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The Diplomat season five odds, Shedeur Sanders and the Dodgers

The season four finale of the political thriller left a big cliffhanger, and fans are now weighing the chances of a fifth season; Netflix hasn't said.

On air: Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Dr. Nina Byte on Coffee Talk
Published 6:56 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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At a glance

First reported by What's on Netflix: “The Diplomat Season 5: Netflix Renewal Status & What To Expect”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 6:56 AM ET on Coffee Talk, by Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Dr. Nina Byte.
Topics: Diplomat, Browns, QB, Dodgers, NFL.
BBN covered this story before: NFL Week 6: Bengals on bye, Browns host rival Ravens (October 15).

The real story

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What's on NetflixThe Diplomat Season 5: Netflix Renewal Status & What To Expect
Yahoo Sports‘Hang where you are’ – Former NFL QB has blunt advice for Shedeur Sanders amid Browns trade rumours
Yahoo SportsMagic Johnson has a message for LA Dodgers fans after three-peat dream crushed

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Diplomat finished season four on a shocker, and Netflix hasn't said whether there will be a season five.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe site that looked into it says the odds are decent.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDecent. That is what they say right before the cancellation email lands at three in the morning.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt's a renewal question, Dale, not a fire drill.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentI just want to know what the finale did, because I haven't watched it and you both look smug.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody is telling you. That is the one rule of the shocking finale.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMoving on to football.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFormer quarterback Chris Simms told Shedeur Sanders to hang where you are in Cleveland, even with trade rumors swirling. Sanders lost the starting job battle to Deshaun Watson before the season.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHang where you are. That is my whole philosophy, and the reason I haven't left this couch since Tuesday.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe noticed. There's a blanket with your name on it.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd the Dodgers got swept by the Brewers in the NL Championship Series, so the three-peat dream is over.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentMagic Johnson had a message for their fans.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorDown three games, they needed what only the two thousand four Red Sox ever did. A miracle, and I was rooting against it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOf course you were.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHang where you are, Hank. Even the Dodgers could have used it. Season five of everything starts with someone refusing to leave.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThen stay put, Dale. Rex, which team is actually winning something today?