Keri Russell heads back to TV in Netflix series The Diplomat... following success on The Americans

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Keri Russell can attribute a good deal of her success in Hollywood on a string of hit series, dating back to her days as a teenager on The All New Mickey Mouse Club (1991-1993).And now, some four-years after she and rest of the cast and crew of The Americans (2013-2018) wrapped a six season run, Russell is returning back to television with another lead role.This go-around the actress has been tapped for the title role in the drama series The Diplomat, and serve as one of the executive producers, according to Deadline.

The small screen return: Keri Russell, 45, heads back to television for the main role in the Netflix series The Diploma; she's seen here in October 2021In the new show, which got an order for eight episodes that span no less than 50 minutes, Russell plays Kate Wyler, a career diplomat who lands a high-profile job she's unsuited for, amid an international crisis.As a result, conflict ensues, which has majorimplications on her marriage and her political future.

The Diplomat was created by Deborah Cahn, who's best known for her work as a writer and executive producer for the last two seasons of the hit Showtime series, Homeland (2018-2020).

TV Run: Russell' last starring role on television was in the hit series The Americans; the actress is seen with male leadMatthew Rhys as Philip Jennings in October 2018 Cahn will serve double duty as both showrunner and executive producer under her overall deal with Netflix.Janice Williams will also executive produce.After kick-starting her careeron The All New Mickey Mouse Club, Russell landed another lead in the teen soap, Malibu Shores (1996), and a number of guest-starring spots on TV before hitting it big in The WB drama series Felicity (1998-2002), which earned her a.