Netflix has released the official trailer forThe Diplomat. A new political drama series featuringKeri Russellin the lead role,The Diplomatwarns us to keep your friensd close while keeping your enemies closer. The series is set to premiere on August 03, 2025, and you can get a sneak peek now by checking out the brand new trailer below.
Debora Cahn created the series and executive produces with Russell Janice Williams and Simon Cellan Jones. Along with Russell, the series stars Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, and Ato Essandoh. Notable guest stars include Celia Imrie, Michael McKean, Nana Mensah, T’Nia Miller, and Miguel Sandoval.
The official synopsis forThe Diplomatis as follows:
Kate Wyler (Russell) is the new US Ambassador to the United Kingdom. She was supposed to go to Afghanistan. She’s great in a crisis zone. In a historic home… less so. War is brewing on one continent and boiling over on another. Kate will have to diffuse international crises, forge strategic alliances in London, and adjust to her new place in the spotlight — all while trying to survive her marriage to fellow career diplomat and political star Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell). From showrunner Debora Cahn (THE WEST WING, HOMELAND), THE DIPLOMAT is a high-stakes, contemporary political drama about the transcendence and torture of long-term relationships, between countries and people.
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Keri Russell Has Teased The Diplomat
Russell has also teased what viewers can expect fromThe Diplomat, viaTUDUM. She spoke about how the show is filled with tense political drama while also delving into the personal lives of its characters, and how they’re just as human as the rest of us.
“The Diplomatis a show about the transcendence and torture of long-term relationships,” Russell explains. “It’s hard to keep a relationship going, be it a marriage or a military alliance. We change, the world changes, and yet we want these relationships to go on forever.”
She continued, “It’s a show about a bunch of good people doing their best to keep their global and personal partnerships intact without killing each other. In the world of diplomacy, you’re dealing with a lot of rule-bound, protocol-driven behavior, but underneath all that, these are people who sweat, and spill coffee on their clothes, and forget the name of the person they’re talking to. All of that is always bubbling under the grandeur and majesty of working with heads of state.”
The Diplomatwill startstreamingon Netflix on August 04, 2025. You’ll be able to watch the series atNetflix.com/TheDiplomat.
