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Netflix Drops The Diplomat Season 3 Trailer, Sets Oct. 16 Premiere

The official preview signals a White House power shakeup that expands the show's scope beyond diplomacy.

Overview

  • Netflix confirms an eight-episode third season arriving October 16, with the first full trailer released today.
  • The synopsis reveals the president is dead, Kate Wyler steps into the vice presidency, and Hal Wyler may have inadvertently caused the tragedy.
  • Allison Janney plays Grace Penn, now president, with Bradley Whitford as First Gentleman Todd Penn, as shown in the trailer.
  • Footage teases surging U.S.–U.K. tensions, including a line about the Pentagon drawing up battle plans for war with the United Kingdom.
  • Creator Debora Cahn returns as showrunner, and Netflix has already renewed the series for a fourth season.