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Bradley Whitford Was on The Diplomat’s Casting Wishlist From Season 1
Bradley Whitford joined The Diplomat in Season 3 as Todd, the husband of Allison Janney’s character, Grace Penn.
The political drama is on Netflix and returned for its fourth season last week.
Casting director Julie Schubert said Whitford had been on the casting wishlist since Season 1, before his role as Todd was developed.
His past work with Janney on The West Wing made their pairing a happy coincidence, not the reason for the casting.
They play different characters with a new relationship in The Diplomat, rather than revisiting their West Wing roles.
Schubert also said Jodie Whittaker was her first choice to play the show’s new prime minister, Bethan Vaughn.
Bradley Whitford was on The Diplomat casting director Julie Schubert’s wishlist from the show’s first season.
Whitford joined the political drama in Season 3 as Todd, the husband of Grace Penn, played by Allison Janney.
Schubert said his availability opened up when the role came about, making the casting conversation easy.
She said the reunion with Janney was not about recreating their West Wing pairing, but creating a new dynamic between two actors.
The Diplomat returned for its fourth season on Netflix the week before Collider published its interview with Schubert.
- Who
- Bradley Whitford and The Diplomat casting director Julie Schubert.
- What
- Schubert said Whitford had been on her casting wishlist since Season 1. He joined the show in Season 3 as Todd.
- When
- Schubert said the casting idea dated back to Season 1; Whitford joined in Season 3.
- Where
- The Diplomat, a series on Netflix.
- Why
- Schubert said Whitford’s availability opened up when the role came about.
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Schubert said Whitford had been on her casting wishlist since the show’s first season.
Whitford joined The Diplomat as Todd, Grace Penn’s husband.
The Diplomat returned for its fourth season on Netflix the week before Collider published its interview with Schubert.
- Actor
- Bradley Whitford
- Casting director
- Julie Schubert
- Casting wishlist
- Since Season 1
- Role
- Todd, Grace Penn’s husband
- Series
- The Diplomat, on Netflix
- Whitford joined
- Season 3
What people are saying
Bradley has been someone we've talked about from Season 1. It was always a matter of, not if, it was when
I think when Todd came about, and his availability opened up in a way that hadn't been before, it was a very easy conversation
It wasn't about recreating The West Wing. It was about creating a dynamic between two incredibly talented actors
I think why it works is because it's not The West Wing, and they're not playing the same characters