Netflix has shared the official trailer for The Diplomat Season 3, the highly anticipated next installment of the acclaimed political thriller drama. The show is scheduled to make its return on October 16, with eight new episodes.
“In Season 3, ambassador Kate Wyler lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want. She just accused Vice President Grace Penn of hatching a terrorist plot and admitted she’s after the VP’s job. But now the President is dead, Kate’s husband Hal may have inadvertently killed him, and Grace Penn is leader of the free world. None of this slows Hal’s campaign to land Kate the vice presidency,” reads the show’s new synopsis. “Kate steps into a role she never wanted, with a freedom she never expected, an increasingly complicated friendship with Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison, and an unnerving bond with First Gentleman Todd Penn.”
Check out The Diplomat Season 3 trailer below (watch more trailers):
What happens in The Diplomat Season 3 trailer?
The video features Keri Russell‘s Kate and Rufus Sewell’s Hall as they navigate the consequences of Grace Penn becoming the U.S. president. It also teases the problems that they’ll be facing under Grace’s government, including a conflict with the British prime minister. The trailer also highlights Kate’s new role, as well as the introduction of several new characters, such as Bradley Whitford as First Gentleman Todd and Aidan Turner.
The Diplomat is created by showrunner and executive producer Debora Cahn. Season 3 also stars Allison Janney as Grace Penn, David Gyasi as British Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison, Ali Ahn as CIA Station Chief Eidra Park, Ato Essandoh as Deputy Chief of Mission Stuart Hayford, and Rory Kinnear as British Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge. In addition to leading the cast, Russell is also serving as an executive producer alongside Janice Williams, Alex Graves, Peter Noah, and Eli Attie.
Since the show’s premiere in 2023, The Diplomat has continued to garner critical acclaim, with Russell receiving an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series twice. It currently holds a Tomatometer rating of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes. Due to its continued success, the show has already scored an early Season 4 renewal.
