The call is coming from inside the house. Repeat: The call is coming from inside the house! That’s what Debora Cahn, creator of The Diplomat, wants fans to know as we head into Season 2.
“Season 1 ended with Kate’s (Keri Russell) realization that the attack on a British warship [that] brought her to the UK wasn’t the work of a hostile nation — it was the British prime minister,” she tells Tudum. “Now she has to prove it.”
“The US and the UK don’t spy on each other,” she continues. “In fact, they share all their intelligence. So how do you investigate the PM? Who do you trust?”
And that’s not all Kate has to contend with — there’s also the bomb that exploded in the Season 1 finale. “Kate’s colleagues and her almost-ex-husband (Rufus Sewell) are victims of a politically motivated attack in London that takes some lives and shatters the rest. The marriage she thought was over, the relationship she thought was beginning … all of it, in pieces.”
Read everything you need to know about The Diplomat Season 2, available to stream now.
Still recovering from The Diplomat’s explosive cliff-hanger ending? Well, fear not: We’ll find out what happened after that jaw-dropping final scene in Season 2 of the political drama. Going into Season 2, Cahn says that “everything we thought we knew about the Wylers changes, as does everything they think they know about each other.”
Add to that the arrival of the US vice president, Grace Penn, played by Allison Janney. “The VP thinks Kate’s after her job,” says Cahn. “She’s not entirely wrong. Kate thinks she understands the VP. She is mistaken.”
Executive producer and star Russell, who was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as US ambassador to the UK Kate Wyler, is ready for more, too. “I am thrilled to be headed back for another round of this smart screwball show. Dare I say it’s fun?”
At the top of this page. Watch The Diplomat Season 2 pick up right where Season 1 left off, with Kate trying to pull the threads on the conspiracy that almost made her a widow. And CIA Station Chief Eidra Park (Ali Ahn) warns her: The last time the US surveilled a prime minister, it almost ended NATO. No pressure if they’re wrong.
The trailer also prominently features scenes filmed at the historic St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. “We filmed at St. Paul’s for four days,” Cahn tells Tudum. “The robes our clergy wore were lent to us by the cathedral. It was the fourth time they’d ever been worn, including Winston Churchill’s funeral, and Margaret Thatcher’s. It was breathtaking.”
Having worked on The West Wing and Homeland, Cahn knows how to reel viewers in with high-stakes political and personal tension. “We had such a great time making The Diplomat. And it’s a thrill to see how much people are enjoying it,” says Cahn. “We’re so glad we get to do it again.”
In the last minutes of the Season 1 finale, Kate finds out that it was none other than the British prime minister, Nicol Trowbridge (Rory Kinnear), who planned the explosion of the British aircraft carrier in the series pilot. As if things couldn’t get worse, the finale ends with a second explosion — possibly leaving her husband Hal (Rufus Sewell), Deputy Chief of Mission Stuart Hayford (Ato Essandoh), office clerk Ronnie (Jess Chanliau), and MP Merritt Grove (Simon Chandler) dead.
“I wanted it to make people want more,” says Cahn of the finale. “I wanted to bring together all of the different dynamics of the political relationships and the personal relationships in one event that splits apart all at the same time.” Adds Sewell, “All I know is that if you resolve it one way or another too quickly, we’re screwed. I like to think there are enough problems to last us [a few seasons].”
The Diplomat premiered on April 20 and debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly global Top 10 TV (English) list. In its first weekend, the series had 57.48 million hours viewed and appeared in the Top 10 in 87 countries. “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,” says Jinny Howe, Vice President of Drama Series, Netflix. “After that jaw-dropping cliff-hanger, 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.” Alex Graves also joins the fold as executive producer alongside Cahn, Williams, and Russell for the second season.
Alex Bailey/Netflix
Have you missed the White House press secretary, C.J. Cregg? Well she may not be speaking on behalf of Josiah Bartlet’s administration anymore, but Allison Janney’s (I, Tonya) days communicating with the American people are far from over.
Cahn, a fellow The West Wing alum, has sworn Janney in to Season 2 of the tense drama series. Janney plays the oft-mentioned but yet-to-be-seen vice president, Grace Penn. The Academy Award winner and seven-time Emmy Award winner guest stars throughout the season.
Alongside new cast member Janney, Russell reports for duty once again as Kate Wyler, the US ambassador to the UK who was unexpectedly thrust into a top-level government position in the debut season. Tasked with stopping a war from happening, she navigates an international crisis in tandem with her rocky marriage to her veteran diplomat husband. “What I loved is the constant discomfort and sweatiness and nervousness and just overall unpolished quality of her –– matched with the bossiness to everyone, which I think is really funny,” Russell previously told Tudum.
Season 1’s cast features:
You (and Kate) can breathe a major sigh of relief. We can confirm that after that near-fatal explosion in the Season 1 finale, Kate’s on-again, off-again husband Hal has lived to rile up his wife another day in The Diplomat Season 2. See for yourself in the trailer up top.
The call is coming from inside the house. Repeat: The call is coming from inside the house! That’s what Debora Cahn, creator of The Diplomat, wants fans to know as we head into Season 2.
“Season 1 ended with Kate’s (Keri Russell) realization that the attack on a British warship [that] brought her to the UK wasn’t the work of a hostile nation — it was the British prime minister,” she tells Tudum. “Now she has to prove it.”
“The US and the UK don’t spy on each other,” she continues. “In fact, they share all their intelligence. So how do you investigate the PM? Who do you trust?”
And that’s not all Kate has to contend with — there’s also the bomb that exploded in the Season 1 finale. “Kate’s colleagues and her almost-ex-husband (Rufus Sewell) are victims of a politically motivated attack in London that takes some lives and shatters the rest. The marriage she thought was over, the relationship she thought was beginning … all of it, in pieces.”
Read everything you need to know about The Diplomat Season 2, available to stream now.
Still recovering from The Diplomat’s explosive cliff-hanger ending? Well, fear not: We’ll find out what happened after that jaw-dropping final scene in Season 2 of the political drama. Going into Season 2, Cahn says that “everything we thought we knew about the Wylers changes, as does everything they think they know about each other.”
Add to that the arrival of the US vice president, Grace Penn, played by Allison Janney. “The VP thinks Kate’s after her job,” says Cahn. “She’s not entirely wrong. Kate thinks she understands the VP. She is mistaken.”
Executive producer and star Russell, who was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as US ambassador to the UK Kate Wyler, is ready for more, too. “I am thrilled to be headed back for another round of this smart screwball show. Dare I say it’s fun?”
At the top of this page. Watch The Diplomat Season 2 pick up right where Season 1 left off, with Kate trying to pull the threads on the conspiracy that almost made her a widow. And CIA Station Chief Eidra Park (Ali Ahn) warns her: The last time the US surveilled a prime minister, it almost ended NATO. No pressure if they’re wrong.
The trailer also prominently features scenes filmed at the historic St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. “We filmed at St. Paul’s for four days,” Cahn tells Tudum. “The robes our clergy wore were lent to us by the cathedral. It was the fourth time they’d ever been worn, including Winston Churchill’s funeral, and Margaret Thatcher’s. It was breathtaking.”
Having worked on The West Wing and Homeland, Cahn knows how to reel viewers in with high-stakes political and personal tension. “We had such a great time making The Diplomat. And it’s a thrill to see how much people are enjoying it,” says Cahn. “We’re so glad we get to do it again.”
In the last minutes of the Season 1 finale, Kate finds out that it was none other than the British prime minister, Nicol Trowbridge (Rory Kinnear), who planned the explosion of the British aircraft carrier in the series pilot. As if things couldn’t get worse, the finale ends with a second explosion — possibly leaving her husband Hal (Rufus Sewell), Deputy Chief of Mission Stuart Hayford (Ato Essandoh), office clerk Ronnie (Jess Chanliau), and MP Merritt Grove (Simon Chandler) dead.
“I wanted it to make people want more,” says Cahn of the finale. “I wanted to bring together all of the different dynamics of the political relationships and the personal relationships in one event that splits apart all at the same time.” Adds Sewell, “All I know is that if you resolve it one way or another too quickly, we’re screwed. I like to think there are enough problems to last us [a few seasons].”
The Diplomat premiered on April 20 and debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly global Top 10 TV (English) list. In its first weekend, the series had 57.48 million hours viewed and appeared in the Top 10 in 87 countries. “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,” says Jinny Howe, Vice President of Drama Series, Netflix. “After that jaw-dropping cliff-hanger, 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.” Alex Graves also joins the fold as executive producer alongside Cahn, Williams, and Russell for the second season.
Alex Bailey/Netflix
Have you missed the White House press secretary, C.J. Cregg? Well she may not be speaking on behalf of Josiah Bartlet’s administration anymore, but Allison Janney’s (I, Tonya) days communicating with the American people are far from over.
Cahn, a fellow The West Wing alum, has sworn Janney in to Season 2 of the tense drama series. Janney plays the oft-mentioned but yet-to-be-seen vice president, Grace Penn. The Academy Award winner and seven-time Emmy Award winner guest stars throughout the season.
Alongside new cast member Janney, Russell reports for duty once again as Kate Wyler, the US ambassador to the UK who was unexpectedly thrust into a top-level government position in the debut season. Tasked with stopping a war from happening, she navigates an international crisis in tandem with her rocky marriage to her veteran diplomat husband. “What I loved is the constant discomfort and sweatiness and nervousness and just overall unpolished quality of her –– matched with the bossiness to everyone, which I think is really funny,” Russell previously told Tudum.
Season 1’s cast features:
You (and Kate) can breathe a major sigh of relief. We can confirm that after that near-fatal explosion in the Season 1 finale, Kate’s on-again, off-again husband Hal has lived to rile up his wife another day in The Diplomat Season 2. See for yourself in the trailer up top.
The call is coming from inside the house. Repeat: The call is coming from inside the house! That’s what Debora Cahn, creator of The Diplomat, wants fans to know as we head into Season 2.
“Season 1 ended with Kate’s (Keri Russell) realization that the attack on a British warship [that] brought her to the UK wasn’t the work of a hostile nation — it was the British prime minister,” she tells Tudum. “Now she has to prove it.”
“The US and the UK don’t spy on each other,” she continues. “In fact, they share all their intelligence. So how do you investigate the PM? Who do you trust?”
And that’s not all Kate has to contend with — there’s also the bomb that exploded in the Season 1 finale. “Kate’s colleagues and her almost-ex-husband (Rufus Sewell) are victims of a politically motivated attack in London that takes some lives and shatters the rest. The marriage she thought was over, the relationship she thought was beginning … all of it, in pieces.”
Read everything you need to know about The Diplomat Season 2, available to stream now.
Still recovering from The Diplomat’s explosive cliff-hanger ending? Well, fear not: We’ll find out what happened after that jaw-dropping final scene in Season 2 of the political drama. Going into Season 2, Cahn says that “everything we thought we knew about the Wylers changes, as does everything they think they know about each other.”
Add to that the arrival of the US vice president, Grace Penn, played by Allison Janney. “The VP thinks Kate’s after her job,” says Cahn. “She’s not entirely wrong. Kate thinks she understands the VP. She is mistaken.”
Executive producer and star Russell, who was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as US ambassador to the UK Kate Wyler, is ready for more, too. “I am thrilled to be headed back for another round of this smart screwball show. Dare I say it’s fun?”
At the top of this page. Watch The Diplomat Season 2 pick up right where Season 1 left off, with Kate trying to pull the threads on the conspiracy that almost made her a widow. And CIA Station Chief Eidra Park (Ali Ahn) warns her: The last time the US surveilled a prime minister, it almost ended NATO. No pressure if they’re wrong.
The trailer also prominently features scenes filmed at the historic St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. “We filmed at St. Paul’s for four days,” Cahn tells Tudum. “The robes our clergy wore were lent to us by the cathedral. It was the fourth time they’d ever been worn, including Winston Churchill’s funeral, and Margaret Thatcher’s. It was breathtaking.”
Having worked on The West Wing and Homeland, Cahn knows how to reel viewers in with high-stakes political and personal tension. “We had such a great time making The Diplomat. And it’s a thrill to see how much people are enjoying it,” says Cahn. “We’re so glad we get to do it again.”
In the last minutes of the Season 1 finale, Kate finds out that it was none other than the British prime minister, Nicol Trowbridge (Rory Kinnear), who planned the explosion of the British aircraft carrier in the series pilot. As if things couldn’t get worse, the finale ends with a second explosion — possibly leaving her husband Hal (Rufus Sewell), Deputy Chief of Mission Stuart Hayford (Ato Essandoh), office clerk Ronnie (Jess Chanliau), and MP Merritt Grove (Simon Chandler) dead.
“I wanted it to make people want more,” says Cahn of the finale. “I wanted to bring together all of the different dynamics of the political relationships and the personal relationships in one event that splits apart all at the same time.” Adds Sewell, “All I know is that if you resolve it one way or another too quickly, we’re screwed. I like to think there are enough problems to last us [a few seasons].”
The Diplomat premiered on April 20 and debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly global Top 10 TV (English) list. In its first weekend, the series had 57.48 million hours viewed and appeared in the Top 10 in 87 countries. “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,” says Jinny Howe, Vice President of Drama Series, Netflix. “After that jaw-dropping cliff-hanger, 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.” Alex Graves also joins the fold as executive producer alongside Cahn, Williams, and Russell for the second season.
Alex Bailey/Netflix
Have you missed the White House press secretary, C.J. Cregg? Well she may not be speaking on behalf of Josiah Bartlet’s administration anymore, but Allison Janney’s (I, Tonya) days communicating with the American people are far from over.
Cahn, a fellow The West Wing alum, has sworn Janney in to Season 2 of the tense drama series. Janney plays the oft-mentioned but yet-to-be-seen vice president, Grace Penn. The Academy Award winner and seven-time Emmy Award winner guest stars throughout the season.
Alongside new cast member Janney, Russell reports for duty once again as Kate Wyler, the US ambassador to the UK who was unexpectedly thrust into a top-level government position in the debut season. Tasked with stopping a war from happening, she navigates an international crisis in tandem with her rocky marriage to her veteran diplomat husband. “What I loved is the constant discomfort and sweatiness and nervousness and just overall unpolished quality of her –– matched with the bossiness to everyone, which I think is really funny,” Russell previously told Tudum.
Season 1’s cast features:
You (and Kate) can breathe a major sigh of relief. We can confirm that after that near-fatal explosion in the Season 1 finale, Kate’s on-again, off-again husband Hal has lived to rile up his wife another day in The Diplomat Season 2. See for yourself in the trailer up top.
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The call is coming from inside the house. Repeat: The call is coming from inside the house! That’s what Debora Cahn, creator of The Diplomat, wants fans to know as we head into Season 2.
“Season 1 ended with Kate’s (Keri Russell) realization that the attack on a British warship [that] brought her to the UK wasn’t the work of a hostile nation — it was the British prime minister,” she tells Tudum. “Now she has to prove it.”
“The US and the UK don’t spy on each other,” she continues. “In fact, they share all their intelligence. So how do you investigate the PM? Who do you trust?”
And that’s not all Kate has to contend with — there’s also the bomb that exploded in the Season 1 finale. “Kate’s colleagues and her almost-ex-husband (Rufus Sewell) are victims of a politically motivated attack in London that takes some lives and shatters the rest. The marriage she thought was over, the relationship she thought was beginning … all of it, in pieces.”
Read everything you need to know about The Diplomat Season 2, available to stream now.
Still recovering from The Diplomat’s explosive cliff-hanger ending? Well, fear not: We’ll find out what happened after that jaw-dropping final scene in Season 2 of the political drama. Going into Season 2, Cahn says that “everything we thought we knew about the Wylers changes, as does everything they think they know about each other.”
Add to that the arrival of the US vice president, Grace Penn, played by Allison Janney. “The VP thinks Kate’s after her job,” says Cahn. “She’s not entirely wrong. Kate thinks she understands the VP. She is mistaken.”
Executive producer and star Russell, who was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for her performance as US ambassador to the UK Kate Wyler, is ready for more, too. “I am thrilled to be headed back for another round of this smart screwball show. Dare I say it’s fun?”
At the top of this page. Watch The Diplomat Season 2 pick up right where Season 1 left off, with Kate trying to pull the threads on the conspiracy that almost made her a widow. And CIA Station Chief Eidra Park (Ali Ahn) warns her: The last time the US surveilled a prime minister, it almost ended NATO. No pressure if they’re wrong.
The trailer also prominently features scenes filmed at the historic St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. “We filmed at St. Paul’s for four days,” Cahn tells Tudum. “The robes our clergy wore were lent to us by the cathedral. It was the fourth time they’d ever been worn, including Winston Churchill’s funeral, and Margaret Thatcher’s. It was breathtaking.”
Having worked on The West Wing and Homeland, Cahn knows how to reel viewers in with high-stakes political and personal tension. “We had such a great time making The Diplomat. And it’s a thrill to see how much people are enjoying it,” says Cahn. “We’re so glad we get to do it again.”
In the last minutes of the Season 1 finale, Kate finds out that it was none other than the British prime minister, Nicol Trowbridge (Rory Kinnear), who planned the explosion of the British aircraft carrier in the series pilot. As if things couldn’t get worse, the finale ends with a second explosion — possibly leaving her husband Hal (Rufus Sewell), Deputy Chief of Mission Stuart Hayford (Ato Essandoh), office clerk Ronnie (Jess Chanliau), and MP Merritt Grove (Simon Chandler) dead.
“I wanted it to make people want more,” says Cahn of the finale. “I wanted to bring together all of the different dynamics of the political relationships and the personal relationships in one event that splits apart all at the same time.” Adds Sewell, “All I know is that if you resolve it one way or another too quickly, we’re screwed. I like to think there are enough problems to last us [a few seasons].”
The Diplomat premiered on April 20 and debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s weekly global Top 10 TV (English) list. In its first weekend, the series had 57.48 million hours viewed and appeared in the Top 10 in 87 countries. “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,” says Jinny Howe, Vice President of Drama Series, Netflix. “After that jaw-dropping cliff-hanger, 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.” Alex Graves also joins the fold as executive producer alongside Cahn, Williams, and Russell for the second season.
Alex Bailey/Netflix
Have you missed the White House press secretary, C.J. Cregg? Well she may not be speaking on behalf of Josiah Bartlet’s administration anymore, but Allison Janney’s (I, Tonya) days communicating with the American people are far from over.
Cahn, a fellow The West Wing alum, has sworn Janney in to Season 2 of the tense drama series. Janney plays the oft-mentioned but yet-to-be-seen vice president, Grace Penn. The Academy Award winner and seven-time Emmy Award winner guest stars throughout the season.
Alongside new cast member Janney, Russell reports for duty once again as Kate Wyler, the US ambassador to the UK who was unexpectedly thrust into a top-level government position in the debut season. Tasked with stopping a war from happening, she navigates an international crisis in tandem with her rocky marriage to her veteran diplomat husband. “What I loved is the constant discomfort and sweatiness and nervousness and just overall unpolished quality of her –– matched with the bossiness to everyone, which I think is really funny,” Russell previously told Tudum.
Season 1’s cast features:
You (and Kate) can breathe a major sigh of relief. We can confirm that after that near-fatal explosion in the Season 1 finale, Kate’s on-again, off-again husband Hal has lived to rile up his wife another day in The Diplomat Season 2. See for yourself in the trailer up top.
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