The riveting second season of "The Diplomat" returns on Netflix

October 31, 2024

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The highly anticipated sophomore season of The Diplomat returned on October 31 on Netflix with six episodes, as fans were dying to know the outcome of the explosive season 1 finale that saw Kate Wyler learning of the car explosion that may or may not have killed her husband, Hal.

Kerri Russell stars as Kate Wyler and continues to be fantastic in a performance that earned her a Lead actress Emmy nomination for the first season. We first met Kate as the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom and wife to an increasingly ambitious husband who will stop at nothing to further his career when the show premiered on Netflix in April 2023. Kate finds herself way in overhead as she tries to uncover the political conspiracy of who was responsible for the British aircraft carrier attack. Caught in the middle of an international nightmare, Kate goes to the U.K. to grease alliances, and conflict arises when British Prime Minister Nicol Throwbridge accuses Iran of being responsible; however, she gets information that Roman Lenkov, a Russian mercenary, was responsible. Throwbridge gets angry when President Rayburn and Secretary of State Miguel Ganon decide they will peacefully arrest Lenkov instead of killing him. Through a series of riveting twists and turns, Kate, together with the British Foreign Secretary, Austin Dennison, realizes that Throwbridge was the one who hired Lenkov to attack the carrier and secretly ordered his assassination for political optics to ensure his re-election.

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The series stars:

• Keri Russell as Katherine "Kate" Wyler

• Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler

• David Gyasi as Austin Dennison

• Ali Ahn as Eidra Park

• Rory Kinnear as Nicol Trowbridge

• Ato Essandoh as Stuart Hayford

• Celia Imrie as Margaret Roylin

• Miguel Sandoval as Miguel Ganon

• Nana Mensah as Billie Appiah

• Michael McKean as William Rayburn

• T'Nia Miller as Cecilia Dennison

• Allison Janney as Grace Penn

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Fans do not have to wait any longer as season 2 picks up immediately after the car explosion, with Hal and others who were caught in the explosion being rushed to the hospital. Kate is determined more than ever to find evidence that Throwbridge was responsible for the attack. The official synopsis reveals as Kate chases the truth, her only real ally is her almost-ex-husband Hal Wyler, very much alive, and very much involved. She faces a fraught marriage, a complex dynamic with British Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison, and a threatening visit from Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney).

Don't miss season 2!

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Season 1 of "The Diplomat" is available to stream on Netflix, with Season 2 currently streaming on Netflix.

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