The Diplomat’s Keri Russell is volunteering for partner Matthew Rhys’ Widow's Bay

The entertainment headlines lately have been flooded with awards talk, set leaks and cameo fantasies—and at the centre of it all you'll find Keri Russell contemplating a supernatural detour from her diplomat's desk to the dark corners of her partner's horror hit. Yes, she’s keen to guest star on Widow's Bay, the series that just handed Matthew Rhys (her actual other half) a shiny new Emmy.

Russell put it simply in her chat with Extra: 'Whatever they ask us to do, we'll do. I mean, that is a fun show. That is a really fun show.'

If you’re somehow not familiar: Widow's Bay is the moody, atmospheric supernatural drama anchored by Rhys—who, by the way, just made Emmy history by nabbing not one but two lead actor awards in the same year for both Widow's Bay and The Beast in Me. The celebratory mood apparently spilt over at the awards too, with Russell describing her whole household 'screaming for him' on his big night.

The Diplomat Rolls Into Season 4

Most of the nattering happened as an aside during an interview about Russell's other high-profile gig, The Diplomat—the sharp, twisty political thriller on Netflix, now heading into its fourth season. Russell and her on-screen sparring partner Rufus Sewell sat together to discuss where their globe-trotting power couple picks up after last season's edge-of-your-sofa finale.

According to Russell, absolutely nothing slows down: 'This season is so fun and just continues exactly where we left off and I love where it ends, too.' For those lapping up the complicated waltz between Kate and Hal Wyler, Sewell teased that the new season opens by plunging straight into the fallout from his character's cliffhanger last year: his fate hanging in the balance, loyalties all muddled, with nobody quite sure if he's hero, villain, or somewhere nastier in between.

That push-pull between power and partnership? Still firmly the show's beating heart. Sewell summed up the dynamic with a bit of trademark dryness, explaining how the couple's messy devotion and endless tussles remain front and centre: 'Their love language is kind of complex.'

• Russell pointed out how the power shifts from season to season, sometimes with Kate holding all the cards and Hal mucking things up—other times, the tables turn. 'There are times when Kate had the power and you know he's sort of the problem,' she said, then nodded to the flip side, adding that it mimics real-life relationships more than most TV drama dares to admit.

When pressed with the big question—can love and power genuinely coexist?—Russell kept it real: 'Maybe not all at once.'

The Diplomat series 4 drops on Netflix from 15 October 2026.