‘The Diplomat’ Season 2 First Look: Keri Russell Returns to Her Emmy-Nominated Role as Netflix Sets October Premiere Date

Keri Russell will return as “The Diplomat” on Halloween. The Netflix drama series will debut all episodes of its second season on Oct. 31, the streamer revealed Thursday morning.

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Season 2 of the series will pick up with Russell’s foreign correspondent Kate Wyler still navigating the life of a U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom and the threat of brewing warfare abroad.

The series launched in April 2023 and became an instant success for Netflix, debuting at the top of the streamer’s weekly global top 10 English TV list. It was renewed for a second season within two weeks of its premiere. Russell scored nominations at the Emmys and Golden Globes for her lead performance. The program itself landed a nod for best television series — drama at the Globes.

In January, Variety exclusively reported that Oscar-winner Allison Janney would join the series for Season 2, guest starring as Vice President Grace Penn. Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear and Ato Essandoh all return for new episodes.

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In Variety’s review of “The Diplomat” Season 1, critic Emily Tannenbaum resereved her strongest praise for Russell and Sewell’s performances as two halves of a diplomatic marriage, writing that the pair “project a level of casual intimacy that takes some scene partners years to cultivate.”

Debora Cahn created “The Diplomat” and serves as an executive producer and showrunner. Russell also executive produces alongside Janice Wiliams, Alex Graves and Peter Noah.

See another first look image at Russell in “The Diplomat” Season 2 below.

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