Designated Survivor (TV series)
Television series | |
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German title | Designated survivor |
Original title | Designated survivor |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Year (s) | 2016-2019 |
Production company |
ABC Studios , The Mark Gordon Company, Genre Films |
length | 42-50 minutes |
Episodes | 53 in 3 seasons ( list ) |
genre | Political thriller , drama |
idea | David Guggenheim |
music |
Sean Callery , Robert Lydecker |
First broadcast | September 21, 2016 (USA) on ABC |
First publication in German |
November 6, 2016 on Netflix |
occupation | |
Designated Survivor ( German (before) certain survivors ) is an American television series by David Guggenheim with Kiefer Sutherland in the lead role. The series received a direct order from ABC on December 14, 2015. The first broadcast took place on September 21, 2016 on ABC.
In late September 2016, it was announced that ABC had ordered a full first season of the series. Instead of the planned 13 episodes, it should come to 22 episodes ( back nine order ). Ultimately, the first season, which concluded on May 17, 2017, only consisted of 21 episodes.
The series is available on Netflix in German-speaking countries . Unlike most of the provider's other licensed series, Netflix did not wait for all episodes to be produced and dubbed before broadcasting; Instead, the pilot episode was put online on November 6, 2016, and further episodes were mostly published on a weekly basis.
On May 11, 2017, the broadcasting station ABC ordered a second season of the series and aired it from September 27, 2017. In German-speaking countries, Netflix once again took over the first broadcast via streaming and started it on October 6, 2017.
The series was discontinued in May 2018 after two seasons of ABC. In September 2018, Netflix announced the production of a ten-part third season. The season was released on June 7, 2019. On July 24, 2019, Netflix announced the cancellation of the series.
action
On the evening of the annual State of the Union Address address to Congress in the Capitol , all members present, the members of the Supreme Court and the President and his cabinet members, with the exception of the housing minister, non-party architecture professor Thomas Kirkman, appear to pass through an explosion killed. Kirkman is a designated survivor ( emergency survivor ) in a secure location within view of the Capitol. Since the spokesman for the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate also fell pro tempore as a result of the explosion , Kirkman, as the last living cabinet member, was immediately placed under the protection of the Secret Service , driven to the White House and sworn in as the new President of the United States. From now on, Kirkman has to deal with the repair of the political system in the United States as well as against internal and external coup attempts. In addition, attempts are being made to undermine his legitimacy because of the circumstances surrounding his assumption of office.
Cast and dubbing
The German dubbing for season 1 & 2 was based on dialogue books by Claudia Heuer and Ariane Huth under the dialogue direction by Charles Rettinghaus by the dubbing company Studio Hamburg Synchron in Hamburg . From the third season onwards, Celine Fontange will direct the dialogue.
Main cast
Role name | actor | Episodes (main role) |
Episodes (cameo) |
Voice actor | Role description |
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Thomas Adam "Tom" Kirkman | Kiefer Sutherland | 1.01-3.10 | Tobias Master | Designated Survivor , later President of the United States | |
Alexandra "Alex" Kirkman | Natascha McElhone | 1.01-2.10 | Marion von Stengel | EEOC lawyer and Tom's wife, later First Lady | |
Aaron Shore | Adan Canto | 1.01-3.10 | Martin Lohmann | White House Chief of Staff , later National Security Advisor | |
Emily Rhodes | Italia Ricci | 1.01-3.10 | Kristina von Weltzien | Special Advisor to the President, later Chief of Staff of the White House | |
Mike Ritter | LaMonica Garrett | 1.01-2.22 | Charles Rettinghaus | Secret Service Agent | |
Leo Kirkman | Tanner Buchanan | 1.01-1.13 | 1.14-2.22 | Flemming stone | Tom and Alex's son |
Seth Wright | Kal Penn | 1.01-3.10 | Jens Wendland | Speechwriter for the President, later White House Press Secretary | |
Hannah Wells | Maggie Q | 1.01-3.07 | Celine Fontanges | FBI agent investigating on behalf of the White House; later an analyst at the CIA | |
Lyor Boone | Paulo Costanzo | 2.01-2.22 | Asad Black | Political Director of the White House | |
Kendra Danes | Zoe McLellan | 2.01-2.22 | Ulrike Stürzbecher | White House Legal Advisor | |
Damian Rennett | Ben Lawson | 2.01-2.19 | Jacob Weigert | MI6 agent | |
Mars Harper | Anthony Edwards | 3.01-3.10 | White House Chief of Staff | ||
Lorraine room | Julie White | 3.01-3.10 | Campaign Manager for Tom Kirkman |
Supporting cast
Role name | actor | consequences | Voice actor | Role description |
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Penny Kirkman | Mckenna Grace | 1.01-1.03, 1.07, 1.12, 1.13, 1.15, 1.18, 1.21, 2.02, 2.04, 2.11, 2.12, 2.18, 3.01-3.10 | Tom and Alex's daughter | |
Jason Atwood | Malik Yoba | 1.02-1.19 | Jürgen Holdorf | Deputy FBI Director |
Kimble Hookstraten | Virginia Madsen | 1.02-1.21 | Ela Nitzsche | Congresswoman , later Speaker of the House , then Secretary of Education of the United States |
Peter MacLeish | Ashley Zukerman | 1.03-1.12 | David Berton | Surviving Congressman, Vice President of the United States |
Chuck Russink | Jake Epstein | 1.03-2.22 | Robert Kotulla | FBI hackers |
Patrick Lloyd | Terry Serpico | 1.18–2.02 | Erik Schäffler | Mastermind of the terrorist attack |
John Foerstel | Reed Diamond | 1.09-2.16 | Robert Missler | Attorney , later director of the FBI |
Episode list
reception
criticism
- Benedikt Frank from the Süddeutsche Zeitung believes that the Designated Survivor Hall reflects “the lost trust in the political elite”. He goes on to write that the series “intensifies the hostility of the political camps to the utmost” and allows “what was previously only hysterical election rhetoric to come true”; namely that "America against itself" is a coup.
- Hannes Stein von der Welt sees the portrayed Thomas Kirkman as "the ideal figure to identify with for every middle-aged American" who sits down in front of the television after work. Despite content parallels to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , " Designated Survivor has a strange comforting effect ". With regard to a - at that time not yet established - presidency of Donald Trump , Stein suspects that the series "could then appear to viewers like a message in a bottle from a better world".
- Matthias Sauermann from the Tiroler Tageszeitung criticizes in particular an exaggerated representation of Kirkman's apparent inexperience that the creators of the series obtained. It ignores the fact that Kirkman "was previously a minister in the government" and "thus knows both the Oval Office and politics not only from hearsay". Sauermann suspects that this circumstance should additionally increase the tension.
- Tobias Jochheim from the Rheinische Post blames the series with “many characters drawn in wood” and “often badly constructed [e] bang-like cliffhangers ” even in the middle of the respective episodes. Designated survivor is "not particularly profound or even subtle, but extremely exciting".
- Clemens Schömann Finch from Focus recognizes "a certain irony that Kiefer Sutherland the role of Thomas Kirkman" games, also because, as Jack Bauer in 24 had to prevent similar attacks. Schömann-Fink attests the series “her best moment”, particularly at the beginning of the first season, but over time “the series becomes less captivating”. He blames this, among other things, on the shown Thomas Kirkman, whose "flawlessness in the further course of the series is increasingly tiring". In addition, the extent of the conspiracy, which is gradually being cleared up, is "increasingly unreliable in its dimension". Schömann-Fink also finds the “bang-like cliffhanger several times per episode” annoying. All in all, " Designated Survivor, despite some weaknesses, is an exciting series with many surprising twists" that is worth watching.
Awards and nominations (selection)
Critics' Choice Television Award
- Jan. 2016 : Award for Most Promising New Series
- 2017: Nomination in the Favorite New TV Drama category
- 2017: Nomination in the category Favorite Actor In A New TV Series for Kiefer Sutherland
- 2017 : Nomination for best action / thriller series
Web links
- Designated Survivor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of ABC
Individual evidence
- ↑ ABC Orders 'Designated Survivor' Series Starring Kiefer Sutherland From David Guggenheim, Mark Gordon, Simon Kinberg ; deadline.com, English, December 14, 2015, accessed November 15, 2016
- ↑ Designated Survivor: Kiefer Sutherland as US President ; serienjunkies.de, December 15, 2015, accessed November 15, 2016
- ↑ Michael O'Connell: 'Designated Survivor' and 'Speechless' Get Speedy Full-Season Orders at ABC. The Hollywood Reporter , September 29, 2016, accessed October 6, 2016 .
- ↑ Michael Ausiello: Designated Survivor Renewed at ABC . In: TVLine.com . May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ↑ 'Designated Survivor' and 'Quantico' Canceled at ABC . In: HollywoodReporter.com . Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ↑ 'Designated Survivor' Officially Revived at Netflix (With Another Showrunner) . In: HollywoodReporter.com . Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ↑ "Designated Survivor" - third season of the series with Kiefer Sutherland from June 7th . In: waz-online.de . Retrieved May 3, 2019.
- ↑ Adam Arndt: Designated Survivor: Netflix discontinues the series after the third season . In: Serienjunkies.de . July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ↑ a b c Designated Survivor. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on December 7, 2016 .
- ↑ Benedikt Frank: "Designated Survivor" - Suddenly President. In: Sueddeutsche.de. November 11, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Hannes Stein: Congress, government - all, all dead. You are president. In: Welt.de. September 26, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
- ^ Matthias Sauermann: "Designated Survivor": Kiefer Sutherland is suddenly president. In: tt.com. December 28, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
- ↑ Tobias Jochheim: "House of Cards" for the poor, but exciting. In: rp-online.de. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017 .
- ^ Clemens Schömann-Fink: Kiefer Sutherland as president against his will. In: focus.de. May 16, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017 .