It seems like Netflix is always giving subscribers something to complain about, canceling our favorite shows before they even have a chance to spread their wings. But recently, the streamer gave fans a reason to rejoice by renewing the hit series “The Diplomat” for season 5.
The juicy political drama stars Keri Russell as diplomat Kate Wyler, with Allison Janney as President Grace Penn. Season 4 ended with a bombshell, when Kate resigned from her position following President Penn’s escalation of the conflict between the United States and Russia. Her husband, Vice President Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell), has also left his post. “It’s really cool,” Russell said of the finale, speaking with Deadline.
“It feels fantastic to blow it all up,” Sewell added. With season 5 on the horizon, “The Diplomat” has joined a small group of adult scripted Netflix series that have passed the five-season mark.
How many Netflix shows have lasted five seasons or more?
We crunched the numbers and rounded up the longest-running Netflix originals to give you an idea of where “The Diplomat” ranks. By our count, only 17 scripted Netflix originals for adults — now 18, if you include “The Diplomat” — have aired or are expected to run for five seasons or more. At the top of the list, only three series – “Big Mouth,” “Elite” and “Virgin River” (which was renewed for Season 8 before Season 7 premiered) – lasted eight seasons. A nine-season Netflix show? Well, that would be a miracle.
There’s no confirmation yet if “The Diplomat” season 5 will be its last, but according to creator Debora Cahn, there’s reason to be optimistic. She told Deadline that while she had an idea of where she wanted the story to go, she didn’t know how long that journey might take. “This season I knew where I wanted to land,” Cahn said. “But if we find something better, I’ll go for it or if we find that these characters have become something that’s not what I expected.”
We hope we get to see Kate Wyler and her cohort grow for many seasons to come and maybe break some Netflix records in the process.
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