Netflix's political thriller has just dropped its 'five-star' season 2 called 'the best TV of 2024'

A gripping political drama series on Netflix has made a triumphant return for its second season, already garnering glowing reviews.

Featuring a prominent Hollywood star in the main role, supported by an array of British talent, the initial eight-part season was a resounding success when it debuted to subscribers last year.

The show also received numerous prestigious award nominations, including nods for the Golden Globes and Emmys, as well as securing the Hollywood Critics Association TV Award for Best Actress in a streaming drama for the series' lead, American actress Keri Russell.

Without hesitation, the streaming giant confirmed a second season and, just over a year later, the suspense and drama persist.

We're referring, of course, to The Diplomat, which provided a counterpoint to all the Halloween frights by releasing its second season on Thursday, October 31st, reports the Mirror.

Season two is slightly shorter with six episodes but promises to keep subscribers captivated if the rave reviews are any indication.

Russell reprises her role as astute US ambassador to the UK Katherine 'Kate' Wyler, commencing season two with a frantic search for her semi-estranged husband Hal Wyler (played by Rufus Sewell) following the car bomb that concluded season one.

With US-UK relations becoming increasingly tense in this second instalment, and award-winning actress Allison Janney joining the fray as Vice President Grace Penn, The Diplomat's comeback is more than worth the wait of over a year.

Jack Seale of The Guardian lavished praise on the second season, awarding it a full five stars and hailing it as "effortlessly joins the list of 2024's best TV".

He went on to say: "The first series of this political thriller ended with one of the finest television moments ever created and now it's back. It's so good it's like watching several great shows all at once."

Collider described the series as a "conspiracy thriller worth getting tangled up in", noting: "The show excels when it sees our characters thinking on their feet and using their resources to pull off intricate political moves, but it's just as fun in the opposite direction, too.

"Seeing characters appropriate bureaucratic techniques and tactics into their personal relationships - like Grace's use of a political briefing method to dress down Kate in a delicious The Devil Wears Prada-esque scene - is just as delicious."

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Meanwhile, IndieWire called it "Netflix's sharpest, silliest drama series", praising the "stellar" lead performance by Russell.

"The Diplomat is proof that prestige dramas don't have to strive to do too much, and that frothy entertainment doesn't have to settle for less," and concluded, "There's a happy middle-ground - even in a political show, even in a political show being released right now - that's challenging and enjoyable, considered and carefree. Whatever way you take its message, The Diplomat will make it work."

While many concur that the political chaos can sometimes be overly extravagant, viewers won't want to miss a moment of The Diplomat's wild and unpredictable second season.

The Diplomat is available to stream on Netflix.