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Designated Survivor
Designated Survivor

Designated Survivor

—As a lower-level cabinet member, Tom Kirkman never imagined something would happen that would catapult him to the oval office. 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 designated survivor in case of such an event -- finds himself promoted to leader of the free world. Suddenly thrust into his new position of power, Kirkman struggles to keep the country from dissolving into chaos and must adjust to his new normal, unaware of what fresh horrors may await the United States.
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Record to watch 53 episodes in the next two weeks

    Live
    Home
    Three-Letter Day
    Line of Fire
    Grief
    The Final Frontier
    Original Sin
    In the Dark
    Summit
    Fallout

  • Turkey's president demands extradition of a Turkish activist, putting Kirkman in a battle that could threaten his future.
  • Home

    While on a secret mission to Afghanistan, President Kirkman meets with two infamous warlords and must determine whom he can trust to hand over territories to the United States; Seth has a run-in with the police.
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  • Three-Letter Day

    The White House staff takes action on letters sent to the president; Hannah and Damian chase down leads to exonerate the first lady.
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  • Line of Fire

    Extremists refuse to evacuate when a forest fire threatens to engulf their cabin; President Kirkman sends Emily and Aaron to defuse the situation; the first lady gives her testimony to the FBI director.
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  • Grief

    President Kirkman sees a therapist to deal with the loss of his wife; Hannah and Aaron travel to Cuba as part of a trade delegation; Kirkman struggles with a decision that will test his role as commander in chief during his time of grief.
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  • The Final Frontier

    A missile intended to bring water to stranded astronauts in space is hacked; President Kirkman must work with Russia to help save lives and find out who is behind the hack; Hannah finds herself working with Damian again.
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As a lower-level cabinet member, Tom Kirkman never imagined something would happen that would catapult him to the oval office. 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 designated survivor in case of such an event -- finds himself promoted to leader of the free world. Suddenly thrust into his new position of power, Kirkman struggles to keep the country from dissolving into chaos and must adjust to his new normal, unaware of what fresh horrors may await the United States.

Starring

Kiefer Sutherland, Paulo Costanzo, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, LaMonica Garrett, Zoe McLellan, Ben Lawson, Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Natascha McElhone

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