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There are many rumors swirling as to the future of films in the Star Wars franchise. Many are wondering if the characters from the sequel trilogy will return in either cameos or stand-alone films. From Daisy Ridley to Oscar Isaac, there are many actors in the Star Wars franchise who have also been the subject of much speculation.

One actor from the final film in the Skywalker Saga is Keri Russell. The actress played Zori Bliss, a spice runner and one-time former associate of the main character, Poe Dameron, in The Rise of Skywalker.

The character was clouded in mystery with a cool look and design, but also displayed human moments and was one of the heroes towards the end of the film. Russell added to the mystery of the character and added depth to her, despite having only one moment in the film where you could see the actress's eyes.

If you turned on the television earlier this year, you may have tuned in to watch Sterling K. Brown fighting to save what he thought was left of his country from the selfish interests of a power hungry billionaire in Hulu’s Paradise.

Perhaps, before today’s Independence Day, you also caught Zero Day, in which Robert De Niro plays a former president leading an investigation into a devastating nationwide cyberattack, ultimately uncovering a conspiracy against the American people involving key leaders from across the political spectrum. A few months before that, in October, the second season of The Diplomat saw Keri Russell’s Kate Wyler continue digging into the bombing of a British aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf — only this time she was bogged down by the arrival of Allison Janney’s Vice President Grace Penn, who was vying for the presidency as she sensed that the current...

There are different kinds of stardom. There's the level of fame one achieves by simply being newsworthy for whatever reason in their chosen field, there's the crossover success one attains by appealing to millions of people from different demographics, and then there's the supernova stardom that makes musicians want to become actors, actors become musicians, and athletes become both (typically to their detriment).

As the world entered the 21st century, there were few people more famous than Britney Spears. The teen idol had knocked out two multi-platinum albums, "... Baby One More Time" and "Oops! ... I Did It Again," and caused something of a scandal with her sexy schoolgirl music video for the title track of the former. The provocation worked sensationally in her favor: The public was obsessed with Spears, which led to her landing a hosting gig on "Saturday Night Live" and, predictably, the starring role in a feature film.

Keri Lynn Russell is 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm) tall, about the average height of American women. She wears a size 6 (US).

In December 2019, Keri Russell joined her Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker co-stars for the film’s European premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square in London. Even in high heels, the petite actress appeared noticeably shorter beside David Walliams, who stands at 6 feet 2 ½ inches (189.2 cm).

Keri Russell and David Walliams attend Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker European Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on December 18, 2019, in London, England

She looked fabulous in a Stephane Rolland Fall 2019 Couture dress and Alexandra Mor jewelry.

Keri Russell donned a pearly green Stephane Rolland Couture dress and Alexandra Mor jewelry

Keri Russell’s Petite Frame Highlighted in “Waitress” Cast Appearances

Russell confirmed her height in a 2007 Black Film interview, playfully comparing herself to her co-star, Nathan Fillion, who is 6ft 1 ½ (186.7 cm), though she believes he’s much taller.

Looks like Dance Mom will boogie all the way to the Emmy podium.

Julianne Nicholson, who played the joyous (and drug-addicted) character on Hacks Season 4, now leads the Best Comedy Guest Actress race, taking down longtime frontrunner Jamie Lee Curtis for The Bear, who won last year. Nicholson's Dance Mom, aka Mary Alice, was recruited by Paul W. Downs' Jimmy and Megan Stalter's Kayla to appear on Late Night With Deborah Vance as a way for the talk show-within-a-show to gain a younger audience. At first, Jean Smart's Deborah was hesitant to let the untested woman take the stage, until she realized it would annoy Hannah Einbinder's Ava, and then all bets were off.

There's a new Hacks tonight, but I have not yet recovered from Julianne Nicholson dancing to Katy Perry's "Lifetimes" as Dance Mom in last week's episode. pic.twitter.com/SH3OPittFI

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26 years later, Keri Russell laughs about the backlash that sparked from her haircut on Felicity.Created by J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves, Felicity aired from 1998-2002 on The WB. Russell toplined the college-age drama as Felicity Porter, who navigates life and love as she attends the fictional "University of New York." Russell and Felicity were known for her iconic mane of curly hair, which the actress and character infamously chopped off in Felicity season 2, which created an unexpected outrage from viewers.

On Imagine Entertainment's Instagram, Keri Russell recalls in amusement at how Felicity's haircut was an idea presented to her by J.J. Abrams. Russell shearing off Felicity's trademark locks led to "hysteria," with strangers coming up to her on the street commenting on her looks. Read Keri's quote and watch the Instagram video below:

J.J. called me over the summer. We had shot the first season of Felicity,...

The showrunner for Netflix's House of Cards replacement revealed that the twist ending to the season 2 finale of the Emmy-nominated political thriller series originally came off as "ridiculous" and "dumb." Since Netflix's seven-time Emmy winner House of Cards concluded after six seasons in 2018, the streaming giant has been looking to film that gap in its original content for the political drama genre. Classic TV shows such as The West Wing and Veep remain among some of the best political drama series ever made. All signs point to Netflix finally finding its House of Cards replacement with The Diplomat.

In a recent interview with Next Best Picture, The Diplomat creator and showrunner Debora Cahn opened up about what it was like crafting a modern political drama for Netflix centered around Keri Russell's character. She revealed that The Diplomat season 2, which ended with a stunning and game-changing cliffhanger in which one key character abruptly dies,...

The Severance reverence is no joke. Upon its release in 2022, the Apple TV+ show about the separation of work and home life became a slow-burn sensation, cultivating a rabid online fan to go with glowing reviews. Masterminded by former office drone Dan Erickson and helmed by Ben Stiller, that first season of Severance was celebrated by the TV Academy with 14 Emmy nominations, scoring wins for Main Title Design and Original Main Title Theme Song.

Not too shabby. But now, in Season 2, Severance enters Emmy season as the show to beat. Here's how we expect the sophomore series to improve upon its nominations at the 2025 Emmys, vaulting into near-record-setting territory.

Best Drama Series

As the clear favorite for the top prize in the Gold Derby odds since we began tracking the odds for this year's Emmys, Severance is a lock to make the field of eight finalists for Best Drama when...

As the first round of Emmy voting comes to a close on June 23, anticipation in Hollywood reaches a boiling point ahead of the 2025 Emmy nominations announcement on July 15. The past year of television has delivered groundbreaking dramas, razor-sharp comedies, and unforgettable performances, leaving one question at the forefront: which of these standout contenders will make the cut? And who might face the dreaded snub?

Gold Derby’s final predictions for the 2025 Emmy nominees showcase a mix of overwhelming favorites and potential long shots ready to shake up the competition. Will Severance hold onto its front-runner status for Best Drama Series, or could The Pitt surge with a surprise wave of nominations? Can Hacks take home Best Comedy Series for the second consecutive year, or will The Studio emerge as a fresh favorite? Check out Gold Derby’s latest predictions across the major categories below, and stay tuned as the Emmy...

When actor Allison Janney steps into a role, she brings an aura of authority and an unforgettable performance. Her latest turn in Netflix’s The Diplomat is no exception. Her addition to season 2 added a whole new weight to the political thriller.

Janney’s portrayal of Vice President Grace Penn includes a standout monologue that cuts to the heart of the public perception of women in politics. It truly elevates the season with the concept of power and perception. The season had an unexpected ending that shocked the audience and Janney alike. She shared in an interview what she really did reading the ending of season 2.

Allison Janney’s The Diplomat Season 2 monologue speaks real power Keri Russel in The Diplomat | Credit: Netflix

Allison Janney, who plays Vice President Grace Penn, stunned audiences with a sharp, no-nonsense monologue that tackled how women in politics are scrutinized and shaped by public perception.

Variety’s “Actors on Actors” Season 22 was the franchise’s most successful social campaign ever for an Emmys season.

The video series, which pairs actors in conversation with one another to discuss the top contenders of awards season, drew 98.2 million views across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and X. The total viewership numbers exceed the figure for last year’s “Actors on Actors” for the Emmys season. The social campaign was spearheaded by Harper Mays, Variety’s social media coordinator, with key contributions from Abigail Lee, Variety’s social media and editorial intern.

“We are so proud that ‘Actors on Actors’ continues its unstoppable run, cementing its status as one of the biggest interview series on the internet,” says Variety co-editor-in-chief Ramin Setoodeh, who serves as an executive producer of the series. “It’s become a can’t-miss stop on the awards campaign trail thanks to our journalists’ relentless drive to reinvent...

Amidst the swirl of political twists and turns on Netflix's The Diplomat, the Debora Cahn-created series is also ripe with emotional shockers. The romance between CIA station chief Eidra Park (Ali Ahn) and the U.S. deputy chief of mission Stuart Heyford (Ato Essandoh) crashed and burned, but ripples of feelings continue. And, of course, U.S. Diplomat Kate Wyler's (Keri Russell) relationship with her sly husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) is as complicated as any world power strife, so her very real attraction to the U.K. Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi) — which Hal is very aware of — is just adding fuel to the fire.

That said, so far, Kate and Dennison have yet to take major romantic steps, and Gyasi feels the audience's pain, given he's the guy playing Dennison's longing and yearning even after the pair listens to their heads and not their hearts...

Netflix has confirmed a Fall 2025 launch for Season 3 of The Diplomat, with Keri Russell back in the role of Kate Wyler—and this time, the international chessboard isn’t the only battlefield she’s navigating. The eight-episode season sees Kate reeling from the explosive Season 2 endgame, where her bid for the vice presidency collided with […]

Netflix Sets Fall Return for The Diplomat as High-Stakes Power Shifts Rock Season 3...

Conspiracies, political intrigue, and a lone agent who sets out not only to stop the bad guys but save the country. It's a tried-and-true formula, and maybe that's why "The Night Agent" has been such a big hit for Netflix (even though they almost turned it down). The series follows in the footsteps of many political thriller TV shows, as audiences partake in the journey of Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso), who becomes entangled in a far-reaching conspiracy about a mole within the United States government.

Fans reacted overwhelmingly positive to the series, with the first season remaining one of the most-watched Netflix seasons of all time. Season 2 didn't disappoint when it came out in 2025, garnering 13.9 million views within its first four days. All of this is to say that it's not too surprising that season 3 of "The Night Agent" is in the works. However, if you're looking for something similar...

El drama político regresa este otoño. © Netflix

Netflix ha publicado el primer tráiler de la tercera temporada de La diplomática.

La temporada 3de La diplomática se reanuda tras el impactante cliffhanger de la segunda, en el que el Presidente moría repentinamente y la vicepresidenta Grace Penn, interpretada por Janney, ocupaba su lugar. Nada de esto frena la campaña de Hal para conseguirle a Kate la vicepresidencia. Kate se mete en un papel que nunca quiso, con una libertad que nunca esperó, una amistad cada vez más complicada con el Secretario de Asuntos Exteriores Austin Dennison (David Gyasi), y un vínculo desconcertante con el Primer Caballero Todd Penn (Whitford).

Esta nueva entrega cuenta con el regreso de Keri Russell (Misión: Imposible 3), Rufus Sewell (Destino de caballero), David Gyasi (Interstellar), Ali Ahn (Amor y letras), Rory Kinnear (El ministerio de la Guerra Sucia), Ato Essandoh (Jason Bourne) y Allison Janney (Criadas...

A star-studded lineup of talent returned for the new season of Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter.

The Emmy-nominated series debuted new episodes in May and June on IFC that were available to stream the same day on AMC+.

Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter showcases five categories of Emmy contenders, featuring themed episodes for Drama Actress, Drama Actor, Comedy Actress, Comedy Actor and Stand-Up. Moderated by THR’s Lacey Rose and Mikey O’Connell, the series is known for its sharp, unfiltered roundtable format, delivering honest, insightful and often hilarious conversations about the craft and chaos of working in television. But what truly sets Off Script apart is its unmatched ability to curate a who’s who of Hollywood who rarely, if ever, share the same stage.

Closely timed with each episode’s premiere, THR released digital covers, in-depth features, and full video cuts of each roundtable on THR.

If you wanted an immersive awards voter experience — something like snapping a selfie with Oz Cobb’s gleaming purple Maserati from The Penguin or strolling the stately grounds of Pasadena’s grand Huntington Library before listening in on a chat with The Diplomat’s Keri Russell and Allison Janney, or perhaps cracking up as comedian Patton Oswalt hilariously peppering Tony Gilroy and the Andor cast with uber-nerdy questions — the 2025 FYC season had a little something for just about everyone.

Even with all the chatter about how tight-belted Hollywood’s TV networks and streamers must be right now, budgets for voter-influencing soirees featuring the stars and creators of the medium’s top series remained decidedly robust this spring, with a flurry of stunt-minded occasions designed to be memorable enough to linger in the mind as Emmy voters mark their ballots this week.

The vast majority of the events were built on...

The Diplomat finally has a teaser trailer for the highly anticipated third season!

In season three, Ambassador Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want. She just accused Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) of hatching a terrorist plot and admitted she’s after the VP’s job. But now the President is dead, Kate’s husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) may have inadvertently killed him, and Grace Penn is leader of the free world. None of this slows Hal’s campaign to land Kate the vice presidency. Kate steps into a role she never wanted, with a freedom she never expected, an increasingly complicated friendship with Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi), and an unnerving bond with First Gentleman Todd Penn (Bradley Whitford).

Keep reading to find out more…

The teaser trailer is the first time we’re seeing Bradley, who is a new addition to the cast.

Netflix has released the first teaser for “The Diplomat” Season 3, confirming a fall 2025 premiere and unveiling “West Wing” alumnus Bradley Whitford as First Gentleman Todd Penn alongside returning star Keri Russell.

The 90-second clip, dropped 12 June, caps a shoot that wrapped in London and New York and reunites Whitford with Allison Janney, now playing President Grace Penn. “I was thrilled… I love Keri. I love Rufus. And I hear Allison Janney is good at acting too,” Whitford quipped.

Creator-showrunner Debora Cahn promises the story “flips the chessboard… Kate lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want.” Executive producer Janice Williams calls Whitford “the perfect addition to what is already a dream cast.”

Audience appetite has so far justified Netflix’s confidence. Season 1 opened at No. 1 globally with 57.48 million hours viewed in its first weekend, charting in 87 countries. The political thriller has already secured a fourth-season renewal, announced at the streamer’s May upfronts,...

Kate Wyler's problems aren't over in The Diplomat season 3. No, they're only just beginning. Jumping off from the shocking season 2 finale, she's enterting uncharted territory in the new season of Netflix's political drama series, which will be released in fall 2025. While the streamer hasn't yet revealed the official release date just yet, the teaser trailer has officially dropped.

On June 12, Netflix shared the one-minute preview of The Diplomat season 3 with fans on June 12 and again confirmed that the new episodes will arrive this fall. That's not the only good news Netflix revealed. Last season, fans were frustrated that there were only six episodes. This time around, season 3 once again contains eight episodes. That's two more episodes of shocks and thrills!

The Diplomat season 3 teaser debuts First Gentleman Bradley Whitford

Unlike the series itself, The Diplomat season 3 teaser trailer features very little dialogue and doesn't give away too much...

Commander Joseph Lawrence was bid bon voyage in the penultimate episode of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale last month, but now Bradley Whitford has landed a new gig: First Gentleman to Allison Janney’s freshly appointed president of the United States in the third season of The Diplomat, debuting this fall on Netflix. The series also stars Keri Russell in the eponymous role and Rufus Sewell as her quasi-estranged husband.

Whitford and Janney are, of course, no strangers to the White House, having both starred in Aaron Sorkin’s acclaimed political drama The West Wing from 1999 to 2006. “I love Keri. I love Rufus. And I hear Allison Janney is good at acting too,” Whitford quips in the press release for the show.

The teaser trailer for the new season of The Diplomat sees Whitford bringing his patented brand of dry wit to the role of Todd Penn. Todd joins his wife,...

Netflix has released the official teaser for The Diplomat Season 3, which is coming to the streaming service this fall. See Bradley Whitford in action for the first time as he reunites with his The West Wing costar Allison Janney and joins Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, and the rest of the cast as they navigate the state of the union.

In The Diplomat Season 3, Ambassador Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want. She just accused Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) of hatching a terrorist plot and admitted she’s after the VP’s job.

But now the President is dead, Kate’s husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) may have inadvertently killed him, and Grace Penn is the leader of the free world. None of this slows Hal’s campaign to land Kate the vice presidency.

Kate steps into a role she never wanted, with a freedom she never expected,...

The Diplomat season 3 trailer teases a long-awaited West Wing reunion and a new rivalry for Kate (Keri Russell) as Netflix reveals the show's release window. The Diplomat season 2 ended with a shocking turn of events, as President of the United States William Rayburn (Michael McKean) suffered a heart attack and died. This leaves Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) in charge, despite Kate confronting her about her role in the terrorist attack from season 1. It means her and Hal (Rufus Sewell) are going to have even greater challenges as they seek to bring the now-President to justice.

Now, Netflix has released a new trailer for The Diplomat season 3, teasing Janney's reunion with her former co-star on TheWest Wing, Bradley Whitford. Whitford is built up as he arrives, portraying Grace's husband, Todd Penn. There are some moments of tension between all four characters, including Kate and Hal walking seriously to an unknown location.

C.J. and Josh are back together — on The Diplomat.

On Thursday, Netflix dropped the first teaser for Season 3 of the political thriller, which reunites The West Wing stars Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford. The season introduces Whiftord's Todd Penn, the husband of Grace Penn (Janney), the new Potus in the wake of the death of President Rayburn (Michael McKean) in the Season 2 finale.

The teaser is mostly silent, but features the Penns hugging, along with a shot of Todd and Kate (Keri Russell) in the pool. It ends with Todd, sitting next to Grace, asking Kate and Hal (Rufus Sewell), "How was everyone's day at the office?"

"I was thrilled when I heard that Debora was interested in me doing something. I had no idea what it was. I love the show. I was jealous of the writing on this show. I love Keri. I love Rufus. And I...

Have you ever imagined a world where Cj Gregg and Josh Lyman got married on The West Wing? Well, imagine no more. The Diplomat is staging a West Wing reunion in Season 3 with Bradley Whitford set to play Allison Janney‘s husband, Todd Penn, and Netflix has just released the first teaser for their onscreen reunion. Janney plays Vice President Grace Penn in the Emmy-nominated Netflix political drama, making Whitford the second gentleman. But as viewers well know, the Season 2 finale ended on a massive cliffhanger that saw Penn get promoted to world’s highest office in the season’s final seconds. From White House staff to White House residents! The Diplomat Season 3 teaser (above) is packed with clips of Janney and Whitford and teases the immediate aftermath of President William Rayburn’s (Michael McKean) death. From the looks of it, Whitford will have considerable scenes with Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell.

“The Diplomat” is getting another boost of star power: The buzzy political drama brings Bradley Whitford into the fold for a “West Wing” reunion with Allison Janney, whose character was the catalyst for the jaw-dropping events in Season 2.

Keri Russell, of course, is back as Ambassador Kate Wyler, with Rufus Sewell as her fixer husband who just might have made international relations even worse. The Season 3 synopsis reads: “Ambassador Kate Wyler (Russell) lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want. She just accused Vice President Grace Penn (Janney) of hatching a terrorist plot and admitted she’s after the VP’s job. But now the President is dead, Kate’s husband Hal (Sewell) may have inadvertently killed him, and Grace Penn is leader of the free world. None of this slows Hal’s campaign to land Kate the vice presidency. Kate steps into a role she never wanted,...

It’s a West Wing reunion on The Diplomat.

The season three teaser, which Netflix dropped today, features the first extended look at Bradley Whitford’s role as first gentleman Todd Penn, husband to Allison Janney’s Grace Penn, who viewers learned in the closing moments of season two was on the verge of becoming president after President Rayburn (Michael McKean) died.

In the preview, which reveals that the eight-episode season three will drop this fall, Todd is shown being led into an office before he and his wife hug. The series of short clips also shows Keri Russell’s Kate Wyler running while on the phone, seemingly in the moments after season two’s jaw-dropping finale, as well as Todd and Kate in a pool together, looking warily across the water. Viewers will also notice that Kate’s vice-presidential hair from season two appears to be gone, at least...

The Diplomat was renewed for Season 4 not long ago ahead of the Season 3 premiere, and now we finally have an idea of what the next chapter for Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) is going to look like. Netflix has released the first official trailer for The Diplomat, which brings back Russell’s Wyler and also introduces Bradley Whitford, who recently starred as Dr. Rick Stanton in Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019). Although the trailer does not announce an official release date, it does confirm that the show will return to streaming before the end of the year. Allison Janney will play the President of the United States in Season 3, with Whitford suiting up as the first husband alongside Russell and Rufus Sewell’s Hal Wyler.

The Diplomat Season 3 follows Kate Wyler (Russell), who is currently living the life she never wanted. After accusing Vice President Grace Penn (Janney) of hatching a...

“The Diplomat” or “The West Wing?”

Netflix debuted the first teaser for “The Diplomat” Season 3, and it’s a reunion for “West Wing” stars Bradley Whitford and Allison Janney, who play husband and wife in the Netflix drama series.

In the first glimpse at Whitford, who joins Season 3 as the husband of Janney’s Grace Penn, Whitford can be seen embracing Grace after the traumatic events of the Season 2 finale, which saw the president die from a sudden heart attack, making Grace the next president of the U.S.

Grace, Kate (Keri Russell) and Hal (Rufus Sewell) are quickly transported back home to U.S. soil given the president’s death, and eventually meet up with Whitford’s Todd Penn, who has now become the first gentleman of the U.S.

“How was everyone’s stay at the office?” Todd said in the trailer, provoking a glare from Kate.

Though...

Netflix has released the teaser trailer for Season 3 of the hit political thriller series “The Diplomat,” which is set to arrive on the streaming platform this fall.

The upcoming season picks up after the final events of Season 2, where Kate Wyler (Keri Russell), the U.S. ambassador to the U.K., discovers that Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) was involved in the attack on the British warship. Things take a turn in the season finale when U.S. President Rayburn dies after Wyler’s husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) tells him that Penn coordinated the attack. The president’s unexpected death leads to Penn succeeding as president.

Per the official synopsis, Season 3 will focus on “Kate accusing Penn of hatching a terrorist plot and admitting she’s after the vice president’s job. But now the president is dead, Hal may have inadvertently killed him, and Penn is the leader of the free world.

It’s a good thing Bradley Whitford has some experience with political crises.

The West Wing alum joins the cast of Netflix’s The Diplomat in Season 3 alongside his former co-star Allison Janney, and in a new teaser — which you can watch below — he seems to be stepping right into the middle of the many fires that Keri Russell’s UK ambassador Kate Wyler is trying to put out.

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Ambassador Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) probably thought that things would get easier once she solved the mystery surrounding the bombing of a British aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.

In reality, she now only finds herself in a more precarious position. Netflix released a trailer on Thursday that gives a glimpse into the realities of Kate’s situation now that she’s accused Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) of hatching a terrorist plot and admitted she’s after the VP’s job.

The President is dead, which may or may not be the fault of Kate’s husband Hal (Rufus Sewell), and Penn has just taken over as Commander in Chief. But, apparently, that hasn’t deterred Hal from trying to win Kate the vice presidency.

The Season 3 trailer also teases a complicated relationship between Kate and newcomer, First Gentleman Todd Penn (Bradley Whitford).

Watch the full trailer above.

Kate Wyler’s (Keri Russell) work overseas isn’t letting up. The Diplomatis coming back for a third season in fall 2025, and, by the looks of it, things are about to get a lot more complicated as Bradley Whitford joins the cast. Check him out in the teaser above.

“I was thrilled when I heard that Debora [Cahn, creator, showrunner, and executive producer] was interested in me doing something,” Whitford tells Tudum. “I had no idea what it was, but I love the show. I was jealous of the writing on this show. I love Keri. I love Rufus. And I hear Allison Janney is good at acting too. It’s an amazing cast.”

As for what to expect from the upcoming episodes, “Season 3 flips the chessboard,” Cahn tells Tudum. “In Season 3, Kate lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want.”

Production...

One of the elements of Netflix's The Diplomat that lends itself to being an addictive drama is how the show juggles huge political turmoil alongside relationship drama and often comedic complications for the core characters. Case in point, Stuart Heyford (Ato Essandoh), the deputy chief of mission of the U.S. embassy in London. Besides his duties being the right hand for U.S. ambassador Kate Wyler (Keri Russell), Stuart had a tumultuous second season.

After surviving the Season 1 finale explosion, he recovered enough to return to work and randomly met a woman (Adrienne Warren) with whom he hooked up, only to find out there was nothing random about it all. His ex-girlfriend Eidra (Ali Ahn), the CIA station chief, set it all up to ensure he was ready to come back to his job.

Here, Essandoh tells us whether he likes to know what's coming on the hit drama,...

Casting director Julie Schubert might work so well with actors because she originally thought she wanted to be one, even going to college in New York to study the craft. “I quickly realized that I was absolutely terrible at it — like miserable — but I still wanted to work in the industry,” she reveals. She took a bunch of internships her senior year, one in casting, and found it to be the perfect fit. “I get to work with actors all the time, which I love. I get to play in new and interesting worlds with each new film or series I cast. And I never have to be seen! Win-win-win.”

An Emmy Award winner for casting “House of Cards” (with Laray Mayfield, Schubert earned an Artios Award nomination for her work on Season One of Netflix’s “The Diplomat,” starring Keri Russell in the titular role. Season Two upped the stakes even more,...

We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2025 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 12 to June 23, with the official Emmy nominations announced Tuesday, July 15. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 18 and ends the night of August 27. The 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 14, and air live on CBS at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.

The State of the Race

One of the reasons why “Matlock” star Kathy Bates seems to be in such a good position to win the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, besides having been recognized for her performance at several of the winter awards shows, with wins at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards, is that her show is only in its first season.

“At that time, I never dreamed that it would go where it's gone,” says Allison Janney of her acting career, when she’s told it has been 25 years since she won her first Emmy Award. In 2000, she won in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as C.J. Cregg on The West Wing. She'd later add three more trophies — two for Mom and one for Masters of Sex.

“I feel pretty damn lucky that I've been able to work as much as I have and in my career,” she says. "I love the community it creates for me. With each project, you have a whole new group of people and relationships and camaraderie. I felt so lucky to be on two shows last year working on Palm Royale and The Diplomat, both completely different. It’s been an embarrassment of riches this past year."

Here,...

Editor’s note: Deadline’s It Starts on the Page (Drama) features standout drama series scripts in 2025 Emmy contention.

The Diplomat creator Debora Cahn loves a cliffhanger. After leaving multiple major characters’ fates up in the air at the end of the first season of the Netflix thriller, Cahn throws another huge wrench into international relations between the U.S. and the UK by the end of Season 2.

The breakneck six-episode season picks up right where things left off in Season 1, plunging viewers into the panic that broke out after a car bomb exploded in the heart of London, killing Parliament member Merritt Grove and leaving Kate’s (Keri Russell) husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) as well as her deputy chief of mission Stuart Hayford (Ato Essandoh) severely injured.

Kate and British Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi) have just started to think they might have solved the mystery surrounding the...

Niecy Nash-Betts has enjoyed an acclaimed run of dramatic roles – including her Emmy-winning turn in “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” — but she wants to remind audiences that she’s comedian, too.

“I literally just called my team and said, ‘I think people forgot I’m funny.’ Every role I get, I’m crying. I’m falling out. I’m perturbed. I’m a funny girl too, so I’m out here in the streets trying to remind people,” Nash-Betts explained during The Hollywood Reporter’s Drama Actress Roundtable.

The “Grotesquerie” actress’ recent career has been so varied that she’s not even sure what a “Niecy Nash-Betts type” is anymore.

“I’ve lived a lot of lives as an actor — doing something as loud as ‘Reno 911!,’ and then you slide all the way over and that pendulum hits ‘Jeffrey Dahmer.’ I don’t know what it would...

These six actresses at the absolute top of their game may have recently found themselves in the zeitgeist for their dramatic work, but there was no shortage of levity when they sat down for THR’s Drama Actress Roundtable.

Kathy Bates (Matlock), Cristin Milioti (The Penguin and Black Mirror), Helen Mirren (1922 and Mobland), Niecy Nash-Betts (Grotesquerie), Parker Posey (The White Lotus) and Keri Russell (The Diplomat) swapped ware stories for an hour — talking about the worst advice they’ve gotten over the course of their careers, seeing too many “beautiful but she doesn’t know it” parts in scripts and, for Bates and Posey, relishing in their recent returns to the center of attention. “The memes, the excitement of my friends and family, it’s been so lovely,” Posey said of her recent work on The White Lotus and the many, many viral moments it inspired. “There are friends going,...

Helen Mirren is reminding audiences just how cruel Hollywood can be. The iconic British star told THR while alongside fellow icons Parker Posey, Kathy Bates, Niecy Nash-Betts, Cristin Milioti, and Keri Russell that she was advised to under plastic surgery early in her career.

“I was told to have a nose job in my twenties,” Mirren recalled. “Someone said, ‘You’ll never get work if you don’t have a nose job.’ I said no. I didn’t want to be a pretty actress anyway. I elected to be not so pretty.”

“The Thursday Murder Club” star added of her fellow actresses at the roundtable, “Looking at our faces around this table, none of us are beautiful. We’re not. None of us are beauties. We all have really different faces, very interesting faces. We all know what ‘beautiful’ is like.”

Mirren previously caused a stir when she was cast...

Tubiis known for being the ultimate streaming site for free movies and television shows. While reality TV, comedies, romance, horror, and more may be the most popular genres, there are some people who value the streamer's ability to add all kinds of productions, even less popular ones. In June, there are a few history-inspired films coming to Tubi, including Matthew McConaughey's Free State of Jones. The 2016 war movie was one of the year's most divisive films, with some critics calling it powerful and others pointing out some inaccuracies in its storytelling. Whether you enjoyed the film or not, you'll get a chance to update your opinion on McConaughey's performance and the movie's plot while watching it on Tubi.

Free State of Jones is inspired by the life of Southern Unionist Newton Knight, who is said to have led a successful revolt against the Confederacy in Jones County, Mississippi during the American Civil War.

Niecy Nash-Betts was almost exclusively known for punchlines before she called a meeting at her agency, a reintroduction, as she puts it, to set her career on a different course. “All I was ever doing was comedy,” says the Grotesquerie actress. “So I told them, ‘Here is how I see myself. And if you don’t see me how I see myself, then we are not aligned.’ “

Kathy Bates, Niecy Nash-Betts, Parker Posey, Keri Russell, Cristin Milioti and Helen Mirren were photographed May 4 at the Luckman Club at Soho House West Hollywood. Photographed by Beau Grealy

All of the women who joined Nash-Betts for THR‘s Drama Actress Roundtable could relate to her time spent playing a similar role over and over, be it for lofty gigs like 1923 and MobLand star Helen Mirren — she’s played three queens and an empress — or less glamorous types like The Penguin scene-stealer Cristin...

Here are 17 powerful female-centric shows to watch — because women who shake the world don’t retire quietly.

If The Handmaid’s Tale left a dystopian-sized hole in your watchlist, don’t panic. There’s no shortage of shows with women who defy expectations, challenge authority, and sometimes set the whole system on fire.

Whether you’re craving rebellion, redemption, or just a really sharp suit, here are 17 shows with female leads who don’t just survive — they rewrite the rules.

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Olivia Pope doesn’t play by the rules — she makes them.

If you want another woman who wields power in high heels and doesn’t flinch in a crisis, this D.C. drama delivers.

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Tom Cruise and his daredevil sensibilities may be the face of "Mission: Impossible," but the series also owes a great debt to its women. As the films kept expanding their ensembles, they accumulated a murderer's row of female talent like Katy O'Brian, Vanessa Kirby, Michelle Monaghan, Thandiwe Newton, Paula Patton, Maggie Q, Vanessa Redgrave, Keri Russell, and the Academy Award-nominated Angela Bassett. When "Rogue Nation" came around, Rebecca Ferguson's Ilsa Faust became an instant fan favorite who stuck around for three incredible adventures.

It felt like such a gift on behalf of "Dead Reckoning," one of the best "Mission: Impossible" movies, to not only feature Ferguson, but also add two more incredible women to join in on the fun. On the side of the villainous Entity, you had Pom Klementieff as Paris, a quietly menacing henchwoman with a penchant for deadly hand-to-hand combat. Over on Ethan Hunt's team, however,...

Exactly three months ago, The Pitt was in 10th place for Best Drama Series; its vital signs have been steadily improving ever since.

By March, the Max medical procedural had jumped up to sixth place in Gold Derby's odds, and by April it was in the top four. Now, as word of mouth continues to grow, The Pitt has achieved its highest placement yet at No. 2, behind only the long-standing predictions leader, Severance.

The Pitt stars Emmy frontrunner Noah Wyle as Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, a senior attending physician who works a 15-hour shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital. Each episode unfolds hourly in real time. Robby's fellow staff members include Taylor Dearden's Melissa "Mel" King, Katherine Lanasa's Dana Evans, Patrick Ball's Frank Langdon, and Shawn Hatosy's Dr. Jack Abbott.

While The Pitt gives viewers a nostalgic throwback feel to traditional broadcast dramas, Severance is celebrated...

With its lush gardens and old-world charm, the Huntington Library in the Los Angeles suburb of San Marino provided a stately backdrop for a conversation on nuclear diplomacy and behind-the-scenes political intrigue, as Netflix hosted a special screening and panel for its Emmy-, Golden Globe-, and Screen Actors Guild-nominated political thriller The Diplomat. But despite the tranquil setting, even the cast remained somewhat shellshocked by the explosive Season 2 finale.

“I read the script and thought, ‘What is happening?’” Allison Janney recalled, describing how she discovered the finale’s jaw-dropping twist — President Rayburn (Michael McKean) drops dead mid-meeting after an altercation with Hal (Rufus Sewell), launching Janney’s character, Vice President Grace Penn, into the Oval Office and stunning the cast. “I don’t think she expected to become president of the United States.”

Following a sneak peek of a Season 3 scene, star and executive producer Keri Russell teased where audiences will find her character,...

Last week, HBO announced that The Last of Us scene-stealer Kaitlyn Dever would be campaigning as a guest star, as opposed to a supporting actress, for the zombie apocalypse drama. That left an opening in Gold Derby's Best Drama Supporting Actress Emmy odds that has since been filled by ... drumroll, please ... her costar Isabela Merced.

Dever plays Abby, a soldier who seeks revenge against Joel (Pedro Pascal) in Season 2 for the death of her father in Season 1. Since Dever has only appeared in two episodes (so far), she's eligible to compete as a guest star for The Last of Us because of the TV Academy's "less than 50 percent" ruling. The 28-year-old will also be on the Emmy ballot for Apple Cider Vinegar in Best Limited Series/Movie Actress.

Merced is another newcomer to The Last of Us this year, playing the free-spirited Dina, the romantic interest of Ellie (Bella Ramsey...

That deep sigh you just heard? Yeah, that was probably Kate Wyler somewhere in London realizing that she's in for another round of chaos. But that celebration you're hearing? That's millions of fans of Netflix's hit political drama series The Diplomat cheering on the exciting news that the streamer just renewed the show for season 4. Sorry, Kate... Your stress is our entertainment!

The Diplomat season 4 was renewed during Netflix's Upfront presentation on May 14, which saw another seven Netflix shows renewed, including six total scripted original series and two unscripted series confirmed for new seasons. Considering its success with fans and its critical acclaim, it's no wonder that Netflix opted to renew one of its hands-down best series ever.

The season 4 renewal comes months before season 3 has even premiered on Netflix, though the streamer also revealed season 3 drops sometime this fall. Thankfully, filming on season 3 has already wrapped earlier this spring,...

Though we still don't have an exact date for when The Diplomat Season 3 will premiere, Netflix has complete confidence that it will be a hit, as they've already renewed the popular political thriller for another season. Debuting back in 2023, The Diplomat stars Keri Russell as Kate Wyler, the new United States ambassador to the United Kingdom who works to defuse an international crisis, forge strategic alliances and adjust to her new place in the spotlight.

News of The Diplomat Season 4 was announced yesterday during Upfront presentations in New York by Bela Bajaria, Chief Content Officer for Netflix. There's no word yet on when it might head into production, but given the fact that Season 3 is expected to premiere in the fall, it could be soon, as the series has managed to maintain a steady pace of releasing one season a year rather than taking lengthy breaks like some other Netflix shows.