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- 1. Pilot Sep 21, 2016
- A cabinet member suddenly becomes the United States president after an attack on the U.S. Capitol.
- 2. The First Day Sep 28, 2016
- Amid chaos and confusion, President Kirkman steps into his role as commander in chief.
- 3. The Confession Oct 5, 2016
- President Kirkman and his staff try to keep a White House security breach a secret.
Designated Survivor is an American political thriller drama television series created by David Guggenheim. It aired for three seasons, beginning on ABC and then exclusively on Netflix for the third and final season.
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.
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- 2016-09-21
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S1.E1 ∙ Pilot. Wed, Sep 21, 2016. A low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession. 8.1/10 (3.6K) Rate. Watch options. Top-rated.
America's fate rests in the hands of a low-level official after an attack on Washington decimates the government in this gripping political thriller. Watch trailers & learn more.
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- September 28, 2018
When a devastating attack on the night of the State of the Union address claims the lives of the president and most of the Cabinet, the Housing and Urban Development secretary -- who was named the...
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Designated Survivor (TV Series 2016–2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The first season of the American political drama series Designated Survivor began airing on September 21, 2016 on ABC. The series was ordered straight to series by ABC in December 2015, [1] with a formal announcement of 13 episodes in May 2016.