Designated Survivor 

A low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills everyone above him in the line of succession.

Creator:

David Guggenheim

Stars:

Kiefer Sutherland, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci

3 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Tom Kirkman 44 episodes, 2016-2019
Adan Canto	...	Aaron Shore 44 episodes, 2016-2019
Italia Ricci	...	Emily Rhodes 44 episodes, 2016-2019
LaMonica Garrett	...	Mike Ritter 44 episodes, 2016-2019
Kal Penn	...	Seth Wright 44 episodes, 2016-2019
Maggie Q	...	Hannah Wells 44 episodes, 2016-2019
Natascha McElhone	...	Alex Kirkman 32 episodes, 2016-2018
Jake Epstein	...	Chuck Russink 28 episodes, 2016-2018
Paulo Costanzo	...	Lyor Boone 23 episodes, 2017-2019
Zoe McLellan	...	Kendra Daynes 22 episodes, 2017-2019
Ben Lawson	...	Damian Rennett 19 episodes, 2017-2018
Tanner Buchanan	...	Leo Kirkman 19 episodes, 2016-2018
Reed Diamond	...	John Forstell 19 episodes, 2016-2018

Storyline

Kiefer Sutherland stars as Tom Kirkman, a lower-level cabinet member who is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack on the US Capitol during the State of the Union, on the highly anticipated series Designated Survivor. In this dramatic thriller, Kirkman will struggle to keep the country and his own family from falling apart, while navigating the highly-volatile political arena and while leading the search to find who is responsible for the attack.

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Plot Keywords:

politics | state of the union | political thriller | american politics | three word title | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Designated Survivor

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Mark Gordon Company,Kinberg Genre,ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Episode 1.2, Designated Survivor: The First Day (2016), names the late FBI Director as "Jacobs". In the early books/movies in the Jack Ryan-series by Tom Clancy the FBI Director is called "Emil Jacobs". Might be a tribute to the author of the books that probably inspired this interesting show.

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Goofs

President Kirkman never travels with "the Beast". Instead the presidents motorcade consist of Tahoe and Suburbans.

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Quotes

[from trailer]
Speechwriter #2: Guy's never been elected to anything.
Speechwriter #1: Did you know President Richmond fired him this morning? Now he's the president.
Seth Wright: Maybe he'll realize he has no business running the country.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Kiefer Sutherland/Priyanka Chopra/Rebel and a Basketcase with Evan Rachel Wood (2017)

User Reviews

Love this show, its drama is tense and strong characters.

It really is an older Jack Bauer as the President. He doesn't need a gun anymore, but his moral compass is just as strong. His character is learning what it means to have power and manipulate people to do what is needed.

Its only been two days since the incident, so I guess its to early to have any answers. However I think an inside job has to be the obvious solution for how it happened, which will probably be addressed in the future.

So far I love this show and recommend everyone to watch it on Netflicks.