Designated Survivor Recaps

On Designated Survivor Season 2 Episode 21, Kendra Daynes finds herself in a dangerous situation that puts another White House staffer’s life at risk.

On Designated Survivor Season 2 Episode 20, while Ethan West investigates, Kirkman negotiates with a foreign government to release an American held overseas.

On Designated Survivor Season 2 Episode 19, Attorney Ethan West begins his investigation and calls upon President Kirkman’s closest advisors and staff.

On Designated Survivor Season 2 Episode 18, attorney Ethan West (Michael J. Fox) looks into the president’s past, while playing a large role in his future.

On Designated Survivor Season 2 Episode 17, Agent Hannah Wells gets involved when President Kirkman declares war on Kunami after a bomb explosion in D.C.

On Designated Survivor Season 2 Episode 16, when a credible threat of a dirty bomb on U.S. soil emerges, the president and his team must find a way to stop it.

On Designated Survivor Season 2 Episode 14, President Kirkman joins forces with Mayor Ellenor Darby when a blackout causes chaos in the streets of D.C.

On Designated Survivor Season 2 Episode 13, the team at the White House works to minimize the fallout when a damaging video of the president leaks to the media.

On Designated Survivor Season 2 Episode 12, a missile bringing water to astronauts in space is hacked, and Pres. Kirkman must work with Russia to save lives.

It’s been ten weeks since his wife, Alex, was killed in a car accident; and President Kirkman’s senior staff insist he seeks professional help in dealing with his loss, forcing him to reluctantly see therapist Dr. Adam Louden (Timothy Busfield). Meanwhile, FBI Agent Hannah Wells and Aaron Shore travel to Cuba as part of a trade delegation, but the trip does not go according to plan. With lives in the balance, Kirkman is challenged with a decision that will test his role as commander in chief during this time of personal tragedy.