Designated Survivor: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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. In this dramatic thriller, Kirkman will struggle to keep the country and his own family from falling apart, while navigating the highly-volatile political arena and while leading the search to find who is responsible for the attack.

Series details

• Title: Designated Survivor
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Premiere date: 2016-09-21
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-06-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 58 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.4/10
• TVMaze ID: 8167
• IMDb ID: tt5296406
• TVDB ID: 311876

Cast and credited roles

• Kiefer Sutherland — Tom Kirkman
• Adan Canto — Aaron Shore
• Italia Ricci — Emily Rhodes
• Kal Penn — Seth Wright
• Maggie Q — Hannah Wells
• LaMonica Garrett — Mike Ritter
• Natascha McElhone — Alex Kirkman
• Paulo Costanzo — Lyor Boone
• Zoe McLellan — Kendra Daynes
• Ben Lawson — Damian Rennett
• Tanner Buchanan — Leo Kirkman

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-09-21; final listed air date 2017-05-17; episode order: 21.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-09-27; final listed air date 2018-05-16; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 2019-06-07; final listed air date 2019-06-07; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Designated Survivor on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.