EntertainmentStreamingNetflix’s huge Keri Russell show gets first trailer ahead of new seasonThe Diplomat is nearly back for moreWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

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The Diplomat is nearly back for more

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The Diplomat S2

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One of Netflix’s most successful shows of recent times just got a first look at its highly-anticipated second season, and it adds a massive guest star.

The Diplomatstarred Keri Russell as Kate Wyler, the beleaguered United States ambassador to the UK, navigating what felt like crisis after crisis in an attempt to keep the special relationship on an even keel – and we can only assume that things will continue in that stressful vein in its next outing.

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The Diplomat: Season 2 | Official Teaser | Netflix - YouTube

The Diplomat: Season 2 | Official Teaser | Netflix - YouTube

This first look teaser confirms very little, although the presence on Kate’s arm of her husband (Rufus Sewell) indicates that their fragile alliance will continue to at least some degree, as they arrive at what must be quite a swanky shindig at what looks like Blenheim Palace.

What it does tell us, though, is that the show is adding a big guest star in the form of Oscar-winning actress Alison Janney, who gives Kate a wry and potentially dry look from above her on the steps as the teaser ends.

That really isn’t very much to go on, but it perhaps indicates that Kate’s going to have yet another political rival to attempt to mollify and keep on board as the second season unfolds. Doubtless Janney will bring some more steely opposition, and we’d assume that she’ll be playing another American political operator.

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The Diplomat S2

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The Diplomat S2

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The Diplomat S2

The speed at whichThe Diplomat’s second season has sloped into view has underlined that, for all its faults, Netflix might just be thebest streaming serviceout there right now where production speed is concerned – when it has a hit show, it doesn’t hang about in getting new seasons prepped.

Every rule has an exception, of course, and the long gestation ofStranger Things' final season might just make that look tenuous, but we’re still impressed with the speed here, given that the first season ofThe Diplomatonly arrived in mid-2023.

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This new season will premiere on 31 October, so you’ve got a little under two months to get ready, and potentially line up a re-watch of the first season to familiarise yourself with everyone’s motivations.

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