Designated Survivor: Revived for Season 3?
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Despite being canceled in May, it looks like Designated Survivor has been revived.
According to a recent report from Production Weekly, a third season is scheduled to enter production in Toronto.
Production Weekly has long been a reliable publication that rounds up the production dates of TV shows, so we're inclined to believe the show is definitely returning.
What's more, it is going under the working title of "The White House Project."
There are no cast members assigned to the project, but we think it's fair to assume much of the cast will return wherever the third season winds up.
It's likely that the show is not returning to ABC, with Netflix being the most likely candidate to air a revival.
Deadline reported in May that series producer eOne was shopping the series around and that negotiation were underway with Netflix.
The main hurdle was that Hulu had the domestic rights to the series, while Netflix carried the series as a Netflix Original in territories other than the U.S.
Related: Designated Survivor Canceled at ABC!
ABC president Channing Dungey opened up about the cancellation ahead of the network's Upfronts Presentation in May.
“That was a hard one for us,” she admitted after being asked about it.
“It did well in delayed viewing but its Live+Same Day delivery in the 10 PM hour had become challenging,” she continued.
“Creatively, the show had a lot of behind-the-scenes churn in terms of the number of showrunners,” Dungey said.
“We were less confident about the creative path forward than the other shows we brought back.”
Through two seasons, the show had four showrunners. That coupled with the lower ratings made it too much of a risk for ABC to continue with.
Designated Survivor Season 2 slid 45 percent in the demo vs. Designated Survivor Season 1.
The show was expected to be renewed based on the Netflix deal because that helps with the financial side of things.
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