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Ahead of the premiere of season 3 of The Diplomat, the actress reveals whether the critically acclaimed series that she stars in as US Ambassador to the U.K., Kate Wyler, could be the right fit.

“Totally,” Russell, 49, tells PEOPLE when asked if the Netflix series is one Rhys, 50, could join, though she notes, “I think that would probably be more in his court.”

On the prospect of working together again (the pair met when they starred on The Americans), Russell says she “would love to.”

“But he’s pretty busy doing a million other things. He’s got, like, five other jobs or something,” she says. “He has two new things coming out, so we’ll see.”

Rhys has previously shared the same sentiment. He told PEOPLE last year, “We definitely would work together [again], we’ve said that before.”

“We’ve just waited. We always said The Americans was so special, it would have to be something akin that we’re both so excited to do. It shouldn’t just be anything.”

For now, what fans of The Diplomat can count on is another season of high stakes and oftentimes-hilarious maneuvers from Kate and her husband, Hal Wyler, played by Rufus Sewell.

The show is “a really lucky job to have,” Russell says. “It’s just so fun.”

“It’s such a smart show. It’s fun to play someone so smart, so funny, so fierce. She does stupid s— all the time. It’s really such a sweet spot,” she says of the whip-smart character she’s played since 2023.

“I love her frankness, I love her bossiness. I love how she is always getting herself into hot water. I mean, to lose in a drama as a character is good. To be constantly losing and messing things up, it’s great. But I also love that she can pull it together and be presentable and put a dress on if she needs to.”

Season 3 sees Kate living “the particular nightmare that is getting what you want,” per the official synopsis.

“She just accused Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) 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.”

Amidst the chaos, Hal’s not slowing down with his “campaign to land Kate the vice presidency,” while she continues to juggle “an increasingly complicated friendship with Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi) and an unnerving bond with First Gentleman Todd Penn (Bradley Whitford).”

Source: https://people.com