India, Oct. 25 -- Two fictional diplomats have lit up our small screens lately: Seo Mun-ju (played by Jun Ji-hyun) in Tempest, and Kate Wyler (played by Keri Russell) in The Diplomat.

Jun's Mun-ju is a former ambassador who enters politics after her husband is killed, and discovers a tangled web of war-mongering that includes the US and North Korea. The Tempest became the most-watched Korean original on Disney+ worldwide within days of its release. It didn't hurt that Mun-ju has a dreamy bodyguard (played by Gang Dong-won), or that the two have explosive chemistry (literally; a lot of bombs go off in this show). As swoon-worthy as Gang may be, though, Mun-ju is the undisputed hero. He saves her life, but she saves the day.

Meanwhile, Se...