Grace Penn, the Vice President in The Diplomat, fully explained

WARNING: SPOILERS for the second season of The Diplomat.

The most notable addition is US Vice President Grace Penn for the occupation of The diplomat Season 2 and has a major influence on the narrative from Season 1. Keri Russell leads the cast of The diplomat Season 2 along with Rufus Sewell as her husband Hal, David Gyasi as Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison, Ali Ahn as CIA agent Eidra Park and Rory Kinnear as Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge. The series follows the events of The diplomat The end of the first season that left the lives of Hal, Ato Essandoh's Stuart and Jess Chanliau's Ronnie hanging in the balance.

The diplomat was created by Debora Chan (The West Wing, Grey's Anatomy, Hometown). Lead actress Keri Russell received an Emmy nomination for her role as US Ambassador Kate Wyler The diplomat Season 1. The series introduces a handful of new characters while focusing on those responsible for the car explosion that killed Merritt Grove and the missile attack on the HMS Courageous, two of history's greatest curiosities The diplomat Season 1. As The diplomat Season 2 comes to an end, Kate and Hal move closer together the truth about Roman Lenkov and the government officials behind the false flag operation.

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Who plays Grace Penn in The Diplomat?

Oscar and 7-time Emmy winner Allison Janney

Allison Janney looks stern in Season 2 of The Diplomat

In The diplomat In season 2, US Vice President Grace Penn is played by Allison Janney. Although Penn doesn't appear until the final two episodes of The diplomat In the second season, she undoubtedly and quickly becomes the most important character in the entire series. She is mentioned throughout The diplomat Season 1 and the first four episodes of Season 2, but is not shown on screen until Season 2, Episode 5, titled “Our Lady of Immaculate Deception.” US Ambassador Kate Wyler is nervous about meeting them and soon finds out Penn is an experienced batsman with unfamiliar skin in the complex game of international diplomacy.

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Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell smile during the interview for the second season of The Diplomat

Interview for the second season of “The Diplomat”: Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell explain their different perspectives on the political game

“Diplomat” stars Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell explain Hal's idea about the “cost of doing business” and Kate's reaction to it in Season 2.

Oscar and Emmy winner Allison Janney portrays the formidable and dangerous US Vice President Grace Penn. Janney won the 2018 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Me, Tonya starring Margot Robbie. Janney is also a seven-time Emmy Award winnerwho won Best Supporting Actress for her role as CJ Cregg The West Wing (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004) and Best Guest Actress in 2014 for Master of sex and Best Supporting Actress in 2014 and 2015 for the role of Bonnie on the CBS sitcom mama. Janney's notable films include: The help (2011), Juno (2007), The hours (2002), spy (2015) and Hairspray (2007).

Grace Penn's connection to Roylin and the HMS Courageous Attack

Penn hired Roylin and MPs to hire Roman Lenkov

Celia Imrie as Meg talking to someone in The Diplomat.

The most shocking twist ever The diplomat Season 2 states that US Vice President Grace Penn was behind the attack on the HMS Courageous. Hal first learns this information from Margaret Roylin, who is also involved in the elaborate false flag operation. Roylin was the one who, along with British MPs Merritt Grove and Lenny Stendig, hired the Russian mercenary Roman Lenkov to attack the HMS Courageous. The attack was intended to cause minor damage and result in no British casualties. Due to supply problems, the Lenkow group had to resort to more powerful explosives from a submarine missile.

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Who detonated the car bomb and killed Merritt Grove in The Diplomat?

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Kate only learns at the last moment that US Vice President Grace Penn was the one who recruited Margaret Roylin for the attack on the HMS Courageous in the first place The diplomat Episode 5. Kate had assumed that Roylin was either acting independently or following Prime Minister Nicol Trowbirdge's orders on behalf of the United Kingdom, finding a common enemy in neighboring Scotland in the form of Iran or Russia. It turns out that Roylin had orchestrated the attack by Lenkov not just for Trowbridge's political advantage, but as a favor Vice President Penn, who wanted to thwart Scottish independence.

Grace Penn's plan explained: Save Scotland, save the world

The vice president had to ensure the longevity of the Creagan nuclear base

David Gyasi and Keri Russell in conversation during the second season of The Diplomat

During a diplomatic dinner, Hal tells Vice President Penn that Kate knows the truth about the attack on the HMS Courageous The diplomat Second season finale. With little time to waste, Vice President Penn whisks Kate away from dinner and explains her geopolitical strategy using a large paper map of the world and an ember from the fireplace. Vice President Penn simply explains her reasons for authorizing the attack on the HMS Courageous and ordering Margaret Roylin to hire Roman Lenkov for Kate. She points to the increase in Russian nuclear bases in recent years The United States is most vulnerable to a Russian attack from the Arctic region.

Who is Ronnie in Diplomat?

Ronnie played an important role as Stuart and Kate's assistant in the first season of The Diplomat and was directly affected by the explosion that killed Merritt Grove.

Vice President Penn wanted to ensure that the Creagan nuclear base in Scotland could not be closed because of the threat to Scottish independence. The Creagan nuclear base is the final geographic point the United States could use to detect an incoming nuclear threat from a Russian submarine in the Arctic region. Without the Creagon nuclear base, the United States would be much more vulnerable to a nuclear threat from a Russian submarine. As a result, Vice President Penn hosted an event intended to unite Scotland and England to eliminate the risk of Scotland becoming an independent nation and closing the base.

Grace Penn becomes president at the end of The Diplomat season 2

The shocking news about Vice President Penn shocks the president to death

Although Kate ends up discovering the Vice President's plan The diplomat In Season 2, she and Hal cannot remain silent because they know that Penn bypassed the President to authorize the attack on the HMS Courageous. Hal says he will speak to Secretary of State Miguel Ganon, with whom he has a difficult relationship and who holds the cabinet post Hal secretly wants. Instead, Hal speaks directly to President Rayburn via a secure line at the London embassy and tells him the truth about Vice President Margaret Roylin and Roman Lenkov. This angers President Rayburn, who is known to have heart problems, so much that it kills him.

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The Diplomat Season 3: Cast, Story and Everything We Know

Netflix's political thriller The Diplomat returned with its second season in late 2024, and now the streamer has renewed the series for the third season.

Kate finally decides that she wants to become vice president by the end of the year The diplomat Season 2, only to find that the spot she thought was available may no longer be available. Due to the sudden death of President Rayburn, Vice President Penn has become President Pennwhich is why, at the end of the episode, dozens of Secret Service members are shown running towards her. Penn's final words to Kate as vice president are to keep the truth secret for the good of both. Penn takes a very stern tone towards Kate and reveals a side that has never been seen before. Now that Penn will be President of the United States at the beginning of the year The diplomat Season 3 could see her aim to end Kate's career and silence her like she did with Merritt Grove.

The Diplomat is a Netflix drama/thriller series that tells the story of a career diplomat named Laura Simmonds as she struggles with the complexities of her new job as Ambassador to the United Kingdom, while Laura tries to adjust to her high-profile, stressful job In the midst of an international crisis, her marriage and personal life begin to suffer.

Pour: Keri Russell, David Gyasi, Rufus Sewell, Rory Kinnear, Ato Essandoh, Ali Ahn, Jon Moore, Adam Silver
Release date: April 20, 2023
Seasons: 1
Directors: Liza Johnson, Simon Cellan Jones
Showrunner: Deborah Cahn