''The Embassy'' is an Australian

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series narrated by Australia actor

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. The series first began airing on the

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on 19 October 2014. The series was renewed for a second season which began screening from 3 February 2016. The series was renewed for a third season on 1 March 2016. The series is based in Australia's busiest embassies and features unprecedented access as staff deal with Australians requiring diplomatic assistance.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2014)

The first season presented the workings behind the Australian embassy in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...

Season 2 (2016-17)

The second season featured the Australian embassy in Bangkok again, as well as those in

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and

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Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist s ...

Season 3 (2017)

The third season continued to present the Australian embassy in Bangkok, while introducing those in

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, and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Embassy (TV Series) 2014 Australian television series debuts Australian factual television series English-language television shows Nine Network original programming Television shows set in Bangkok Television shows set in Laos Television shows set in Vietnam Vientiane