Will ‘The Diplomat’ get a second season?

You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: Will there be another season of “The Diplomat”? I watched the first season twice already hoping there will be another season soon.

A: Netflix ordered a second season of the drama starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell back in May after the first season became an almost immediate hit. But as with so many other shows, production was stalled by the Hollywood strikes. I’d expect it sometime in 2024 but can’t say exactly when.

Q: I am looking for a movie that I believe starred James Garner. He was captured by the Germans in World War II and was put into a fake U.S. hospital so the Germans could find out when the Allied invasion of Europe would take place. He smartly became aware of the ruse.

A: That’s “36 Hours,” a movie from 1964. The cast included Garner, Eva Marie Saint and Rod Taylor. George Seaton directed and wrote the screenplay, based on a short story by Roald

Dahl. It has been released on DVD and other formats, including through Amazon. (As always, productions mentioned in this column may be available for viewing in other places across the sprawling media world, but I’m providing at least one path.) Q: I have a question about “The Rookies.” There are two different stories about Bruce Fairbairn, who played Officer Chris Owens. He either died of a heart attack at 49 or he’s still alive at 74. It can’t be both, so which is correct?

A: The answer is that two famous people have that name. Bruce Fairbairn, the actor on “The Rookies,” is 74 and, as far as I can find, still with us, although he has not done any screen acting in a long time. The other Bruce Fairbairn was a music producer who died in 1999 at the age of 49 of an unreported cause. He was known for his work with musicians including Kiss and Bon Jovi.