‘The Diplomat’ Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix Ahead of Season 2 Premiere

Netflix has renewed its critically acclaimed, Keri Russell-starring political thriller The Diplomat for a third season, three weeks before season two starts streaming on Oct. 31.

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The streamer’s chief content officer Bela Bajaria shared the news while speaking at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles.

The six-episode second season finds Russell’s Ambassador Kate Wyler and her team at the U.S. embassy in the U.K. dealing with the fallout from an explosion at the end of season one that leaves Kate’s husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) injured and trying to figure out who in the U.K. government might be involved in the attack on a British warship at the beginning of the series.

Season two also introduces Allison Janney as Vice President Grace Penn, whom Kate is being considered to replace.

Production on season three is currently underway and will take place in New York and London.

While viewers have yet to see what happens in season two (beyond a teaser , trailer and first-look images ), showrunner and creator Debora Cahn teased tied to the renewal that, “Season 3 flips the chessboard. Kate lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want.”

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In addition to Russell and Sewell, the series stars David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear and Ato Essandoh.

Cahn and Russell executive produce alongside Janice Williams and Alex Graves.

The Diplomat premiered on Netflix on April 20, 2023 and was the streamer’s most watched series for the week of its debut (according to the company’s internal metrics), with more than 57 million hours of viewing worldwide. Season one racked up nearly 174 million hours viewed in the four weeks after its premiere. The show was swiftly renewed for season two less than two weeks after season one’s debut.

This time, Netflix acted even faster on the renewal.

The Diplomat has been nominated for Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, Producers Guild, Writers Guild and Critics Choice awards among other accolades.

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