Simply Superb! Designated Survivor Series Season 1 and 2 on Netflix | A South Korean remake, entitled Designated Survivor: 60 Days - a hit too

BEST FBKL: Designated Survivor Season 1 and Season 2 was simply superb, very similar to 24. The show probably got cancelled after 10 episodes in Season 3 after its started weirdly highlighting Gay and LGBT issues. They seemed to have new writers for Season 3 that made the show significantly different when compared to Season 1 and 2. But this is a must watch series on Netflix. It Even had a segment about a flu that threatened the world!

On the night of the State of the Union, an explosion destroys the Capitol Building, killing the President and everyone in the line of succession except for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Thomas Kirkman, who had been named the designated survivor. Kirkman is immediately sworn in, unaware that the attack is just the beginning of what is to come. He faces many challenges throughout the series. He struggles to balance his political aspirations with the challenge of being seen as a legitimate president.

Designated Survivor is an American-Canadian political thriller drama television series created by David Guggenheim that aired for three seasons, first on ABC and then exclusively on Netflix for the third and final season.

Kiefer Sutherland stars as Thomas Kirkman, an American academic named as the designated survivor for the State of the Union address, who suddenly ascends from the position of U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to President of the United States after an explosion kills everyone ahead of him in the presidential line of succession. Kirkman deals with his inexperience as head of state while looking to uncover the truth behind the attack.

A South Korean remake, entitled Designated Survivor: 60 Days, developed by Studio Dragon and produced by DK E&M, premiered on tvN in South Korea and Netflix worldwide from July 1 to August 20, 2019. Ji Jin-hee portrays the lead role in the series.