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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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Declare your independence.
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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
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from trailer]
Tom Kirkman:
You're still on my side?
Alex Kirkman:
I'm always on your side, Mr. President.
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Just finished episode 7 and all the new stereotypes are there.
1. Psychotic white corporate CEO villain 2. White supremacist terrorist (South African, to make him more evil) 3. Saintly trans woman 4. Saintly latina woman 5. Almost saintly gay, black, HIV-positive man 6. Diabolical white woman (campaign manager) who leans to good because she is a woman. 7. White male cheats on wife. 8. White male cheats on girlfriend. 9. Saintly refugees.
There are more but this is a start. As one watches this, one always knows the opinion of the writers and the direction of the next part of the show.