Netflix just dropped the teaser trailer for The Diplomat Season 3, and the Oval Office has a new tenant with the arrival of Allison Janney.
Picking up right where Season 2’s political chaos left off, the new season throws ambassador-turned-power player Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) into even deeper waters.
Last season ended with President Rayburn dying moments after Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell) tells him that Vice President Grace Penn (Janney) may have orchestrated a terrorist attack on a British warship. Now that Rayburn is out of the picture, Penn isn’t just under suspicion, she’s in charge.
According to the official synopsis, “Kate accusing Penn of hatching a terrorist plot and admitting she’s after the vice president’s job. But now the president is dead, Hal may have inadvertently killed him, and Penn is the leader of the free world. None of this slows Hal’s campaign to land Kate the vice presidency.
“Kate steps into a role she never wanted, with a freedom she never expected, an increasingly complicated friendship with Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi), and an unnerving bond with First Gentleman Todd Penn (Bradley Whitford).”
I love that Janney and Whitford are back together after their time together on The West Wing. The series also stars Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, and Ato Essandoh. New faces include Celia Imrie, Michael McKean, Nana Mensah, and Miguel Sandoval.
The series was created by Debora Cahn, who continues to steer the ship. I’ve enjoyed this show and Season 3 looks like it’s setting up the kind of slow-burn power struggle.
Season 3 lands this fall.
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