Will There Be a “The Diplomat” Season 4? What to Know About the Political Thriller’s Next Episodes

Warning: Spoilers up for The Diplomat play 3!

The governmental powerfulness couples of The Diplomat proceed to beryllium put to nan test.

On nan Netflix drama, Kate (Keri Russell) and Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell) person a tumultuous matrimony — moreover much so, aft a shocking revelation successful nan season 3 finale.

At nan extremity of nan latest installment, which premiered Oct. 16 connected Netflix, it seemed that Kate and Hal were connected nan roadworthy to repairing their relationship. But an unbelievable betrayal near Kate stunned arsenic she realized what now-Vice President Hal and President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) were really up to.

Russell told PEOPLE that being portion of nan governmental powerfulness mates is "so fun." The character added, "I conscionable deliberation nan penning of that narration is truthful great. It's specified a nosy narration to play because it's truthful galore things."

"It's really absorbing — nary matter what shape their narration takes, they're still truthful connected," she explained astir her on-screen narration pinch Sewell "I don't know, there's conscionable immoderate group successful life that you person that with, and they are that couple."

So, will Kate and Hal beryllium backmost for play 4 of The Diplomat? Here's what to cognize astir what's adjacent for nan Netflix governmental drama.

Will location beryllium a play 4 of The Diplomat?

Yes, The Diplomat will return for a 4th season.

Per Variety, nan renewal announcement was made successful May 2025, months earlier play 3 debuted successful October 2025.

When it comes to nan aggravated events connected The Diplomat, bid creator and showrunner Debora Cahn told USA Today that nan writers of nan bid "spend a batch of time" figuring retired really to summation nan unit connected nan characters, politically and personally.

"We don't want to just keep ratcheting things up," she revealed. "But we do want to honestly look astatine what are nan stakes of nan decisions that get made successful these rooms. And it turns retired they're big."

When will The Diplomat play 4 travel out?

The Diplomat play 4 doesn't person a merchandise day yet, but according to Tudum, accumulation connected nan caller episodes originates autumn 2025.

If erstwhile merchandise dates are immoderate indication, nan 4th installment will apt debut adjacent year. Season 2 premiered successful October 2024, and play 3 followed a twelvemonth later, successful October 2025.

Which formed members are returning for The Diplomat season 4?

Most of nan formed has not been confirmed for The Diplomat play 4, but a fewer actors are already readying their returns.

Janney and Bradley Whitford, who play President Grace Penn and her husband, Todd Penn, respectively, will beryllium backmost for nan upcoming season. Per Tudum, nan erstwhile West Wing costars person been promoted to bid regulars.

"If location was 1 point that amazed me, it was nan easiness of taking nan history we person together and shooting it down a different road," Whitford told PEOPLE astir his latest on-screen reunion pinch Janney.

He continued, "It felt very comfortable. ... We've really done different small things together, but it was peculiarly nosy to bring that history into a marriage."

Speaking pinch Tudum, Cahn said, "Working pinch Allison and Brad, watching them together again, and nan off-the-charts foursome that is them pinch Keri and Rufus … It’s an insane container of candy. Our expectations were high, and it blew correct past them."

In summation to Janney and Whitford, bid stars Russell and Sewell are expected to travel back.

"I emotion this show. It's specified a awesome job. I dream it goes connected and on. And it's conscionable truthful fun," Russell told PEOPLE. "It's nosy to play personification truthful smart, truthful funny, truthful fierce. She does stupid s--- each nan time. It's really specified a saccharine spot."

"I emotion her frankness, I emotion her bossiness. I emotion really she is ever getting herself into basking water," she added. "I mean, to suffer successful a play arsenic a characteristic is good. To beryllium perpetually losing and messing things up, it's great."

What will The Diplomat play 4 beryllium about?

Season 3 of The Diplomat ended pinch a cliffhanger that will person superior consequences, not only for Kate and Hal's marriage, but for world relations betwixt nan United States and United Kingdom.

Details astir nan crippled for play 4 haven't been revealed, but successful a Tudum interview, Cahn said she was "so excited" astir nan upcoming episodes.

"It’s going to beryllium a batch of fun," she teased. "We get to nan extremity of a play and I ever think, 'Well, there’s nary measurement that we tin do this again.' And past we excavation backmost into it, and it’s like, 'Oh my God, we person to support going.' "

Where tin I watch The Diplomat?

The first 3 seasons of The Diplomat are disposable to watercourse connected Netflix.