24's Kiefer Sutherland returns to TV thriller territory in ABC's upcoming Designated Survivor, playing a lower Cabinet member, Tom Kirkman, who gets sworn in as president after an explosion claims the lives of the acting president and everyone above him in the chain of succession.
Sutherland, along with co-stars and creators, appeared at the Television Critics Association summer press tour to answer a few questions about the new series. "I think there are a few tones at play in the show," revealed executive producer Jon Harmon Feldman (Blood & Oil). "I do think there is a West Wing component of a man governing and his team governing our nation at this critical time. There's also the, if you will, Homeland aspect of an investigation into the conspiracy. And it's also got a House of Cards component, which is the characters and the business of government through the eyes of these characters and the political dealings and dealmakers."
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Sutherland, along with co-stars and creators, appeared at the Television Critics Association summer press tour to answer a few questions about the new series. "I think there are a few tones at play in the show," revealed executive producer Jon Harmon Feldman (Blood & Oil). "I do think there is a West Wing component of a man governing and his team governing our nation at this critical time. There's also the, if you will, Homeland aspect of an investigation into the conspiracy. And it's also got a House of Cards component, which is the characters and the business of government through the eyes of these characters and the political dealings and dealmakers."
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