Having come to the rescue of Lucifer earlier in the year, Netflix has now announced that it has picked up another cancelled show in the Kiefer Sutherland-headlined Designated Survivor.
Deadline reports that the streaming service has granted a ten-episode season 3 order to the show, which was cancelled by ABC back in May along with Inhumans, Quantico, Deception, Kevin Probably Saves the World and The Crossing.
Netflix had been in negotiations with producers eOne about picking up the political thriller since its cancellation, having already held the international distribution rights for the first two seasons. The third season will see the introduction of a new showrunner in Neal Baer (Law & Order: SVU), who becomes the series fifth showrunner to date. The logline reads as follows:
In Season 3, President Kirkman (Sutherland) will face a political reality… campaigning. What does it take to make a leader? What price will he be willing to pay? This season will explore today’s world of campaigning, smear tactics, debates, campaign finance and “fake news.” Democracy, as we know it, will hang in the balance.
“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to play President Kirkman for season 3 of Designated Survivor with Netflix, eOne and Neal Baer,” Sutherland said. “I believe this format will allow us to continue to delve deeply into storylines and issues concerning the American electorate that were not previously possible.”
