There was a sudden explosion in the Parliament building , killing all the president and cabinet members. Tom Kirkman, a low-privileged employee of The Cabinet of the United States, suddenly became president after this terrorist attack, because in that terrorist attack, all those with inheritance rights above him died. (Designated Survivor is an absent cabinet member deliberately arranged when the President of the United States and other senior leaders of the country gather in the same place. This move is to ensure that there are still people who become president after the president, vice president, congressional leader, and cabinet members have all lost their lives. , Continue to lead the United States.)
The trend of the series (three story lines)
The first family line is that Tom Kirkman ( Kiefer Sutherland ) suddenly moved to the White House. The male protagonist became president overnight, and social roles, husband and wife relationships, and the relationship between father and children suddenly happened. Changes require adjustment and adaptation.
The second article is led by the role of Hannah Wells ( Maggie Q ), investigating the truth of the bombing. After knowing the perpetrator, you must figure out an appropriate response, because the social impact of this incident is too great.
The third article is about politics, how the U.S. government will respond after a terrible tragedy.
