Exclusive: Keri Russell wasn't ready for more TV, but once the script for ‘The Diplomat’ came her way, she couldn't say no: “This is impossible—and I’m going to do it.”
planning on moving to a new home across the country with her family. So shooting in Europe for seven months seemed completely unfeasible, even beyond the shift in focus. And yet here Russell sits, in a Zoom window right beside Cahn’s, with the first season of“I just couldn’t stop thinking about it,” Russell concedes. “So I was like, This is impossible—and I’m going to do it.”continues a theme for Russell in 2023: fun.
Enter Russell’s Kate Wyler, a brilliant crisis manager without much affection for the spotlight, as evidenced by her brusque demeanor, plain attire, and political skills behind the scenes. Russell’s performance is vivacious and dynamic—a true actorly joy flows into her character’s neuroses and frustrations, to say nothing of her faculty with wry dialogue, in a way that feels fresh.
All of this informed the direction of the show, which was “rigorously outlined” until the kismet of making television took over. Experience allowed Cahn to gauge everything from the production design to the performances—with Russell leading the way—and tinker with her narrative to enhance the biggest strengths, building what she hopes is a world that lasts for seasons to come. Russell, too, felt the project come together the deeper they got into their seven months of filming.
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