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Designated Survivor

Designated Survivor

2016TV Series⏱️ 1h 0mTV-14🏆 #1762 Top Rated
ActionDramaMysteryThriller
7.4
IMDB Rating
114,109 votes

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

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Kiefer Sutherland, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci
Release Date
September 21, 2016
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 3
Nominations
💬 1,461
Reviews
📋 147K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland
as President Tom Kirkman
Adan Canto
Adan Canto
as Aaron Shore
Italia Ricci
Italia Ricci
as Emily Rhodes
Kal Penn
Kal Penn
as Seth Wright
Maggie Q
Maggie Q
as Hannah Wells
LaMonica Garrett
LaMonica Garrett
as Mike Ritter
Natascha McElhone
Natascha McElhone
as Alex Kirkman
Jake Epstein
Jake Epstein
as Chuck Russink
Paulo Costanzo
Paulo Costanzo
as Lyor Boone
Zoe McLellan
Zoe McLellan
as Kendra Daynes

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
16:9 HD
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Production
The Mark Gordon Company, Kinberg Genre, ABC Studios

🏷️ Keywords

politicswashington d.c.president of the united statesstate of the unionpolitical thriller

🎯 Categories

Political DramaPolitical ThrillerSuspense MysteryActionDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Compelling but clunky and periodically plain embarrassing.
by davidhands2017-05-13
7/10

"I've just binge watched it up to the end of Episode 18. The initial premise is interesting, whether or not it's actually based in reality. You always need to grant some leeway with "initial premises", especially these days. I stopped watching 24 after the second season because I found it too infantile and silly. I did watch The West Wing through to the end. This is a sort of 24 meets The West Wing. The show lets itself down with too many loving gazes between the President and his wife (does she have any flaws at all?), some terribly clunky lines and worst of all, the relent..."

💡 Did You Know?

Kiefer Sutherland was not originally interested in starring in another television series after his eight season run on 24 (2001) and the limited series 24: Live Another Day (2014). Sutherland changed his mind after reading the script for the pilot, being blown away at how good it was.

📖 Synopsis

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