The Diplomatis not alone.
The upcoming second season of Netflixs comedyXO, Kittyhas 8 episodes, down from 10 in Season 1.
Hulus thrillerTell Me Lies recent second season consisted of 8 episodes, down from 10 in Season 1.
“The Diplomat,” “XO, Kitty” & “The Recruit,” “Bad Sisters,” “House of the Dragon” and “Tell Me Lies"Netflix/Apple TV+/HBO/Hulu
Some of it comes from creatives who plot shorter chapters.
That adds to the already lengthy gaps between seasons.
ForThe Diplomat,House of the DragonandXO, Kitty,the gap is 18+ months.
Often, it is a combination of factors.
That eventually changed, leading to script rewrites.
Season 2 debuted in June, 22 months after the Season 1 launch.
The upcoming Season 2 will be made of 7 episodes.
The contraction is not permanent, with Season 3 designed to be significantly larger, Mazin said.
Also expected to get back to normal in Season 3 is NetflixsThe Diplomat.
They wanted the full eight.
I was really tired, Cahn said in the same interview, adding, It was a time thing.
It felt like there wasnt enough time to turn around eight of them.
It was a lot to do in what appeared to be a short period of time.
It shut down just a couple of weeks when SAG-AFTRA also went on strike in July 2023.
Production resumed in December.
OnyxsReasonable Doubtfor Hulu went from 9 to 10 episodes in Season 2 which also ended recently.
Both series have been renewed for a third season.
