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The characters of The Diplomat couldn’t be facing a bigger crisis when the third season of the hit political drama picks up. In the preceding season finale, Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) discovered that the president of the United States had a heart attack, making Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) the leader of the free world. Did we mention that Kate recently learned Grace orchestrated a terrorist plot?

“It’s second-by-second what happens, which is actually really interesting — the whole breakdown of what happens when there’s a death of a president and how important it is, how they go through all the protocol,” says Russell. The Emmy-nominated series’ return whisks Kate, her husband, Hal (Rufus Sewell), and Grace through the chaos of succession and the selection of a new VP. “If you’re playing someone who’s confident, it’s really good to get to play them absolutely rattled,” says Sewell. “You get to see another side of all of us.”

The latest season of the drama, created by Debora Cahn, delves into the underbelly of another political power couple: Grace’s husband, Todd (three-time Emmy winner Bradley Whitford), enters as the “first lady” — a moniker he begrudgingly gives himself. “Having the character of Todd come on [means] you get to see … the private-facing Grace, not just the public-facing Grace,” Janney says. “It’s so great that it’s Brad, because we have a relationship already.”

Whitford reunites with his West Wing collaborators Janney and Cahn, who began her career writing and producing the White House drama. “Shows that really hum, that resonate and become a chord, are the ones where the political issues are resonating with the personal issues,” says Whitford. “The thing that I love about this show is the diplomacy is always just amplified and resonating with what’s going on personally. I realized it the moment I saw the first episode. And that’s really fun. There’s a power dynamic. There’s negotiation.” Continue reading Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, Allison Janney, and Bradley Whitford marry diplomacy with domesticity in The Diplomat.

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Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) realized she can’t live without Hal (Rufus Sewell) in The Diplomat Season 3 finale. This came after their most serious separation ever, one that lasted months and saw Kate connect with a new lover, Callum (Aidan Turner). But there’s always something going on with Hal.

The now-Vice President of the United States hatched a scheme to acquire a Russian nuclear weapon in secret with President Grace Penn (Allison Janney), a plan that knocked the air out of Kate’s lungs when she figured out what they did. Hal knows that she knows, and he told Grace. The ink wasn’t dry on the Wyler’s reunion when Kate was hit with a reminder of why she struggles to trust her husband. Can their relationship survive this potentially fatal blow?

The Diplomat Season 4 will soon start filming. Series creator Debra Cahn told TV Insider that, like the ones before it, Season 4 will pick up right where the finale left off and seemingly show the immediate aftermath of Kate’s discovery. This show is all about showing how the sausage gets made between the governing bodies of the United States and the United Kingdom, so the dramatic intrigue of uncovering every detail of these ongoing diplomatic and personal struggles is too juicy to skip over with a time jump. Sewell told TV Insider that Hal had no idea Kate was going to ask him to take her back. If he had, he might have handled the Poseidon plot differently.

“Otherwise, if they were estranged, it would be a different thing,” Sewell explained. “But that is something that’s happened that makes it seem more of a betrayal because that’s moments before that has happened.”

Kate and Hal are no doubt going to be reevaluating their marriage (again) in Season 4. But one massive change that can’t be ignored this time around is the fact that Hal is the vice president. With that job comes new, higher-stakes responsibilities. It’s very possible that his new position is going to force another evolution on the Wyler duo. The context of the requirements of his job can’t be extricated from this particular issue.

Continue reading ‘The Diplomat’: How Kate & Hal’s Seismic Shift Could Define Season 4

Keri was on Watch What Happens Live with Allison Janey to promot The Diplomat.

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Keri and Matthew Rhys attended MPTF’s 17th Annual Evening Before on Saturday. The Diplomat star has been nominated for an Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama for her role in the Netflix thriller series.

She wore a classic black dress with a square neckline, long sleeves and a frill at the hem, which ended inches above her knees.

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Golden Globe winner Keri Russell talks about her new Netflix series “The Diplomat” which takes viewers into the high-stakes world of international diplomacy. Russell also discusses “Cocaine Bear,” her daughter’s reaction to “Felicity” and reveals her favorite of the many disguises Matthew Rhys wore in “The Americans.”

6×05 – The Great Patriotic War

As the summit fast approaches, Elizabeth enlists Philip’s help for a mission that could yield game-changing intel. Written by Hilary Bettis; Directed by Thomas Schlamme.