Designated Survivor Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

September 21, 2016

Genre

Thriller

Network

ABC

Cast

McKenna Grace, Tanner Buchanan, Kiefer Sutherland, Maggie Q, Italia Ricci, Kal Penn, Virginia Madsen, Malik Yoba, Adan Canto, Zoe McLellan, Natascha McElhone, Paulo Costanzo, Kevin McNally, Ben Lawson, Peter Outerbridge

McKenna Grace

as Penny Kirkman

Tanner Buchanan

as Leo Kirkman

Kiefer Sutherland

as Thomas

Maggie Q

as Hannah Wells

Italia Ricci

as Emily Rhodes

Kal Penn

as Seth Wright

Virginia Madsen

as Congresswoman Kimble Hookstrat

Malik Yoba

as Jason Atwood

Adan Canto

as Aaron Shore

Zoe McLellan

as Kendra Daynes

Natascha McElhone

as Alexandra

Paulo Costanzo

as Lyor Boone

Kevin McNally

as General Harris Cochrane

Ben Lawson

as Damian Rennett

Peter Outerbridge

as Charles Langdon

About Designated Survivor

About

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Thomas Kirkman (Kiefer Sutherland) is immediately sworn in as President after an explosion claims the lives of the President and everyone in the line of succession on the night of the State of the Union.

Trivia

The series skipped the pilot stage and ordered straight to series. The won a 2016 TV Guide Award for Most Exciting TV Series and 2016 Critics' Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series.