Netflix’s The Diplomat Season 3 arrives Oct 16 with shocking twists, power struggles, and betrayals. Kate Wyler rises as VP while Grace Penn faces scandals.
The highly praised Netflix’s political drama The Diplomat is releasing Season 3 on 16th October which creates a hype among viewers. Its trailer is hinting at a more dramatic storyline with suspense, action, and twists. While Season 2 ends with a tragic event, the opening of Season 3 will be a battlefield which leaves Kate Wyler on a hang–confront or run. From the Diplomat to Vice President means more power with more moral duties for Kate. Meanwhile her trust may break from her husband. The strongest bond, which seems to be unbreakable, is now hanging on the stake.
The Diplomat Season 2 ends with President Rayburn’s shocking death, the gap filled by Former Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney) as shown in Season 3 trailer. It’s almost predictable after the Rayburn death that Grace would hold the top job. The trailer captures her taking charge with confidence. Yet, controversy is looming over her decisions.
As TVGuide says, From the previous seasons, Kate (Keri Russell) ambition is never to become a politician but handled every job very smoothly and honestly that pushed her more towards higher position. In season 3 she’s now become a Vice President. That inner tug-of-war shapes her story—torn between personal values and political duty.
The Variety suggests, Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell), Kate’s husband played a crucial part in the death of Rayburn as he spilled the beans about Penn’s role in that fake British ship attack. That causes Rayburn’s fatal collapse. Now, he seems no longer a bystander of Kate as he now quietly pushes Kate for VP seat which shows mix raw drive with hints of disloyalty
In the trailer, Kate straight-up labels Grace Penn “a terribly flawed woman who is now the President” in the trailer. This epic scene emphasises the more dramatic suspense for the series that drives the audience crazy. The unhinged political drama throwing hints of showcasing sharp attacks, likely scandals, and a presidency that could collapse under its own weight.
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Deadline covers Todd Penn (Bradley Whitford), entering in the Diplomat season 3 as Grace Penn’s husband, but his intentions as the First Gentleman—likely to influence the new administration quietly from the shadows.
Nana Mensah plays the role of Billie Appiah who manages the chaos inside the white house as Chief of Staff.
A mysterious newcomer played by Aidan Turner appears at diplomatic events, and seems interested in building up some strategic and romantic ties with Kate.
Spoilers Alert!
The Hollywood Reporter says that Grace Penn’s secret of orchestrating a fake attack on the British warship may leak. And if it gets out, it could spark a major diplomatic mess between the US and UK. Meanwhile, British Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison became suspicious of Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge for hiding key details for the attack. If he finds out and clear his suspicion then it will be a huge problem for all the political leaders.
The sudden death of the President created a mess inside the government ministries, a new leader is now in power. The tension rising over rules and regulation, who takes the seat, and the fragile balance of power are still the issues that’s hard to resolve.
Conflicts between Kate and Herself is the real struggle showcasing the character thriving on power, pointing her life towards a political figure means fighting against what’s right is killing her from inside. The question raises will Kate happen to manage the power in righteous way? This question excites most of the viewers.
Kate vs. Grace Penn is the most brutal rivalry which becomes the central plot of season 3. The tension is rising as Kate eyes a VP spot under a president she can’t stand.
Marital Power Games – Hal’s ambition for pushing Kate towards the VP position may affect his relationship with Kate and creating cracks in their marriage.
U.S.–U.K. Diplomatic Tensions – That fake scandal could wreck the bond across the ocean, with Dennison and Trowbridge locked in their own secretive agendas.
White House Intrigue – New players like Todd Penn and Billie Appiah are still low profile big suspense characters who could either steady Grace’s term. Or they could crash it from the inside.
Find out about the amazing 2025 Oscar winners, where Enora shined with Best Picture, and Maci Madison and Adrien Brody claimed acting glory!
The 97th Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars 2025, took place on March 2 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The night celebrated the best in filmmaking, honoring outstanding performances and groundbreaking achievements.
The biggest winner was Anora, a gripping drama that captivated audiences and critics alike. Its creator, Sean Baker, made history by winning four Oscars in a single night—Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing. This achievement tied him with Walt Disney’s 1954 record for most wins in one ceremony, though Disney’s awards were for multiple projects.
Mikey Madison’s win for Best Actress in Anora was a major surprise, as many expected Demi Moore to win for The Substance. Her victory highlighted the Academy’s growing recognition of fresh talent. Meanwhile, Kieran Culkin won Best Supporting Actor for A Real Pain, and Zoe Saldaña took home Best Supporting Actress for Emilia Pérez.
Hosted by Conan O’Brien, the event combined humor and heartfelt moments, attracting 19.7 million viewers and streaming live on Hulu for the first time. Read the full list of Oscars winners 2025, with all the nominees listed below.
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Winner: Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I’m Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked
Winner: Mikey Madison, Anora
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Winner: Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet, The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Winner: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Winner: Daniel Blumberg, The Brutalist
Volker Bertelmann, Conclave
John Powell and Stephen Schwartz, Wicked
Clément Ducol and Camille, Emilia Pérez
Kris Bowers, The Wild Robot
Winner: I’m Still Here, Brazil
The Girl With the Needle, Denmark
Emilia Pérez, France
The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Germany
Flow, Latvia
Winner: Lol Crawley, The Brutalist
Greig Fraser, Dune: Part Two
Paul Guilhaume, Emilia Pérez
Edward Lachman, Maria
Jarin Blaschke, Nosferatu
Winner: I’m Not a Robot
A Lien
Anuja
The Last Ranger
The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Winner: Dune: Part Two
Alien: Romulus
Better Man
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked
Winner: Dune: Part Two
A Complete Unknown
Emilia Pérez
Wicked
The Wild Robot
Winner: No Other Land
Black Box Diaries
Porcelain War
Soundtrack to a Coup d’État
Sugarcane
Winner: The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Death by Numbers
I Am Ready, Warden
Incident
Instruments of a Beating Heart
Winner: “El Mal,” Emilia Pérez
“The Journey,” The Six Triple Eight
“Like a Bird,” Sing Sing
“Mi Camino,” Emilia Pérez
“Never Too Late,” Elton John: Never Too Late
Winner: Wicked
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Winner: Zoe Saldaña, Emilia Pérez
Monica Barbaro, A Complete Unknown
Ariana Grande, Wicked
Felicity Jones, The Brutalist
Isabella Rossellini, Conclave
Winner: Sean Baker, Anora
Dávid Jancsó, The Brutalist
Nick Emerson, Conclave
Juliette Welfling, Emilia Pérez
Myron Kerstein, Wicked
Winner: The Substance
A Different Man
Emilia Pérez
Nosferatu
Wicked
Winner: Peter Straughan, Conclave
Jay Cocks and James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez
RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes, Nickel Boys
Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing
Winner: Sean Baker, Anora
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold, The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, and Alex David, September 5
Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
Winner: Wicked
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Winner: In the Shadow of the Cypress
Beautiful Men
Magic Candies
Wander to Wonder
Yuck!
Winner: Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Winner: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Yura Borisov, Anora
Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce, The Brutalist
Jeremy Strong, The Apprentice
Anora won Bеst Picturе at thе 97th Acadеmy Awards. It is a drama about a sеx workеr who marriеs thе son of a Russian oligarch, dirеctеd by Sеan Bakеr.
Adriеn Brody won Bеst Actor for his pеrformancе in Thе Brutalist. His rolе in thе film showcasеd his dееp acting skills, еarning him onе of thе biggеst honors of thе night.
Mikеy Madison won Bеst Actrеss for Anora. A surprisе win as most wеrе еxpеcting Dеmi Moorе to win for Thе Substancе it madе for a historic momеnt for hеr carееr.
Anora won thе most awards including Bеst Picturе, Bеst Dirеctor, Bеst Original Scrееnplay and Bеst Film Editing. It tiеs Sеan Bakеr with Walt Disnеy’s rеcord for most wins.
Conan O’Briеn hostеd thе 97th Acadеmy Awards. His humor and charm еntеrtainеd millions of viеwеrs making thе еvеnt both еngaging and mеmorablе whilе cеlеbrating thе bеst films of thе yеar.
Keira Knightley voices Umbridge in the new Harry Potter audiobook. She responds to the Rowling-Watson controversy, urging respect and understanding among fans.
Keira Knightley is also among the voice cast of the Audible “Harry Potter: The Full Cast Audio Editions,” in which she voices Professor Umbridge. The initial audiobook, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, will be released on 4 November 2025 exclusively on Audible, with the rest of the series becoming available monthly thereafter. Variety noted about the statement of Knightley after the Harry Potter actress Emma Watson and Rowling fueling disagreements on trans rights hit around.
In the Harry Potter movies, Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) is far more “normal” and straight-laced in appearance. The film features her character as a double faced lady, she looks innocent in a girly pink attire, even more attractive that no one can think of her as extremely vindictive and evil. It hits the harsh reality from the most cruel character.
The audiobook version, with Keira Knightley as Umbridge, is a vocal performance only. The voice acting is able to convey the tone, cruelty and emotional layers of Umbridge’s character in a way that visual exaggerations in the book or the normalized cinematic look do not allow.
Overall, The movie shows Umbridge as superficially normal looking but cold and callous, the book describes her physical features in a way that makes her look sickening to highlight how evil she is and the audiobook utilizes voice acting to represent her character without the visual aspect, making for an experience that is more open to interpretation.
The full-cast productions includes more than 200 voices including other well known actors such as Kit Harington as Professor Lockhart, James McAvoy as Mad-Eye Moody and Simon Pegg as Arthur Weasley.
In recent interviews, Keira Knightley has said she was unaware of the fan-organised boycott of the Harry Potter franchise (based on the comments of author J.K. Rowling regarding trans issues), prior to taking on the role of narrator in the series of audiobooks. Knightley said she hoped people could respect one another despite having opposing viewpoints.
She added, We all have our own points of view but respect is important in that. Maybe if we can just listen to one another a little more the world would seem a bit less fractured. Let’s all hope we can figure this out, together!
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J.K. Rowling recently responded to Emma Watson after the actress gave her opinion in a rare interview. Watson said that she could “still treasure” Rowling despite their disagreements over trans rights. Rowling responded with a dig at Watson, insinuating that she has “never known adult life uncushioned by wealth and fame.” It looks like the rivalry between the two still rumbles on, with their contrasting views continuing to divide fans and members of the public.
After J.K. Rowling expressed her approval of the UK Supreme Court ruling that trans women are not women in law, there was a bit of an outcry. Over 400 people have signed a letter calling for support for trans rights, including Paapa Essiedu, who is now playing the iconic role of Professor Snape in the upcoming Harry Potter series from HBO Max.
Deadline previously shared that she was involved in the pitch process for Warner Bros., with HBO Chairman and CEO Casey Bloys addressing the controversy surrounding J.K. Rowling’s comments. Bloys explained that the situation is “very nuanced and complicated” but emphasized that their main focus is on what’s being brought to the screen. He highlighted that the Harry Potter story itself is a celebration of love, self-acceptance, and positivity, which remains the core of the franchise.
Keira Knightley’s presence on Harry Potter: The Full Cast Audio Editions offers a fresh and unique take on one of the series’ most notoriously unpleasant villains, Professor Umbridge. In her nuanced performance, fans will have a new way to “see” the magic, not through visuals, but through tone, emotion and imagination. In addition to the audiobook, her participation also reopens discussions about the continuing rift between J.K. Rowling and Emma Watson, and how the wizarding world still ends up mirroring real-world debates on respect and understanding of trans rights and lives.
