Watch the Trailer for 'The Diplomat' Season 2
Spoilers ahead for The Diplomat season one. If you haven't watched yet, turn back now!
Netflix's political thriller, The Diplomat, starring Keri Russell as U.S. Ambassador Kate Wyler was one of our favorite TV shows of 2023, and now we finally have some answers for all of the first season's lingering questions.
The final episode of season one ends on a major cliffhanger: Just as Kate (Russell) and Austin Dennison (David Gyasi) realize that Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge (Rory Kinnear) was likely behind the terror attack on his own country, a car bomb explodes in London—possibly harming Kate's husband, Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell), along with embassy employees Stuart (Ato Essandoh), and Ronnie (Jess Chanliau). The dramatic ending of season one left many fans wondering if The Diplomat would return for a season two.
Just two weeks after the premiere, Netflix confirmed: Yes, The Diplomat will return for a second season. "Fans around the world are loving every minute of The Diplomat’s gripping and propulsive drama, and embracing Keri Russell's powerful performance as Kate Wyler," Jinny Howe, vice president of Netflix’s drama series, said in a statement. After that jaw-dropping cliffhanger, we can’t wait for them to see what the amazing visionary team of Debora Cahn, Janice Williams and Keri Russell have in store for Season 2."
As a new trailer dropped (watch above), here's everything we know about The Diplomat season two:
Keri Russell will return.
In season two, we knew we would see the return of Keri Russell, David Gyasi, and Ali Ahn—but the fates of the other characters is left up in the air due to the bomb in the finale. However, the first teaser trailer that dropped in September (watch above) confirmed that Rufus Sewell and Ato Essandoh will be back, as did first-look images from the season:
Allison Janney will join the cast as Vice President Grace Penn, Variety reported.
The creator planned for a multi-season storyline.
Creator Debora Cahn has spoken about working on long-running series, and plotting multi-season arcs. "I have been fortunate in my life to work on a lot of long-running series, so I think that’s how I think," she told Elle. "I look for stories that can go on for a long time because, for me, the excitement of being able to go in really deep with characters you already know and you have a relationship with is fantastic. I still don’t know if this is going to be that series or if it’s this eight-hour story. You plan for the best version and hope for the best version and we’ll see what happens."
Cahn said of returning for season two, "We’re so glad we get to do it again!"
Season two premieres on October 31, 2024.
Per Deadline, Netflix says season two "will see Kate dig deeper into the attack in London and the previous attack of a British aircraft carrier off the coast of Iran, which she now knows came from inside the British government rather than from a foreign adversary. In her quest, she faces a fraught marriage, a complex dynamic with British Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi), and a threatening visit from Janney’s VP character."
We'll update this as soon as we learn more about The Diplomat season two.
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