The best season of The diplomat is always the following. Debora Cahn’s political drama starring Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford ends each season on thrilling cliffhangers, and The diplomat The Season 4 finale delivers the best yet. But will there be a Diplomat Season 5? Here’s what we know. Warning: The diplomat spoilers ahead!
East The diplomat renewed for season 5?
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The diplomat has not been renewed for season 5, as of press time. But given its rave reviews, its first Emmy win in September (Janney for Supporting Actress in a Drama), and its current No. 2 spot on the Netflix Top 10 TV Series (as of this writing), a renewal seems imminent. Read our full review of The diplomat Season 4 here.
Cahn, creator and executive producer, plans to make more of the series if Netflix decides to renew it. Cahn told TV Insider that the final moments of the finale, when Kate Wyler (Russell) led a protest against President Grace Penn (Janney) at the G7 summit, were clear setup for more.
The diplomat Season 4 ending explained
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Grace recalled Stuart Hayford (Ato Essandoh) for disagreeing with her plan to send warships against the British Navy. Kate, the US ambassador to the UK, could no longer stand Grace’s hawkish decisions. So she publicly resigned from the G7 after Grace redoubled her threat to attack Britain. Chief of Staff Billie Appiah (Nana Mensah) followed suit, followed by Secretary of State Miguel Ganon (Miguel Sandoval) and finally Vice President Hal Wyler (Sewell).
Kate let Hal speak to the press outside the summit in her place. Cahn said it was “the difference between a diplomat who most of the world has no idea who she is” and a world-famous figure.
“In the fictional world,” Cahn said, “she may be known in the United Kingdom; she has a wider reputation now because she’s the second lady, but (Hal is) the most powerful character on that chessboard.”
“For her to leave, what we want to see is the difference between her power, like, in some ways, a pawn on the inside,” Cahn continued. “You can be a pawn inside this room and create an earthquake, but outside he will be the most powerful voice. And so the statement about what just happened and why in the vice president’s mouth is much, much, much louder.”
The big question as we approach a Diplomat Season 5 is, according to Cahn, “Why did she does that?
Who is in The diplomat casting?
The diplomat stars Russell and Sewell alongside Janney and Whitford. Ahn, Essandoh and Mensah are series regulars, with Sandoval recurring. Rory Kinnear returned in season 4 but is not seen again after episode 4, leaving his appearance in a fifth season a mystery. There’s also a major character death midway through the season that we won’t spoil here. Aidan Turner and Jodie Whittaker were also part of season 4.
The diplomatSeasons 1-4 streaming now, Netflix
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