Designated Survivor: Season 2
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Produce a JSON object for "Designated Survivor" Season 2. Constraints: Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No invented/guessed details (titles, names, dates, etc.). If not in material, omit it. Style: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text. Format: JSON only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points in the prose). JSON Keys: overvi
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- With the conspiracy more alarming than ever, a fiery lawyer joins President Kirkman's staff and Agent Wells forms an alliance with a British spy.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season overview
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Produce a JSON object for "Designated Survivor" Season 2.
Constraints:
Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented/guessed details (titles, names, dates, etc.).
If not in material, omit it.
Style: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Format: JSON only (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points in the prose).
JSON Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Input Material:
TMDB Season Synopsis: "With the conspiracy more alarming than der than ever, a fiery lawyer joins President Kirkman's staff and Agent Wells forms an alliance with a British spy."
Source [1]: Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President...
Source [2]: Created by David Guggenheim. Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, Kal Penn. A low-level Cabinet member becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack kills everyone above him in the line of succession.
Source [3]: Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member is suddenly appointed President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the Presidential line of succession.
Source [4]: ABC, Mystery/Drama/Action/TV Series.
Source [5]: Seasons: Season 1 (2016), Season 2 (2017), Season 3 (2019).
Season 2 Synopsis: "With the conspiracy more alarming than ever, a fiery lawyer joins President Kirkman's staff and Agent Wells forms an alliance with a British spy."
Context from sources:
Series premise: Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member, becomes President of the United States after a catastrophic attack during the State of the Union kills everyone above him in the line of succession.
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, Kal Penn.
Creator: David Guggenheim.
Genre: Drama, War & Politics, Mystery, Action.
Network: ABC.
Season 2 Year: 2017.
Constraint Check: The synopsis for Season 2 is very short: "With the conspiracy more alarming than ever, a fiery lawyer joins President Kirkman's staff and Agent Wells forms an alliance with a British spy."
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
One Year In
Sep 27, 2017 · 42 min
Now, one year into office, Kirkman is a Commander-in-Chief determined to rebuild the Capitol and capture the terrorists behind the catastrophic attack on the United States. When Uk
Sting of the Tail
Oct 4, 2017 · 42 min
FBI Agent Hannah Wells finally closes in on Patrick Lloyd, but when the president decides to take action during the White House Correspondents Dinner, members of the Homeland Secur
Outbreak
Oct 11, 2017 · 43 min
President Kirkman is faced with a viral pandemic that threatens to kill countless Americans. Hannah and Damian discover evidence that could change the lives of members of the first
Equilibrium
Oct 18, 2017 · 41 min
Tensions rise between America and Mexico when a Mexican citizen is shot during a border dispute regarding Mexican trade imports. Kirkman and his staff must work quickly to resolve
Suckers
Oct 25, 2017 · 43 min
Kirkman tries to win back the people's trust after a senator appears on the national news and misrepresents a private conversation he had with the president. MI-6 agent Damian Renn
Two Ships
Nov 1, 2017 · 44 min
When a U.S. Navy ship containing secret surveillance becomes stranded in enemy waters, President Kirkman must negotiate the crew and ship’s release. If captured, the technology on
Family Ties
Nov 15, 2017 · 42 min
When a Turkish activist ignites protests in the U.S., Turkey’s president demands his extradition while the first family unknowingly finds themselves in the center of a battle that
Home
Nov 29, 2017 · 43 min
While on a secret mission to Afghanistan, President Kirkman meets with two infamous warlords and must determine whom he can trust to hand over territories to the U.S., while Seth h
Three-Letter Day
Dec 6, 2017 · 42 min
After sorting through thousands of letters all requesting something of president, the White House staff are assigned three, with Emily, Seth, Aaron, Llyor and Kendra joining forces
Line of Fire
Dec 13, 2017 · 43 min
It’s Christmas Day and President Kirkman is alerted to a group of religious extremists who refuse to evacuate when a forest fire threatens to engulf their cabin. Deploying Emily an
Grief
Feb 28, 2018 · 44 min
It’s been ten weeks since his wife, Alex, was killed in a car accident; and President Kirkman’s senior staff insist he seek professional help in dealing with his loss, forcing him
The Final Frontier
Mar 7, 2018 · 44 min
When a missile intended to bring water to stranded astronauts in space is hacked, President Kirkman must work with Russia and enlists the help of Dr. Andrea Frost to help save live
Original Sin
Mar 14, 2018 · 42 min
When a video of the president visiting prison leaks to the media, his team works to minimize the fallout. A surprise White House demonstration has deeper ties to the president than
In the Dark
Mar 21, 2018 · 43 min
When a blackout threatens to shut down the government and causes chaos in the streets of Washington, D.C., President Kirkman joins forces with Mayor Ellenor Darby, but the partners
Summit
Mar 28, 2018 · 42 min
As tensions between East and West Hun Chiu escalate, President Kirkman travels to Camp David to broker a peace treaty with the leaders of those countries. While back in Washington,
Fallout
Apr 4, 2018 · 43 min
President Kirkman and his staff have credible intelligence that a dirty bomb is on U.S. soil, thrusting the president into a high-stakes effort to find the bomb and stop it from de
Overkill
Apr 11, 2018 · 43 min
Following the deadly bomb explosion inside a D.C. metro station, President Kirkman declares war on Kunami. When the emir of that country sends his ambassador to negotiate, FBI Agen
Kirkman Agonistes
Apr 18, 2018 · 42 min
As more content from President Kirkman’s confidential therapy sessions continues to leak out, Vice President Darby meets secretly with the entire Cabinet, resulting in attorney Eth
Capacity
Apr 25, 2018 · 44 min
Attorney Ethan West calls on President Kirkman's closest advisors and staff as he begins his investigation.
Bad Reception
May 2, 2018 · 43 min
President Kirkman negotiates with a foreign government to release an American held overseas, while attorney Ethan West continues his investigation.
Target
May 9, 2018 · 43 min
White House Council Kendra Daynes finds herself in a dangerous situation that puts another White House staffer's life at risk, while Hannah Wells takes an unexpected trip for answe
Run
May 16, 2018 · 43 min
As President Kirkman continues to deal with the turmoil surrounding the hacker and Congressional investigation, a natural disaster threatens the lives of two White House staffers.