The Diplomat cast on the dark absurdity of Trump’s politics

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7 Oct 2025 • 3:02 PM MYT
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Season 3 of the hit political drama The Diplomat has landed on Netflix, and we speak to the cast about how the show reflects the chaos of real-world politics.

Keri Russell, Allison Janney and Bradley Whitford discuss why truth has become stranger than fiction, how the political climate has shifted since The West Wing era, and how television has had to adapt to keep pace with an increasingly absurd geopolitical landscape.

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