Should you watch Designated Survivor?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Designated Survivor
Series · 2016
Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.
The sides of Designated Survivor
- A cabinet member suddenly made president
- The Capitol destroyed during the State of the Union
- An FBI agent hunting the conspirators
Designated Survivor is good for you if…
- you like a decent man learning to run the White House overnight.
- you like a conspiracy behind the attack, revealed piece by piece.
- you like a president who gives sincere speeches and means them.
Designated Survivor is bad for you if…
- you need politics that feel realistic.
- you lose track between the White House, Congress and the FBI investigation.
About: leadership · grief · conspiracy
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