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Designated Survivor

American political thriller television series
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Summary

Designated Survivor is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,239 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Critics' Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series[3]
  • Director: Paul McGuigan[4], Brad Turner[5], Sergio Mimica-Gezzan[6], Paul A. Edwards[7], Michael Katleman[8], Richard J. Lewis[9], Norberto Barba[10]
  • Composer: Sean Callery[11]
  • Genre: political drama[12]
  • Cast member: Kiefer Sutherland[13], Natascha McElhone[14], Adán Canto[15], Italia Ricci[16], Kal Penn[17], Maggie Q[18], Virginia Madsen[19], Kevin McNally[20], Noam Jenkins[21], Peter Outerbridge[22], Michael Gaston[23], Dylan Walsh[24], Mykelti Williamson[25], Dan Lett[26]
  • Production company: ABC Signature[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Original broadcaster: Netflix[30]
  • Country of origin: United States[31]
  • Has part(s): Designated Survivor, season 1[32], Designated Survivor, season 2[33], Designated Survivor, season 3[34]
  • Start time: September 21, 2016[35]
  • End time: June 7, 2019[36]
  • Distributed by: Disney–ABC Domestic Television[37], Netflix[38]
  • Narrative location: White House[39], The Pentagon[40], naruba[41], Washington, D.C.[42]
  • Official website: http://abc.go.com/shows/designated-survivor[43]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Designated Survivor (TV series)[44]
  • Filming location: Toronto[45]
  • Number of episodes: 53[46]
  • Nominated for: People's Choice Awards[47], Saturn Award for Best Action-Thriller Television Series[48]
  • Executive producer: Simon Kinberg[49], Mark Gordon[50], Kiefer Sutherland[51], Paul McGuigan[52]
  • Title: Designated Survivor[53]
  • List of episodes: list of Designated Survivor episodes[54]

Why It Matters

Designated Survivor has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did Designated Survivor receive?

Honors received include Critics' Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series[3].

Related Entities

Bonnie Bedelia Dylan Walsh Geoff Pierson Kal Penn Kevin McNally Kiefer Sutherland Natascha McElhone Netflix Rob Morrow Rochelle Aytes Toronto United States Virginia Madsen

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  5. 20w ago · NeoBatfreak · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 23w ago · NeoBatfreak · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 23w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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