stunned.

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"Lambs in the Dark"

Andrew Bernstein

Debora Cahn

April 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)

Kate convinces Rayburn that Iran is not behind the attack by revealing Hal as the source. Kate reaches an agreement with Dennison for a lunch between Rayburn and Trowbridge where the president can in turn convince the prime minister. Eidra learns from Kate that Hal had reached Shahin first. Rayburn intends to send a carrier battle group to escort the British carrier to port, but Kate learns from Dennison that Trowbridge lied about the condition of the carrier to get the Americans involved. Kate talks with Appiah about the vice presidency, slowly warming to the idea. However, after learning Hal floated her name to try to keep their marriage, Kate attacks him. Kate convinces Rayburn to hold off the carrier group, but also tries to resign as ambassador and turn down the vice presidency offer. Rayburn rejects her resignation, and Billie pretends to not hear her.

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"He Bought a Hat"

Andrew Bernstein

Amanda Johnson-Zetterström

April 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)

Kate, Hayford, and Eidra formulate a plan to send a hidden signal to Iranian intelligence requesting information about the carrier attack. Kate attends a gala where Trowbridge makes a surprise appearance and reveals publicly Rayburn's U-turn, causing a rift in US–UK relations. Iran responds, and Kate has Dennison summon the Iranian ambassador while she secretly makes her way to their meeting. Hayford reveals to Kate that he was a campaign manager alongside Appiah before he grew disillusioned, and subsequently joined the Foreign Service to get out of Washington, D.C. The Iranian ambassador writes down the name Roman Lenkov, head of a Russian mercenary group who appears to have directed and provided funding for the attack, then collapses and later dies. While debriefing later, Dennison accidentally spills a drink on Kate's blouse and begins wiping it off before awkwardly handing over his handkerchief to her. Kate goes home and has sex with Hal.

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"The Dogcatcher"

Liza Johnson

Teleplay by : Mia Chung and Anna Hagen and Debora CahnStory by : Mia Chung

April 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)

Kate, Hal, and Hayford attend a meeting at the country house Chevening, hosted by Dennison, to formulate a strategy on Iran and Russia. Trowbridge crashes the meeting and demands a shift to a tough response toward Russia. The group suggests a list of sanctions, but Trowbridge insists on military action. Dennison points out that this might elicit a nuclear response. Hal spends time with Dennison's sister Cecilia, they kiss while skinny dipping in a pond, and Hal confesses the incident to Kate. The Iranian ambassador's death is revealed to be a heart attack, clearing suspicion from Kate and Dennison. Kate shocks the meeting by giving Trowbridge a list of Russian targets.

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"Some Lusty Tornado"

Liza Johnson

Anna Hagen

April 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)

Kate's bombshell derails the meeting and causes Dennison to lose trust in her. Hal takes Kate to raid the kitchen, where they find Trowbridge and share a supper. Kate convinces him to give her a chance to come up with diplomatic responses. Kate, Dennison, and their teams spend the night crafting a package of sanctions on Russian oligarchs, but Trowbridge wants to bomb Russian forces in Syria. Kate and Dennison admit they have feelings for each other. Kate realizes Trowbridge is in contact with Roylin, who engineered Trowbridge's selection as party leader at the expense of Dennison. Eidra is unable to find the person in the Russian government who gave the order for the attack. With Cecilia's help, Kate talks to Roylin, who suggests bombing Lenkov fighters in Libya. Trowbridge agrees, but Ganon does not. Hal realizes that Ganon wants to be president and is trying to make Rayburn look bad, and urges Kate to take the plan directly to Rayburn. Hayford and Eidra agree to go public with their relationship. Rayburn overrules Ganon's objection to the plan for military action against Lenkov in Libya.

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"Keep Your Enemies Closer"

Alex Graves

Peter Noah

April 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)

Kate meets with the Russian ambassador, who gives her information that Lenkov will be visiting a villa in southern France. After meeting Appiah, Hal tells Kate that Rayburn intends to fire Ganon. Kate flies back to Washington, D.C. to deliver the information to Rayburn personally, but her attempts to speak are all interrupted in a short, crowded meeting. Rayburn authorizes an operation with the British to arrest Lenkov. Kate meets with a colleague, who tells her that the diplomatic situation in Kabul, Afghanistan, where she was previously assigned, has deteriorated badly. Back in London, Trowbridge expresses his frustration to Kate about the aborted Libya plan.

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"The James Bond Clause"

Alex Graves

Debora Cahn

April 20, 2023 (2023-04-20)

The morning after Trowbridge rejects the plan to arrest Lenkov, Dennison informs Kate that Trowbridge now supports it. They plan to go to Paris to convince the French to support a British special operation. Appiah asks Hayford to tell Eidra that Kate is being considered to replace the vice president. Hayford says that he will go to Washington with Kate if she accepts the post. Eidra feels betrayed by this, recalling that Hayford had persuaded her to refuse a posting in Cairo, and ends their relationship. Kate persuades Hal to deliver a speech at Chatham House in her stead while she is in Paris; he requests that a draft of the speech be sent to Appiah. His speech attracts the attention of Merritt Grove, a Tory MP. Kate learns that Hal attempted to put Grove in contact with Appiah, and believes that he is maneuvering to become secretary of state. She forbids him from contacting Grove and instructs Hayford to stop him. In Paris, Kate receives approval from the French government for the arrest of Lenkov, but the operation will actually be a British-led assassination. Kate tells this to Dennison, who still believed that the operation was to be an arrest. Kate says that the only person to benefit from Lenkov's death would be the person who hired him, implying that he was hired by Trowbridge. On a walk after lunch, Kate tells Dennison that her marriage to Hal is on the rocks. Later, in London, Hayford, Ronnie, and Hal reach Grove, but are caught in a car-bomb explosion; this leaves Kate devastated. A British man identifying as Dolphin 3–6 later tries to make radio contact, to no avail.

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"When a Stranger Calls"

Alex Graves

Teleplay by : Anna Hagen & Debora CahnStory by : Debora Cahn

October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)

Grove is dead, while Hal, Hayford and Ronnie are seriously injured and hospitalized. Kate and Dennison return to London; Dennison tells Kate that Grove has organized donations to the Conservative Party from Russian sources like Lenkov. Kate shares her theory to Eidra that Trowbridge or a high-ranking member of the British government is involved in the bombing and the attack on the carrier. Dennison tries to get MI6 to confirm the kill order for Lenkov, and learns that Roylin is missing, despite Trowbridge's efforts to find her. Hal wakes up. Trowbridge's wife, Lydia, who Trowbridge relies on for advice, warns Dennison to not interfere in Trowbridge's relationship with Roylin. At a COBR meeting, MI5 reveals the bomb was British. Eidra tells Kate she will investigate Trowbridge secretly to shield her from potential blowback. Ronnie dies, while Hayford is conscious but has amnesia of the events before the bombing. Roylin calls Kate.

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"St. Paul's"

Alex Graves

Peter Ackerman

October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)

Kate, Hal, Dennison and Trowbridge attend Grove's funeral at St Paul's Cathedral. Eidra smuggles Roylin into the service, allowing her to be spotted by Dennison and Trowbridge, then smuggles her out before Trowbridge can confront her. Hal asks Kate if she slept with Dennison. Kate replied she did not, but had planned to in Paris. Dennison tells Kate he is trying to rescind the kill order. Hayford returns to work. Kate arranges a meeting between Dennison and Roylin at the embassy. Roylin says that Lenkov was hired by British extremists opposed to Scottish independence, one of whom was Grove, implies that Grove was killed because of Kate's call to her asking about Grove, and that Dennison is rattling the extremists by investigating the kill order. Kate persuades Dennison to hold off for one day. Eidra keeps Roylin under CIA protection with the aim of extracting more information. Trowbridge unexpectedly arrives at the embassy, and demands from Kate the reason she called Roylin. Kate lies and does not mention Grove. Hayford accuses Kate of causing Ronnie's death through her association with Roylin. Kate and Hal have a fight about the extent of her responsibility in Ronnie's death.

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"The Ides of March"

Tucker Gates

Peter Noah

October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)

Lenkov is killed by British special forces. Kate and Eidra suspect that Roylin used them to delay Dennison. Hayford favors handing Roylin over to British police. Roylin denies having a role in Lenkov's death. Dennison tells Kate that he has enough votes to pass a motion of no confidence that will force Trowbridge to resign. He asks Kate for permission to deliver the news to Trowbridge at an Independence Day party at Winfield House, which she grants. Eidra tells Kate that while many members of parliament are angry with Trowbridge, the public think he is a hero. Hayford tells Billie that Kate is not an ideal candidate for vice president. Trowbridge tells Kate that he has been invited to visit Scotland by the First Minister, and he invites Kate and Hal. With Dennison's motion losing support, he tells Kate he intends to resign and expose Trowbridge alone. While trying to leave the party before the fireworks, Hayford is delayed by a woman who has trouble getting her car. Hayford struggles with the explosions of the fireworks, and he invites the woman into his car. Hal also has a similar reaction, and Kate comforts him.

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"The Other Army"

Tucker Gates

Teleplay by : Debora CahnStory by : Julianna Dudley Meagher

October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)

Hayford learns that the woman from the party was a CIA officer sent to test him, as Billie is concerned about his mental state. Hayford admits to Kate that his resentment toward her is affecting his work; she tells him he needs to decide if he will work with her or leave. With Roylin refusing to talk, Kate persuades Eidra to let Hal talk to Roylin first and screen for relevant information. Hal relays to Kate and Eidra that Trowbridge is not involved in the attack. Roylin names herself as the one who hired Lenkov, and that the staged false flag attack was supposed to cause little damage. Roylin asked another conspirator called Stendig to talk to a panicking Grove, but Stendig planted the bomb. Kate and Eidra create a plan for Roylin to confess to Trowbridge, then gauge his reaction to judge his innocence. Hal convinces Dennison to not resign and come to Scotland. Hayford retracts his assessment of Kate to Billie. Hal does some investigating of his own. Roylin confesses to Trowbridge as Kate, Eidra and Dennison observe covertly. Trowbridge attacks Roylin, and ends up slamming her head to the ground as the observers rush in to intervene.

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"Our Lady of Immaculate Deception"

Alex Graves

Anna Hagen

October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)

Trowbridge refuses to take Roylin into custody, leaving Eidra no choice but to keep her under CIA protection over Kate's objection. When Trowbridge questions Kate about the chain of events, he realizes she suspected him of being involved. Kate loses the trust of both Trowbridge and Dennison, while the two men mend their relationship. Eidra's report alarms the CIA director, who wants Roylin out of CIA protection, as well as the White House, which dispatches vice president Grace Penn to London. Kate and Hal travel back to London to join Penn for a meeting with Trowbridge and Dennison to work out a solution. Trowbridge favors burying the story, and Dennison suggests that Eidra send Roylin home. Penn gives Kate a sobering reality check about the vice presidency, causing her to have second thoughts, but Hal dismisses Penn's election chances. Kate nevertheless persuades Penn to consider fighting to stay. Kate wants to call Billie to support Penn, but Hal prevents it, telling Kate that Penn gave the idea to Roylin.

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"Dreadnought"

Alex Graves

Debora Cahn

October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)

Hal tells Kate that Rayburn is unaware of Penn's involvement. Kate tells Hayford she intends to become vice president. Trowbridge agrees to have MI6 launch a secret investigation into the conspiracy but ultimately postpones it. Penn tells Kate that Trowbridge called Rayburn to support Penn taking a portfolio overseeing nuclear power, which means Penn will stay as vice president, and she intends to take it. At a dinner where it was to be announced, Hayford manages to get Trowbridge to not mention the portfolio, at Billie's request. Penn demands an explanation, and Hal reveals they know she gave Roylin the idea. Penn takes Kate aside for a lecture on the importance of a naval base in Scotland which houses the UK's nuclear arsenal and is also the only base in Europe where US nuclear submarines can dock. If Scotland had gone independent, the US would have lost a vital tool for detecting Russian naval activity. Hal suggests Kate inform Ganon of Penn's involvement, which she eventually agrees with. However, instead of calling Ganon, Hal goes directly to Rayburn via video conference and reveals Penn's role in the affair. Soon afterward, Hal frantically calls Kate, still meeting with Penn, telling her that the shock caused Rayburn's death and that Penn is now President of the United States. Kate watches in horror as Secret Service members rush outside to secure the new president.

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"Emperor Dead"

Alex Graves

Debora Cahn

October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)

President William Rayburn dies and Grace Penn becomes president. Stuck in London, Penn and Wyler remain sequestered at Winfield House until moving to the embassy for Penn's swearing-in ceremony. Penn offers the position of Vice President of the United States to Hal Wyler.

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"Last Dance at the Country Club"

Alex Graves

Anna Hagen

October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)

Hal tries to convince Kate it is a good idea for him to take the vice presidency when she is passed over. A flashback to Baghdad in 2010 occurs, with Hal as US ambassador to Iraq and Kate as his then girlfriend and employee. The State Department wants to appoint Hal as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations International Organizations in Vienna, and he asks Kate to marry him. In the present timeline, Kate struggles with having to resign to become Second Lady of the United States. As a condition for his acceptance as vice president, Hal convinces Appiah to have President Penn appoint Kate as United States Special Envoy for Europe. Roylin kills herself with a drug overdose and Kate conveys the news to an enraged Trowbridge. Kate chooses to remain in London as ambassador to the UK, rather than return with Hal to Washington, D.C.

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"The Riderless Horse"

Tucker Gates

Eli Attie

October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)

Kate, Hal, Appiah, and Penn are in the Oval Office, along with several politicians who are concerned about the arrangement of Kate as ambassador and second lady. Hal and Kate agree to separate and have a "secret divorce". After Penn begins to rethink Hal's appointment as vice president, Hal confronts his vice presidential opponent, Governor Bob Synar of Pennsylvania, at the funeral of President Rayburn, ridiculing Synar's lack of foreign policy knowledge and his position on the F-35 fighter jet. Penn selects Hal as vice president.

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"Arden"

Tucker Gates

Jessica Brickman

October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)

Hal Wyler becomes Vice President of the United States. Hal and Kate undergo issues with communication due to their long-distance relationship, with British officials treating Kate as a direct line to the vice president. Katherine and Dennison are alone at his home when they begin to kiss each other. Kate urges sexual relations, but Dennison rejects her offer, saying that the timing is wrong. Kate also deals with new challenges as Second Lady of the United States and US ambassador to the UK, as well as complications with her new Secret Service protection detail.

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"Birdwatchers"

Liza Johnson

Peter Noah

October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)

Five months later, Kate hosts a multi-lateral event when Hal makes a surprise entrance. He discovers Kate is intimate with another man, Callum Ellis, a British spy who informs Kate of a Russian submarine in distress off the British coast. Hal confronts Kate where she argues they have an understanding, and the three share a tense conversation. Eidra is overwhelmed by her duties as the go between for Russian assets to defect to the United States. Hal and Kate have a private conversation where she reveals her advances toward Dennison were rebuffed and that she has had sex with Callum in the shower at the Ministry of Defence; Kate then leaves the room and goes to her office to cry. In a conversation with Kate, Eidra reveals that a former Lenkov colonel, Boris Andreyev, is claiming the US was responsible for the HMS Courageous bombing. Hal later discloses to Park that the US was behind the attack. Hal, Kate, and Park board Air Force Two to go to brief President Penn.

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"Amagansett"

Liza Johnson

Peter Ackerman & Debora Cahn

October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)

The Wylers arrive at the Penns' private residence on Long Island to deal with potential fallout of Andreyev's allegations, along with Appiah. The trip is marked by tension among the two couples, and Todd makes it clear he feels he is playing second fiddle. They decide to secretly fly prime minister Trowbridge to President Penn's beach house to inform Trowbridge of Penn's part in the attack, and agreeing that the two governments will publicly blame Roylin while privately informing Trowbridge of the truth. Todd and Kate believe this will lead to Penn's impeachment. Kate objects to the plan, believing Hal agreed to it because Penn would be impeached and he would become president. Kate later proposes blaming the attack on deceased President Rayburn to avoid the political consequences. Todd brings the idea to Grace and criticizes Appiah's advice. After Trowbridge and Dennison arrive in New York, Penn tells Trowbridge that Rayburn was involved in the bombing. Dennison demands obedience from the US president in order to protect the secret, but Kate declines. Penn and Trowbridge hold a joint press conference where Trowbridge breaks the deal and blames Rayburn for the attack.

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"PNG"

Alex Graves

Julianna Dudley Meagher

October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)

Hal, Ganon, and Appiah discuss the press conference fallout in the Oval Office, where Hal insists the US should not apologize. Upon her return to the UK, Kate is forced to smuggle herself back into Winfield amid widespread British protests. Kate meets with Callum at Winfield to discuss developments with the Russian submarine, which was found 12 miles off the UK coast. The Russian sailors are dead but the vessel is carrying a nuclear warhead, the "Poseidon", designed to maximize fallout. Callum urges Kate to speak with Trowbridge and offer US help retrieving the submarine, but diplomatic channels are closed. When Kate learns Trowbridge added a bilateral meeting with China to his schedule, she worries he will ask the Chinese to help with the submarine. After Kate shares news of the doomsday weapon with the White House, President Penn calls Trowbridge and agrees to a summit in the UK.

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"Schrodinger's Wife"

Alex Graves

Debora Cahn

October 16, 2025 (2025-10-16)

President Penn flies to London to meet with Trowbridge to confer her personal apologies for the attack and respond to the nuclear situation. Trowbridge leaves their meeting and refuses to believe Penn's claim. A state dinner is hosted between the Penns, Wylers, Trowbridges, and Dennisons (Austin having married four weeks prior) at Chequers where tensions are eased slightly. Todd asks Grace if she's having an affair with Hal, which she categorically denies. In order to convince Trowbridge, Penn orders US underwater drones into British territorial waters to take photos of the submarine and provide proof to Trowbridge. Trowbridge turns down US assistance, until Hal tells Kate to suggest to Trowbridge that he should bury the submarine in concrete to ensure that no country, not even the US, can access it. After the meeting, Kate begs Hal to take her back as his wife, and Hal agrees. As the delegations prepare to leave, Callum privately tells Kate that he thinks the Russians have retrieved the weapon, as radiation levels around the sub dropped dramatically. Kate tells Hal who confers quietly with Penn, leading Kate to realize that the two had secretly ordered the recovery of the "Poseidon" weapon before the meeting with Trowbridge and used Kate's suggestion as a cover. Kate confronts Hal, who then tells Penn that Kate has figured it out, to Penn's alarm.

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AACTA Awards

2025

Best Drama Series

The Diplomat

Nominated

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

2024

Best Actor (TV/Streaming)

Rufus Sewell

Nominated

American Film Institute Awards

2025

Top 10 Programs of the Year

The Diplomat

Won

American Society of Cinematographers Awards

2024

Episode of a Half-Hour Series

Julian Court (for "The James Bond Clause")

Nominated

Artios Awards

2024

Television Pilot and First Season – Drama

Julie Schubert, Lucinda Syson, and Natasha Vincent

Nominated

Astra TV Awards

2024

Best Streaming Series, Drama

The Diplomat

Nominated

Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama

Keri Russell

Won

Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama

Rufus Sewell

Nominated

Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Drama

Alex Graves (for "The James Bond Clause")

Nominated

2025

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Keri Russell

Nominated

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Allison Janney

Nominated

Best Writing in a Drama Series

Debora Cahn (for "Dreadnought")

Nominated

Critics' Choice Television Awards

2024

Best Drama Series

The Diplomat

Nominated

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Keri Russell

Nominated

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Rufus Sewell

Nominated

2025

Best Drama Series

The Diplomat

Nominated

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Rufus Sewell

Nominated

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Keri Russell

Nominated

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Allison Janney

Nominated

Directors Guild of America Awards

2025

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

Alex Graves (for "Dreadnought")

Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

2024

Best Television Series – Drama

The Diplomat

Nominated

Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama

Keri Russell

Nominated

2025

Best Television Series – Drama

The Diplomat

Nominated

Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama

Keri Russell

Nominated

Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

Allison Janney

Nominated

2026

Best Television Series – Drama

The Diplomat

Pending

Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama

Keri Russell

Pending

Location Managers Guild Awards

2023

Outstanding Locations in Contemporary Television

Ashton Radcliffe, Matt Winter, Alphonse Huynh, and Ollie Bradbury

Nominated

Online Film & Television Association

2023

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Keri Russell

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards

2024

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Keri Russell

Nominated

2025

Outstanding Drama Series

Debora Cahn, Janice Williams, Keri Russell, Alex Graves, Peter Noah, Peter Ackerman, Brad Carpenter, Chris Arruda, and Pam Roberts

Nominated

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Keri Russell

Nominated

Producers Guild of America Awards

2024

Best Episodic Drama

The Diplomat

Nominated

2025

Best Episodic Drama

Debora Cahn, Janice Williams, Keri Russell, Alex Graves, Peter Noah, Peter Ackerman, Pam Roberts, Brad Carpenter, and Chris Arruda

Nominated

Satellite Awards

2025

Best Drama Series

The Diplomat

Nominated

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Keri Russell

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

2024

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Keri Russell

Nominated

2025

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Ali Ahn, Sandy Amon-Schwartz, Tim Delap, Penny Downie, Ato Essandoh, David Gyasi, Celia Imrie, Rory Kinnear, Pearl Mackie, Nana Mensah, Graham Miller, Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, Adam Silver, and Kenichiro Thomson

Nominated

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series

Allison Janney

Nominated

Keri Russell

Nominated

Writers Guild of America Awards

2024

Drama Series

Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Mia Chung, Anna Hagen, Amanda Johnson-Zetterstrom, and Peter Noah

Nominated

New Series

Nominated

2025

Drama Series

Peter Ackerman, Eli Attie, Debora Cahn, Anna Hagen, Julianna Dudley Meagher, and Peter Noah

Nominated