The Diplomatwill plumb the cast ofThe West Wingyet again in the upcoming season 3.The West Wingis a political drama series that was created by Aaron Sorkin and ran on NBC for seven seasons between 1999 and 2006. The show, which followed the lives of a group of presidential advisers in Washington, D.C., featured a vast ensemble of performers, with some of the longest-running stars being Rob Lowe, Richard Schiff, John Spencer, Martin Sheen, Dulé Hill, Janel Moloney, and Stockard Channing.
The Diplomat, which premiered on Netflix in 2023,takes afterThe West Wingby being a soapy political drama. However, there are some major differences in the show, which stars Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Ali Ahn, and Rory Kinnear. This includes it being set in the United Kingdom, as it follows the political intrigue involving a United States ambassador. The upcomingDiplomatseason 3was renewed in October 2024, nearly a full month before the premiere of season 2, showing that the new series may ultimately have a similar level of longevity toThe West Wing.
Bradley Whitford Is Joining The Diplomat
He Was One Of The West Wing’s Longest-Running Stars
AnotherWest Wingalumnus, Bradley Whitford, is joiningtheDiplomatcastin season 3. Previously, Academy Award winner Allison Janney - who played press secretary C. J. Cregg in all seven seasons ofThe West Wing-joined the cast of the Netflix drama as the flinty United States Vice President Grace Penn in season 2. Although Janney’s role was recurring and she only appeared in two episodes, the character will most likely return in season 3.
Allison Janney first appeared as Grace Penn in season 2’s penultimate episode, “Our Lady of Immaculate Deception,” returning in “Dreadnought,” which was the finale of the six-episode season.
PerVariety,The West WingstarBradley Whitford has now boardedThe Diplomatseason 3. He is set to play the husband of Grace Penn, which almost certainly means that there will be an onscreen reunion for the two former co-stars. Whitford was also a mainstay ofThe West Wing, playing Josh Lyman, Leo McGarry’s (John Spencer) deputy chief of staff (and later the White House Chief of Staff), in all seven seasons of the Aaron Sorkin drama.
Our Take On Bradley Whitford Joining The Diplomat
It Could Propel An Exciting Season
Season 3 has big shoes to fill, following as it does after the explosiveending ofThe Diplomatseason 2. However, this probable reunion between two of the major players ofThe West Wingcould help fuel audience interest as it attempts to tell a bigger and better story. The show has already proven that it knows how to give alumni of the previous political show meaty roles, sothe dynamic the two stars crafted on the Sorkin drama could be resurrected by their reunion, even though their new characters are very different.
