Overview
- The West Wing alums appear together in Netflix’s The Diplomat season 3, now streaming.
- Janney plays U.S. President Grace Penn opposite Whitford as First Gentleman Todd Penn.
- Janney told People that Whitford “feels like my brother,” noting initial nerves about kissing scenes that quickly faded.
- Whitford described The West Wing ensemble as a “permanent family,” crediting that bond for their comfortable dynamic.
- In new People interviews, both reflect on 26 years of friendship and say channeling that history into a screen marriage was a welcome surprise.