Designated Survivor
2016 · TV Series · TV-14 · 43 min
★ 7.2(1,184)unSUB Rating
After a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union, a low-level cabinet member unexpectedly becomes President. With the country in crisis, they must manage high-stakes decisions while navigating a White House filled with urgent, dangerous problems.
Also known as Designated Survivor. 720p
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39 hours to watch · 53 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2016–2019
- Release date
- 2016-09-21
- Network
- ABC, Netflix
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 43 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.2/10 (1,184 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy tense White House politics and crisis-driven drama like Scandal or 24; Not for you if you dislike vulgar language or want the tone to stay consistent from earlier seasons.
Pros: gripping political tension; stronger later seasons; workplace drama energy | Cons: heavy swearing complaints; mixed season pacing; divisive political tone
Themes
- usa president
- affectation
- politics
- president
- conspiracy
- terrorism
- biting
- mourning
- questioning
- meditative
- mysterious
- usa politics
- +41 more
Awards & recognition
- Critics' Choice Television Award — Most Exciting New Series · 2016
- People's Choice Awards · 2017 · nominated
- Saturn Award — Best Action-Thriller Television Series · 2017 · nominated
Cast & crew
Kiefer Sutherland
as Tom Kirkman
Natascha McElhone
as Alex Kirkman
Maggie Q
as Hannah Wells
Kal Penn
as Seth Wright
Adan Canto
as Aaron Shore
Italia Ricci
as Emily Rhodes
LaMonica Garrett
as Mike Ritter
Malik Yoba
as Jason Atwood
Tanner Buchanan
as Leo Kirkman
Virginia Madsen
as Kimble Hookstraten
Directed by Timothy Busfield, Ken Fink, Frederick E. O. Toye +24 more
Created by David Guggenheim
Episodes3 seasons · 53 episodes
Season 121 episodes
- S1E1Pilot44mNetflix
- S1E2The First Day45mNetflix
- S1E3The Confession44mNetflix
- S1E4The Enemy44mNetflix
- S1E5The Mission43mNetflix
- S1E6The Interrogation44mNetflix
- S1E7The Traitor44mNetflix
- S1E8The Results44mNetflix
- S1E9The Blueprint44mNetflix
- S1E10The Oath43mNetflix
- S1E11Warriors43mNetflix
- S1E12The End of the Beginning43mNetflix
- S1E13Backfire43mNetflix
- S1E14Commander-in-Chief42mNetflix
- S1E15One Hundred Days44mNetflix
- S1E16Party Lines43mNetflix
- S1E17The Ninth Seat43mNetflix
- S1E18Lazarus43mNetflix
- S1E19Misalliance42mNetflix
- S1E20Bombshell42mNetflix
- S1E21Brace for Impact42mNetflix
Season 222 episodes
- S2E1One Year In42mNetflix
- S2E2Sting of the Tail42mNetflix
- S2E3Outbreak43mNetflix
- S2E4Equilibrium41mNetflix
- S2E5Suckers43mNetflix
- S2E6Two Ships44mNetflix
- S2E7Family Ties42mNetflix
- S2E8Home43mNetflix
- S2E9Three-Letter Day42mNetflix
- S2E10Line of Fire43mNetflix
- S2E11Grief44mNetflix
- S2E12The Final Frontier44mNetflix
- S2E13Original Sin42mNetflix
- S2E14In the Dark43mNetflix
- S2E15Summit42mNetflix
- S2E16Fallout43mNetflix
- S2E17Overkill43mNetflix
- S2E18Kirkman Agonistes42mNetflix
- S2E19Capacity44mNetflix
- S2E20Bad Reception43mNetflix
- S2E21Target43mNetflix
- S2E22Run43mNetflix
Season 310 episodes
- S3E1#thesystemisbroken50mNetflix
- S3E2#slipperyslope49mNetflix
- S3E3#privacyplease46mNetflix
- S3E4#makehistory50mNetflix
- S3E5#nothingpersonal51mNetflix
- S3E6#whocares51mNetflix
- S3E7#identity/crisis52mNetflix
- S3E8#scaredsh*tless51mNetflix
- S3E9#undecided47mNetflix
- S3E10#truthorconsequences53mNetflix