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The Diplomat returns, Little Luck opens, Schleinzer praises Hüller

Keri Russell and Allison Janney return for eight new episodes of the political thriller on Netflix this week; a season sight unseen by this desk.

On air: Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 6:54 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by The Hollywood Reporter: “First Look: Little Luck Brings the Modern Izakaya to the Sunset Strip (Exclusive)”, with reporting from Variety.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 6:54 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Queen, Oscar.
BBN covered this story before: La Bola Negra eyes Netflix's first Best Picture Oscar (October 14).

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What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI've seen the poster, and the poster was gripping.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorMeanwhile, Variety talks to the Austrian director Markus Schleinzer, who calls Sandra Hüller the queen of his Oscar entry Rose.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSeason four of a political thriller. Here's my spin-off: The Under-Secretary, eight episodes of one man waiting for a visa.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI'd binge that tonight. Schleinzer was a casting director for seventeen years, so I'd watch his show about casting too.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's called Pick Me.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAlready seen it. Skip, what's it like out there?

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