Designated Survivor: Season 3

2019 · 10 episodes · ★ 5.5

What Season 3 of Designated Survivor

Tom Kirkman, with no experience in office, launches his first election campaign as a candidate. The start is clumsy, and his team, largely new, forces him to make decisions involving ethical dilemmas. At the same time, the threat of terrorism still hangs over the country. Wells tracks a bioterrorist and uncovers unsettling clues. Mars battles opioid addiction and lashes out at a pharmaceutical company. Aaron and Lorraine run the campaign, which is filled with controversial issues such as the privacy of transgender people, immigration, and the teachers' strike. Kirkman must hold his ground in his speeches and decide how to handle each crisis.

10episodes

Jun 7, 2019released

8.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 3 Episodes

3x01 #thesystemisbroken
Jun 7, 2019 · 50 min · ★ 5.4
Now running for office for the first time, Kirkman and his nascent campaign stumble out of the gate. Wells gets a critical reassignment.
Directing: Chris Grismer · Writing: Adam Stein · Starring: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Geoff Pierson, Jennifer Wigmore, Mckenna Grace
3x02 #slipperyslope
Jun 7, 2019 · 49 min · ★ 5.9
A heated debate over child marriage roils Kirkman's staff. Opioid addiction hits home for Mars. A biohacker turns Wells onto a chilling new threat.
Directing: Peter Leto · Writer: Dawn DeNoon · Starring: Jennifer Wigmore, Mckenna Grace, Chukwudi Iwuji, Wendy Lyon
3x03 #privacyplease
Jun 7, 2019 · 46 min · ★ 6.0
A political attack on Kirkman puts privacy and transgender rights in the spotlight. Aaron weighs a major decision. Wells and Eli track a bioterrorist.
Directing: Timothy Busfield · Writer: Peter Noah · Starring: Mckenna Grace, Chukwudi Iwuji, Benjamin Charles Watson, Jamie Clayton
3x04 #makehistory
Jun 7, 2019 · 50 min · ★ 5.2
Aaron's heritage and a widespread teachers' strike become polarizing issues, and Wells discovers a sinister pattern in a flu outbreak.
Directing: Chris Grismer · Writer: Ricardo Pérez González · Starring: Lauren Holly, Elena Tovar, Anthony Edwards, Nisa Gunduz
3x05 #nothingpersonal
Jun 7, 2019 · 51 min · ★ 5.6
Emotions run high after despicable fake news goes viral, Isabel makes waves with a controversial appeal, and Wells finds a clue pointing to conspiracy.
Directing: Peter Leto · Writer: Kendra Chapman Davis · Starring: James Cade
3x06 #whocares
Jun 7, 2019 · 51 min · ★ 5.5
A dying Guatemalan child in a Texas hospital brings immigration to the fore. A mugging opens Kirkman's eyes to the realities of life in the capital.
Directing: Chris Grismer · Writing: Drew Westcott · Starring: Aaron Ashmore
3x07 #identity/crisis
Jun 7, 2019 · 52 min · ★ 5.3
A stray Russian bomber jeopardizes Seattle, Mars crusades against a drug company, and an event from Aaron's childhood vexes Kirkman's campaign.
Directing: Sudz Sutherland · Writing: Adam Stein · Starring: Kim Nelson, Aaron Ashmore, Rob Stewart, Xavier Lopez
3x08 #scaredsh*tless
Jun 7, 2019 · 51 min · ★ 5.4
Kirkman mobilizes a frantic hunt for the bioterrorist. Lorraine plays hardball and pushes the opioid epidemic into the campaign fray.
Directing: Sudz Sutherland · Writers: Kendra Chapman Davis, Ricardo Pérez González · Starring: Aaron Ashmore, Erik Knudsen, Rob Stewart, Murry Peeters
3x09 #undecided
Jun 7, 2019 · 47 min · ★ 5.6
Trailing in the polls, Kirkman weighs forcing the FBI's hand over the bioterrorism plot. Emily struggles with her mother's final wishes.
Directing: Peter Leto · Writer: Dawn DeNoon · Starring: Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves, Aaron Ashmore, Rob Stewart, Lisa Berry
3x10 #truthorconsequences Season Finale
Jun 7, 2019 · 53 min · ★ 5.2
On election day, Kirkman turns to his therapist to assuage his conscience about the events -- and his own decisions -- of the momentous prior 36 hours.
Directing: Chris Grismer · Writer: Peter Noah · Starring: Nisa Gunduz, Ayesha Mansur Gonsalves, James Cade