A sure Netflix political thriller is without doubt one of the largest streaming TV exhibits for the time being

Netflix’s West Wing-style political thriller The Diplomat, starring Keri Russell because the strong-willed American ambassador to the UK, is just not solely one of many largest Netflix TV exhibits within the US for the time being. Based on one rating, this explicit drama from creator Debora Cahn, which serves up a wholesome dose of each espionage and political intrigue, is definitely the highest present from all the foremost streamers for the time being.

I’ve already raved in an earlier publish (right here) about why I feel the present is without doubt one of the better of 2024, so suffice it to say that I agree wholeheartedly with the newest chart from Reelgood that places it atop this week’s rating of the High 10 streaming TV exhibits. The present is mainly a mashup of Homeland and The West Wing, which additionally occur to be the 2 exhibits that Cahn labored on previous to The Diplomat — furthermore, the present’s newly launched second season picks proper up the place we left off with that explosive finale on the finish of Season 1. In different phrases, not a second is wasted of the six episodes afforded to the brand new season.

One other factor that I, as a fan of the spy style, love in regards to the present: In between the flamboyant dinners, events, negotiations, and personal workplace confabs that include being a profession diplomat, Russell’s Kate Wyler continues to spend the majority of her time mainly working as a de facto co-CIA station chief. Meaning working alongside the precise CIA station chief in London to determine who was behind that bombing final season, in addition to unraveling the false flag conspiracy that she uncovered involving the British Prime Minister — which resulted in one of many new season’s first of a number of satisfying surprises.

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Furthermore, it’s not typically that you just discover critics and viewers in settlement on the subject of Netflix TV exhibits, however that very a lot appears to be the case with The Diplomat. It’s acquired, for instance, critics’ and viewers scores on Rotten Tomatoes that aren’t that far off from one another (94% and 87%, respectively, for the brand new season). The present additionally provides one more iconic character to Russell’s strong physique of labor, with The Diplomat‘s Wyler becoming a member of characters like Felicity‘s Felicity Porter and The People‘ Elizabeth Jennings because the roles for which Russell will henceforth all the time be most recognized.

All of that’s to say: No surprise The Diplomat is the top-ranked collection on Reelgood’s newest weekly High 10 chart. Reelgood displays 20 million viewing choices every month throughout each streaming platform within the US, from Apple TV+ to Max, Peacock, Disney+, Hulu, Netflix, Prime Video, and Paramount+. And for the 7-day interval that ended on Nov. 6, the ten TV exhibits that topped Reelgood’s newest weekly rating embody:

1. The Diplomat (Netflix)
2. Agatha All Alongside (Disney+)
3. Lioness (Paramount+)
4. The Penguin (HBO/Max)
5. Solely Murders within the Constructing (Hulu)
6. Excessive Potential (Hulu)
7. Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
8. Matlock (Paramount+)
9. Shrinking (Apple TV+)
10. Rivals (Hulu)

Talking of The Diplomat, take one other take a look at the checklist above, and also you would possibly discover one thing Netflix-related that jumps out at you.

The most important streaming service on the planet has a grand complete of 1 TV present on the checklist above, which is as a lot a testomony to the state of Netflix’s present releases as it’s to the opposite streamers stepping as much as supply top-tier comedies (like Apple’s Shrinking and Hulu’s Solely Murders within the Constructing) and edge-of-your-seat dramas like HBO’s The Penguin.

Looking forward to subsequent week’s new TV exhibits, in the meantime, I’ve each confidence that Half 2 of the second season of Netflix’s anime collection Arcane, in addition to different TV exhibits, together with Season 6 of Netflix’s Cobra Kai and Season 2 of Apple’s Silo, will nearly definitely find yourself on the Reelgood rating briefly order. For extra in regards to the largest TV exhibits coming subsequent week, take a look at our protection right here.