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The Netflix series The Diplomat, from creator/showrunner Debora Cahn, is back for Season 3 and Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) is delivered a gut punch when Grace Penn (Allison Janney) has to step into the role of president and picks her husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) as VP. When that happens, Kate decides to stay on as Ambassador to the U.K., living separately from Hal while putting on a happily married face at public events. With Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi), First Gentleman Todd Penn (Bradley Whitford), and Callus Ellis (Aidan Turner) complicating her already complicated life, Kate is left reeling when she realizes that Hal and President Penn have made moves that will have ramifications that carry over to Season 4.

During this interview with Collider, Russell and Cahn discussed why Kate needed to step away from Hal, losing out on becoming vice president, propositioning Dennison, that finale moment between Stuart (Ato Essandoh) and Eidra (Ali Ahn), the decision to end on a cliffhanger, and what it could all mean for Season 4, which has already been picked up. Continue reading ’The Diplomat’s Keri Russell on That Season 3 Finale Shocker: “It’s a Pretty Significant Gut Punch”

In the final moments of season three of The Diplomat, Kate realizes that her husband and President Grace Penn have schemed to successfully steal a nuclear weapon, the “Poseidon,” from a Russian submarine stuck a few miles off the coast of Britain. It’s a shocking cliffhanger, and one that sets up a very complicated season four. (And don’t worry: Netflix already renewed the thriller; production begins this fall in New York City.)

The Diplomat is made to be binge-watched, so even though it just dropped on Thursday, many viewers have already made it to the finale. “It’s so much fun to just get on the couch with popcorn and just go, just watch,” says actress Allison Janney. Below, Janney, who plays President Penn, and Keri Russell, who stars Ambassador (and Second Lady) Kate Wyler, break down the finale for Town & Country.

Continue reading Keri Russell and Allison Janney Break Down the “Chilling” Finale of The Diplomat Season 3