![]() But since further intelligence from the mega-streamer is forthcoming, for now, we can only operate on speculation.Karen and I are ranch dip fans going way back to Friday night sleepovers during junior and senior high, when ranch dressing on tortilla chips was our snack of choice. Given the quick renewal, season 2 could hypothetically arrive as early as late 2024. News of Netflix green-lighting The Diplomat first dropped in January 2022, and season 1 premiered 15 months later. Thus far, it seems likely the cast will remain the same, featuring Russell, Sewell, Ali Ahn, Essandoh, Gyasi, Kinnear, Miguel Sandoval, and more. ![]() Part of what makes the series work is the easy charisma of its ensemble a second season would need all these players to return to create the same effect. But the drama needs to be real,” he said.Īs for Kate and Hal’s marital issues, he added, “I like to think there are enough problems to last us. “I just have to hope a) that there’ll be a second season, and b) that everyone will be OK. In an interview with Netflix’s editorial site Tudum, Sewell shared his hopes for Hal’s survival. (They can’t exactly accuse the PM of treason without the requisite evidence.) In the meantime, the White House’s efforts to slot Kate into the soon-to-be-vacant role of Vice President are sure to accelerate. The direction for season 2, then, is clear: The story will follow the recovery (or, if the writers go down a darker road, the funerals) of these characters while fleshing out Kate and Austin’s case against Trowbridge. Hal, Stuart, Ronnie, and Merritt are all within range of the blast, and when Kate and Austin get the news, the camera cuts to black before we can learn what happens next. Ambassador Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) and Austin Dennison (David Gyasi) infer that Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge (Rory Kinnear) was the real source of the attack on the HMS Courageous, and that he hired the Russian Lenkov Group to kill his own countrymen, a bomb goes off in the car of Tory MP Merritt Grove. We’re so glad we get to do it again!” What will season 2 be about?Īn explosive season 1 finale ended on a cliffhanger, leaving the fate of Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell), Stuart Heyford (Ato Essandoh), and Ronnie (Jess Chanliau) unclear. And it’s a thrill to see how much people are enjoying it. So we’ll see.”Īfter the season 2 announcement was made, Cahn had this to say, per Netflix’s editorial site Tudum: “We had such a great time making The Diplomat. Russell similarly shared her interests in returning, telling, “ all have different jobs and some are good and some are okay or some are really serious, and this is a really fun one to be a part of. You plan for the best version and hope for the best version and we’ll see what happens.” I still don’t know if this is going to be that series or if it’s this eight-hour story. ![]() “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 have been fortunate in my life to work on a lot of long-running series, so I think that’s how I think,” she says. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to playĪnd Cahn herself is eager to do more, as she told in an interview. We’re thrilled to welcome Deb to Netflix.”) ![]() “She knows how to tell an amazing story, with character depth, stakes and surprises, all of which she’ll bring to The Diplomat. (“I’ve seen firsthand Deb’s incredible work on shows including The West Wing,” said Netflix Vice President and head of Drama Development Jinny Howe, per Deadline. Because Cahn has signed an overall Netflix deal, it seemed likely from the beginning that the show would continue. On May 1, Netflix officially announced a second season of The Diplomat is forthcoming. Now, that promise is official-especially given showrunner Debora Cahn’s ongoing relationship with Netflix. As such, a second season seemed imminent from the moment the finale aired. It’s tough to make government in-fighting feel anything other than satirical, overwrought, or outright boring, but The Diplomat pulls off the balance with aplomb: The series is wild enough to remain engaging, serious enough to inch its way toward prestige status, and accessible enough not to deter those unaware of the difference between the FBI and the CIA. The smooth-but-addicting Netflix political thriller The Diplomat not only delivers Keri Russell another well-deserved starring role, but also one of the better cliffhanger finales in recent memory. Spoilers for season 1 of The Diplomat ahead.
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