Season 4 of The Diplomat kills off Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison and brings in Bethan Vaughan as Britain’s new prime minister. The episode also shows Nikol Trowbridge resigning after the political fallout.
01Summary
- 01Austin Dennison, played by David Gyasi, dies in a helicopter crash in Amritsar, India, in the first few episodes of season 4.
- 02Nicol Trowbridge, played by Rory Kinnear, tells Hal Wyler that he has resigned as prime minister after speaking with the King.
- 03Bethan Vaughan becomes only the second prime minister during the show’s run, after defeating an antisemitic and xenophobic candidate.
- 04Jodie Whittaker plays Bethan Vaughan, and the casting was kept secret before the season launched on 15 October.
- 05Debora Cahn said the storyline reflects how political relationships change and must start over again.
02Why it matters
The changes reset the show’s central political relationships and remove a key character, which will affect the drama’s next stage. For viewers, it also marks a major shift in the power balance between London and Washington.
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