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Designated Survivor

Designated Survivor (2016–2019)

Declare your independence

Release:2016–2019
Seasons:3
Country:United States
Director:Neal Baer, Peter Noah
Language:English

Genre

DramaWar-politics
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Keywords

Usa PresidentAffectationPoliticsPresidentConspiracyTerrorismBitingMourning
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Designated Survivor rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

TMDb7.146/10· 1K votes

About Designated Survivor

Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.

Cast of Designated Survivor

  • Kiefer Sutherland

    Kiefer Sutherland

    as Tom Kirkman

  • Maggie Q

    Maggie Q

    as Hannah Wells

  • Kal Penn

    Kal Penn

    as Seth Wright

  • Adan Canto

    Adan Canto

    as Aaron Shore

  • Italia Ricci

    Italia Ricci

    as Emily Rhodes

  • Emiliano Díez

    Emiliano Díez

    as Président Ortega

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Episodes: 53

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