The American Embassy

This article is about the TV series. For the embassy, see List of diplomatic missions of the United States.

The American Embassy is an American drama television series that aired on Fox from March to April 2002.^[1] The series was executive produced by James D. Parriott and Danny DeVito.^[2]

The American Embassy
Genre	Drama
Created by	James D. Parriott
Written by	Kip Koenig Lori Lakin James D. Parriott Michael Sardo
Directed by	John David Coles Stephen Cragg Stephen Surjik Andy Tennant Timothy Van Patten
Starring	Arija Bareikis Eric Dane Reiko Aylesworth David Cubitt
Theme music composer	Peter Himmelman
Composers	Danny Lux Mader
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (2 unaired)
Production
Executive producers	Danny DeVito John Landgraf James D. Parriott Stacey Sher Michael Shamberg
Producer	Kip Koenig
Cinematography	Andy Collins James Welland
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production companies	Jersey Television 20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	March 11 (2002-03-11) – April 1, 2002 (2002-04-01)

Synopsis

The series follows the personal and professional life of Emma Brody (played by Arija Bareikis), a young woman from the United States who entered the U.S. Foreign Service to get away from her dysfunctional life in Toledo, Ohio. Assigned to the U.S. Embassy in London as a vice consul, 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 and post-9/11 American foreign policy. One episode was dedicated to the effects of racial profiling in which British and American personnel investigate a London mosque. Another episode touched on the effects of terrorist attacks after the embassy is hit by a car bomb. Lighter storylines 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.

Cast

• Arija Bareikis as Emma Brody
• David Cubitt as Doug Roach
• Jonathan Cake as Jack Wellington
• Helen Carey as Janet Westerman
• Jonathan Adams as Elque Polk
• Michael Cerveris as Gary Forbush
• Davenia McFadden as Carmen Jones
• Reiko Aylesworth as Liz Shoop
• Nicholas Irons as James Wellington

Episodes

No.	Title [3]	Directed by [3]	Written by	Original release date [3]	Prod. code [3]
1	"Pilot"	Andy Tennant	James D. Parriott	March 11, 2002 (2002-03-11)	1AEW79
2	"China Cup"	Stephen Surjik	James D. Parriott	March 18, 2002 (2002-03-18)	1AEW01
3	"Driven"	John Coles	Unknown	March 25, 2002 (2002-03-25)	1AEW02
4	"Long Live the King"	Stephen Surjik	Kip Koenig	April 1, 2002 (2002-04-01)	1AEW03
5	"Agent Provocateur"	TBD	TBD	Unaired	1AEW04
6	"Walking on the Moon"	TBD	TBD	Unaired	1AEW05

Cancellation

The show was canceled by Fox after only 4 episodes were broadcast.^[4] A total of six episodes were produced, and all six episodes were aired by the Seven Network in Australia.^{[citation needed]} Although both set and filmed in Britain, the series has never aired in the United Kingdom.