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“The Diplomat” Season 2 is here and ready plunge us into the world of international scheming and political espionage once again.

Picking up after the major cliffhanger in the Season 1 finale, “The Diplomat” Season 2 sees Keri Russell’s Ambassador Kate Wyler reckon with her newfound suspicion of the British Pm while awaiting word on her husband’s well-being. Season 2 will also introduce Allison Janney as Vice President Grace Penn.

But things pick up immediately where Season 1 left off, so if you need a refresher on how we got here, keep reading to get the full breakdown of what you need to remember from Season 1 of the Netflix thriller series before watching Season 2.

Kate is appointed as U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. in the wake of a terrorist attack

When audiences first meet Kate in Season 1, she is looking forward to embarking on her new post as ambassador to Afghanistan...

The Diplomat finds Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) navigating complex diplomatic relations with power players from all over the world. In a fast-paced job handling sensitive issues that can take down entire countries, she’s often whisked away to scenic locations throughout the UK and abroad at the drop of a hat.

Whether it’s to attend a secret meeting with a Russian ambassador at the Foreign Office in London, go toe-to-toe with Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge (Rory Kinnear) at Chevening House in Kent, or chat with the French minister of the interior Brielle Fournier (Micky Sébastian) in Paris, the ambassador is always on the move.

In Season 2, the political drama sends Kate to Scotland, which felt particularly rewarding for executive producer Janice Williams.

“We shot at Inveraray Castle in Scotland, which, as a born and bred Scottish person, I was so proud to do,” she told Netflix. “It’s actually...

The US and UK have long been trusted allies on the world stage — but all this implodes with a single explosion at the end of The Diplomat’s Season 1 finale. That volatile cliff-hanger left the political and personal fates of all the characters hanging in the air — and Season 2 launches right back into the chaos.

The political thriller from creator Debora Cahn stars Keri Russell (who earned an Emmy nomination for the first season) as Kate Wyler, the US ambassador to the UK. Kate and British Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison (David Gyasi) are in still Paris, where they had gone to convince the French Minister of the Interior Brielle Fournier (Micky Sébastian) to help them capture Roman Lenkov, the Russian mercenary they believe is behind the deadly attack on the British warship Hms Courageous –– since they have a tip he’ll be on...