Kate Wyler fans, it’s time to rejoice! Netflix’s The Diplomat, I think the best show they’ve got right now, is coming back for season three this fall, and today a new trailer has been released teasing Keri Russell as the surliest, busiest, and most imperiled U.S. Ambassador to the UK in history.
Season one concluded with a literal bang, season two ended with the President of the United States dying of an apparent heart attack, and the Vice President, who Russell’s Kate Wyler just accused of being a terrorist, taking his place. Making matters worse? Kate was being eyed for the VP job, and now the political waters are murkier than ever.
This season finds Allison Janney taking an expanded role as former VP now POTUS Grace Penn, while another Emmy winner from The West Wing, Bradley Whitford, joins the show as her husband. Rufus Sewell is back as Kate’s mischievous, ambitious husband Hal, joined by David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, and Ato Essandoh. Deborah Cahn created the series and returns as writer and exec-producer.
SYNOPSIS: In Season Three of THE DIPLOMAT, Ambassador Kate Wyler lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want. She just accused Vice President Grace Penn of hatching a terrorist plot and admitted she’s after the VP’s job. But now the President is dead, Kate’s husband Hal may have inadvertently killed him, and Grace Penn is 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, and an unnerving bond with First Gentleman Todd Penn.
Thank goodness, after season two only had six episodes that went way too quickly, season three of The Diplomat features a full eight episodes. Netflix has yet to reveal an official release date.
