Spoiler Alert: This story contains spoilers from the Season 2 finale of “The Diplomat,” now streaming on Netflix.
Season 2 of “The Diplomat” has finally dropped, as promised, just days before the most consequential election of our lives.
Debora Cahn, the show’s creator, wrote this season way before Kamala Harris became the Democratic candidate for president, so whatever you’ve seen on “The Diplomat” concerning a Biden-like president and a female VP isn’t a reflection of those events. When Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell), husband to the American Ambassador to the United Kingdom, played by Keri Russell, insults that VP (Allison Janney) — saying that the only thing she’s accomplished is wearing white, or that the White House doesn’t even like her enough to stick in the back of photographs — he’s not referring to Harris. So keep that straight. And vote!
There is some backstory to the making of...
Season 2 of “The Diplomat” has finally dropped, as promised, just days before the most consequential election of our lives.
Debora Cahn, the show’s creator, wrote this season way before Kamala Harris became the Democratic candidate for president, so whatever you’ve seen on “The Diplomat” concerning a Biden-like president and a female VP isn’t a reflection of those events. When Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell), husband to the American Ambassador to the United Kingdom, played by Keri Russell, insults that VP (Allison Janney) — saying that the only thing she’s accomplished is wearing white, or that the White House doesn’t even like her enough to stick in the back of photographs — he’s not referring to Harris. So keep that straight. And vote!
There is some backstory to the making of...
- 11/2/2024
- by Trish Deitch
- Variety Film + TV
President Joe Biden nominated longtime Comcast executive David L. Cohen as his next ambassador to Canada.
Cohen’s selection was long expected. The senior adviser to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts backed Biden early in the presidential race, as he co-hosted the presidential candidate at his home for the campaign’s kickoff fundraiser in April, 2019.
Also tapped for an ambassadorship were Victoria Reggie Kennedy, the widow of Edward Kennedy, who was nominated for a posting in Austria, and attorney Jamie Harpootlian, for a posting in Slovenia.
Before his current post, Cohen was senior executive vice president at Comcast, serving as a key D.C. spokesperson for Comcast as it lobbied and sought government approval for various mergers, including the company’s acquisition of NBC Universal and an effort to purchase Time Warner Cable, which was abandoned amid regulatory opposition. Cohen’s portfolio also included areas such as corporate communications, legal affairs,...
Cohen’s selection was long expected. The senior adviser to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts backed Biden early in the presidential race, as he co-hosted the presidential candidate at his home for the campaign’s kickoff fundraiser in April, 2019.
Also tapped for an ambassadorship were Victoria Reggie Kennedy, the widow of Edward Kennedy, who was nominated for a posting in Austria, and attorney Jamie Harpootlian, for a posting in Slovenia.
Before his current post, Cohen was senior executive vice president at Comcast, serving as a key D.C. spokesperson for Comcast as it lobbied and sought government approval for various mergers, including the company’s acquisition of NBC Universal and an effort to purchase Time Warner Cable, which was abandoned amid regulatory opposition. Cohen’s portfolio also included areas such as corporate communications, legal affairs,...
- 7/21/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Sesame Workshop Tuesday named chief operating officer Steven Youngwood as its next CEO, effective Jan. 1. Current chief executive Jeff Dunn will take on the new position of Executive Chairman, Sesame Workshop.
The nonprofit educational and media organization that produces Sesame Street and other shows said the move was as part of leadership transition that also included naming Sherrie Westin President of Sesame Workshop. She is currently President of Sesame’s Social Impact & Philanthropy Division.
Dunn has served as CEO since 2014. He’ll advise Youngwood, Westin and the Board of Trustees during a six-month transition and retire from Sesame Workshop at the end of its current fiscal year on June 30.
“Jeff has been an extraordinary CEO and an incredible leader at a critical moment for Sesame Workshop and the world,” said Jane Hartley, Chairman of the Board. “Under his watch, the organization has grown tremendously, expanding its reach and delivering on...
The nonprofit educational and media organization that produces Sesame Street and other shows said the move was as part of leadership transition that also included naming Sherrie Westin President of Sesame Workshop. She is currently President of Sesame’s Social Impact & Philanthropy Division.
Dunn has served as CEO since 2014. He’ll advise Youngwood, Westin and the Board of Trustees during a six-month transition and retire from Sesame Workshop at the end of its current fiscal year on June 30.
“Jeff has been an extraordinary CEO and an incredible leader at a critical moment for Sesame Workshop and the world,” said Jane Hartley, Chairman of the Board. “Under his watch, the organization has grown tremendously, expanding its reach and delivering on...
- 10/27/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
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