The American Embassy is an American drama series

Dramatic programming

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 that aired on Fox

Fox Broadcasting Company

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 from March to April 2002

2002 in television

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. The series was created by James D. Parriott

James D. Parriott

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, and executive produced by Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito

Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr. , better known as Danny DeVito, is an American actor, comedian, director and producer. He first gained prominence for his portrayal of Louie De Palma on the ABC and NBC television series Taxi , for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy.DeVito and his wife, Rhea Perlman,...

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Synopsis

The series follows the personal and professional life of Emma Brody (played by Arija Bareikis

Arija Bareikis

- Biography :She starred alongside Rob Schneider as Kate in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and currently is cast as LAPD police officer Chickie Brown, in the police drama series Southland, which originally aired on NBC before moving to TNT in 2010....

), a young woman from the United States who entered the U.S. Foreign Service to get away from her dysfunctional life in Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio

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. Assigned to the U.S. Embassy in London as a vice consul

Consul

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, she is faced with new dilemmas that arise out of the challenging work of a Foreign Service Officer, as well as the personal issues that caused her to seek out the job in the first place.

The show was broadcast in 2002 and touched on many sensitive issues regarding terrorism

Terrorism

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 and post-9/11 American foreign policy

Foreign policy

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. One episode was dedicated to the effects of racial profiling

Racial profiling

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 in which British and American personnel investigate a London mosque

Mosque

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. Another episode touched on the effects of terrorist attacks after the embassy is hit by a car bomb

Car bomb

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. Lighter story lines focused on Brody's relationship with her London roommate, her younger sister in America, CIA agent Doug Roach, and Brody's budding romance with a British Lord.

Episodes

1. "Pilot" (March 11, 2002)
2. "China Cup" (March 18, 2002)
3. "Driven" (March 25, 2002)
4. "Long Live the King" (April 1, 2002)
5. "Walking on the Moon" (2002)
6. "Agent Provocateur" (2002)

Cancellation

The show was canceled by Fox after the third episode, with the fourth episode being the last one broadcast. A total of six episodes had been produced, and all six were shown by the Seven Network

Seven Network

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in Australia. The series has yet to be shown in Britain.