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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.
A lower-level cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack on the US Capitol. IMDb provides cast, crew, episodes, ratings, reviews, trivia, and more for this action drama mystery series.
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- 2016-09-21
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In the United States, a designated survivor (or designated successor) is a person in the presidential line of succession who is kept distant from others in the line when they are gathered together, to reduce the chance that everyone in the line will be unable to take over the presidency in a catastrophic or mass-casualty event.
DateOccasionDesigneePositionMarch 7, 2024February 7, 2023March 1, 2022April 28, 2021NoneNoneThe 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.
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
A thriller series about a cabinet member who becomes president after a deadly attack on the State of the Union. Watch seasons 1-3 on Netflix or Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home.
Designated Survivor (TV Series 2016–2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
