Will we be getting a resolution to that shocking cliffhanger?
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for The Diplomat season 1.
Netflix‘s latest political thriller The Diplomat has come to a dramatic end.
The series follows Kate Wyler (Keri Russel) as she takes on the unexpected role as US ambassador to the UK and is tasked with making alliances and defuse international crises, while also trying to manage her personal life and marriage to political star and fellow diplomat Hal (Rufus Sewell).
The ending of the show leaves the fates of Kate and Hal completely up in the air, leaving viewers clamouring for a second season to tie up all the loose ends.
So, is a second instalment on the cards? Read on for everything you need to know about The Diplomat season 2.
Will there be The Diplomat season 2?
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Netflix hasn’t yet confirmed whether The Diplomat will be back for another season or not, but based on the shocking cliffhanger to season 1, it would certainly seem as though the intention is there to make more.
The final episode saw Kate and Austin realise that Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge had been behind the bombing of the HMS Courageous, having employed the services of Russian mercenary Lenkov, seemingly so as to boost his poll numbers and avoid the break-up of the UK.
It was a blockbuster reveal which was also matched by the series leaving Hal and Stuart’s fates in the balance, as they were caught up in the apparent assassination of a Conservative MP.
As the season has ended with so much left up in the air, it would certainly seem the creative team plan to follow this up.
The fact that Netflix hasn’t yet announced a renewal isn’t surprising, as the first season has only just been released. For now, we will have to wait for the streamer to confirm the series’s fate either way, likely dependent on how popular it proves. We will keep this page updated as soon as any information either way is revealed.
When would The Diplomat season 2 be released?
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If The Diplomat is renewed for a second season on Netflix, then we would imagine that the earliest we could possibly see new episodes arrive is in spring 2024, a year from now.
However, depending on when the renewal comes through and how quickly the team are able to go back into production, it could well be later than this. We’ll keep this page updated once we have any further information about the series’s future and when it might start filming again.
The Diplomat cast: who would be back for season 2?
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If The Diplomat does return then we would certainly expect major cast members such as Keri Russell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn and – after that shocking reveal – Rory Kinnear to all be back.
Two characters whose fates are somewhat up in the air are Rufus Sewell’s Hal Wyler and Ato Essandoh’s Stuart Hayford, both of whom were nearby when Conservative MP Merritt Grove’s car exploded, seemingly in an assassination.
In Paris, Kate and Austin were soon surrounded by police, but what they told them was inaudible. Are Hal and Stuart dead, or just injured? Our money is on the latter, but it’s entirely possible we’ve already seen the last of them both.
Here’s a full list of the central cast we would currently expect to return for The Diplomat season 2:
- Keri Russell as Kate Wyler
- Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler
- David Gyasi as Austin Dennison
- Ali Ahn as Eidra Park
- Rory Kinnear as Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge
- Ato Essandoh as Stuart Hayford
- Michael McKean as President William Rayburn
- Nana Mensah as Billie Appiah
- Miguel Sandoval as Miguel Ganon
- Celia Imrie as Margaret Roylin
- T’Nia Miller as Cecilia Dennison
Is there a trailer for The Diplomat season 2?
There isn’t a trailer for The Diplomat season 2 just yet, but we’ll keep this page updated if any new footage emerges. For now you can relive some of the action so far by rewatching the season 1 trailer here.
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