The Diplomat: Season Four; Netflix Unveils New Premiere Date, Photos, & Teaser for Political Drama’s Return

The Diplomat has its return date set. The Netflix political drama returns in October for its fourth season. The first photos and a teaser for the season have been released.

Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, Rory Kinnear, Ato Essandoh, Alison Janney, and Bradley Whitford star in the series, which follows a US Ambassador.

Netflix shared the following about the fourth season:

“The award-winning series returns. The Diplomat Season 4 premieres October 15 only on Netflix.

In Season Four of The Diplomat, two marriages threaten to eat each other alive. One catastrophic moment shatters the fragile peace Kate Wyler brokered between the US and UK, as well as the crumbling marriage she’s trying to save. While she fights to stem the bleeding, President Grace Penn and VP Hal Wyler’s conspiracy to steal Russia’s most powerful weapon hurtles the United States toward war. Kate and Todd, at best an uneasy pair, unite to stop the Grace-Hal alliance from upending the balance of power abroad and at home. Four Emmy nominees paint an unmissable portrait of two marriages: Keri Russell as Ambassador Kate Wyler, Rufus Sewell as Vice President Hal Wyler, Allison Janney as President Grace Penn, and Bradley Whitford as Todd Penn. From creator, showrunner, and executive producer Debora Cahn, the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated and AFI and SAG Award-winning series The Diplomat returns for a fourth season. Janice Williams, Alex Graves, Keri Russell, Peter Noah, and Eli Attie are executive producers. Also starring Ato Essandoh, Ali Ahn, and Nana Mensah.”

Creator Debora Cahn teased the following about season four:

“This season is built on the foursome that is Kate, Hal, Grace, and Todd. They’re two couples strapped together in one car on a crumbling roller coaster. Each of them has a professional, public role that’s upending their ability to function as a married person. And there’s a change-partners thing that happens, where the growing bond between Grace and Hal creates a not-so-functional alliance between Kate and Todd.”

More photos and the teaser trailer are below.

What do you think? Do you enjoy this Netflix series? Do you plan to watch season four when it airs?