Political intrigue is heating up once again. Netflix has officially announced that The Diplomat will return for its highly anticipated third season on October 16, 2025. Fans of the Emmy-nominated drama, led by Keri Russell, won’t have to wait much longer to dive back into the cutthroat world of diplomacy, power plays, and personal betrayals.

Alongside the release date, Netflix dropped a tense new teaser that hints at just how high the stakes will be this season. The preview sets the tone with Russell’s Kate Wyler warning that the newly sworn-in President Grace Penn, played by Allison Janney, is “terribly flawed”—and only a handful of people know just how deep those flaws run. With this revelation, the series looks poised to shift its focus from international diplomacy to the volatile co

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