All due respect to The Gentlemen and Bridgerton, but in its third season, The Diplomat has further cemented itself as Netflix’s best ongoing original series and the service’s most bingeable offering since You. While I wish this season had focused more on Kate’s (an award-worthy Keri Russell) professional role rather than her marriage to Hal (an equally terrific Rufus Sewell), the two are so intertwined that it never feels like two disparate storylines. The organic connective tissue on that front — coupled with breakneck pacing, palpable stakes, and stellar supporting performances — make for a political drama where the characters are just as compelling as the twisty plot.