‘The Diplomat’ Creator And Cast Meet A Real-Life Counterpart To Talk About Netflix Series’ Blend Of High-Octane Thriller With “The Minutiae Of It All”
deadline.comAs part of this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association weekend, Deadline gathered the creator and cast of Netflix‘s The Diplomat for an event hosted by the Irish ambassador to the United States, Geraldine Byrne Nason.
Stars Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell, creator Debora Cahn and Nason sat down for a panel with Deadline’s Ted Johnson, before guests who included Samantha Power, Anthony Fauci and Sen.
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). When asked about the real-life similarities of her life to the show, the Irish Ambassador quipped, “Some things I haven’t seen were the kind of skinny dipping.” “Don’t limit yourself.
It may still come to pass,” Russell responded. There are many other similarities, Nason said. “There is very little that we would ever say is fair in love or war, or politics or diplomacy,” she said. “But I think what we as diplomats, our trade, is to interpret a political guidance at the top level.” The series recently wrapped up Season 2.
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