Allison Janney as Grace Penn in “The Diplomat.”Netflix
The VP job is open, but it may not be Kate’s for the taking
Luckily for us, “The Diplomat” has already been renewed for a third season that’s already in production in New York. Russell told Rolling Stone that she’s already read all of season three.
“It’s so good in the way I want things to be good, and I just can’t believe that it’s still getting better,” she said.
Now that Grace is the president, the VP job is wide open — but it may not necessarily be Kate’s for the taking.
According to the twenty-fifth amendment of the United States Constitution: “Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.”
As you can imagine, Kate and Grace aren’t on the best terms. Just before learning of the president’s death, Grace told Kate in no uncertain terms that she needs to back off from her job. And of course, Kate threw Grace under the bus by way of Hal. Still, that crisis led to Grace not only retaining her job, but getting promoted — so perhaps, in a roundabout way, Kate’s stunt engendered some good will.
Ultimately, season two ending feels a bit on the nose, given that it premiered five days before the United States presidential election. It’s not hard to wonder if President Joe Biden’s age, itself a crucial issue before he stepped out of the race, influenced the show’s characterization of President Rayburn. Season two was written and shot when Biden was still the Democrats’ presumptive nominee for 2024, and Kamala Harris was an inspiration for Grace’s character, Vanity Fair reported.
Still, the timing and circumstances were a bit uncanny.
“It’s a little bit terrifying, because we didn’t want to really be doing a ‘rip from the headlines’ thing,” Cahn, the showrunner, told Deadline. “The idea is always to find a way into the headspace of the country and the audience, and what are we all thinking about right now, in particular the world of foreign policy.”
“The Diplomat” season two is streaming in full on Netflix.
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