The Diplomat season 2 gets an update from its creator after Netflix’s speedy renewal of The Night Agent. Continuing in the genre of political thrillers, Netflix recently debuted The Diplomat. The eight-episode series stars Keri Russell as Kate Wyler, the new U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Though she’s great in a crisis zone, she’s less at ease with her new post. That discomfort is also increased by her complicated marriage to Hal (Rufus Sewell), and the fact that she’s being prepared to potentially take on a much bigger role in American politics. The main cast also includes Ali Ahn, David Gyasi, Rory Kinnear, and Ato Essandoh.
In an interview on the April 21 edition of The Hollywood Reporter‘s TV’s Top 5 podcast, series creator and showrunner Debora Cahn addressed the possibility of The Diplomat season 2. Even though it’s usually the case that Netflix takes its time with renewal decisions, The Night Agent season 2 was quickly confirmed. Cahn noted that she has hopes and ideas for the show’s future, which are detailed in the quote below:
I certainly like long-form stories I like being able to write about minutiae and the little odd moments of people’s lives and their worlds. So I like long-form storytelling. I certainly hope it continues. And I have a lot of ideas about where it would go. But we’ll see. We shall see what happens.
I was raised in, you know, broadcast network television, I worked in that medium for about ten years, and on shows that ran for hundreds of episodes. So, I look for a world that I feel can be populated endlessly with people and characters and, and scenarios and like—this is not a world that’s going to run out of steam anywhere. One of the real gifts of being on Homeland was… I felt they kind of broke new ground in the world of you know, the show is based on these two leads. Then, you know, one of them isn’t there. And the other one still is. And it turns out this third person was the lead the whole time… and we’re going to this country, and then we’re going to that country. I mean, they shot all over the world every season. They completely rebuilt the show on a new continent. So I don’t know that we would ever run out of stories in London. But if we did, there are other countries. I’m okay going to Paris for a couple of years. I’ll be alright with that.
How The Diplomat Already Sets Up Multiple Seasons
The Diplomat shows an appealing confidence in its future right from the jump. It’s established that Kate is on a shortlist to take over as the Vice President. The current holder of the job will eventually have to step down due to a money-related scandal, and Kate is one of the few names that’s being floated to replace her.
The job in the U.K. is meant to be ceremonial, but that is quickly complicated by the escalating rhetoric and potential war between the U.K. and Iran. This is all established in the premiere episode, proving that the series is swiftly establishing a path forward. There’s also a lot to be enjoyed in the scenes where Kate is resistant to the high-profile position, just trying to get the job while everyone around her, including her husband, is essentially plotting her future.
The Diplomat includes Michael McKean, known for playing Chuck McGill on Better Call Saul, as the U.S. president. If the new political thriller proves to be a massive success on the level of The Night Agent, it would be all too easy to imagine a future where McKean and Russell lead future seasons. But as the creator indicates, that depends heavily on viewership.
Source: TV’s Top 5 podcast