Season 3 of The Diplomat , now streaming on Netflix, reunites viewers with the high-stakes political tensions that have defined the hit series. As we head into the new season, the president is dead, Vice President Grace Penn assumes his role, and diplomat Kate Wyler finds herself in a compromising position.

“Season 3 flips the chessboard,” the series creator, showrunner, and executive producer Debora Cahn told Tudum . “Kate lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want.”

Ahead, get to know the main cast (and new additions) of The Diplomat season 3.

Keri Russell as Kate Wyler

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Keri Russell ( The Americans , Extrapolations ) plays diplomat Kate Wyler, the U.S. ambassador to the U.K.

Rufus Sewell as Hal Wyler

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Rufus Sewell ( The Tourist ,

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