DESIGNATED SURVIVOR: Netflix Revives the Kiefer Sutherland-Led Drama

DESIGNATED SURVIVOR has been revived by Netflix. A ten-episode third season will debut in 2019.

The Kiefer Sutherland-led drama’s new season will follow President Kirkman as he campaigns for re-election. (The series started off in the wake of an attack that wiped out all of the United States politicians outside of the designated survivor—Thomas Kirkland—who then had to adjust to his sudden promotion to the presidency.)

ABC ran the first two years of the drama; they canceled the show in May. Former LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT showrunner Neal Baer has been tapped to run the Netflix version of the series, The Hollywood Reporter reports. (This makes the fifth leader of the franchise in its short run.)

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