When “The Diplomat” premiered last year, it was often compared to “The West Wing.” The comparison made sense. Series creator Debora Cahn cut her teeth as a writer on the show both during and after creator Aaron Sorkin’s tenure.
In her new show, she brought the same type of daffy seriousness that defined its predecessor. It also had the same wild tonal swings between screwball comedy and political thriller but without the preachiness that defined the Sorkin walk-and-talk.
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