15 New Fall TV Shows You Need To Know About

1. Designated Survivor

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ABC

Kiefer Sutherland is playing the President of the United States. A sentence that makes so much sense, you can't believe it hasn't happened before now.

It's a big return to network TV for Sutherland, whose last scripted series was 24: Live Another Day in 2014. He'll play the titular designated survivor, a cabinet member who is taken to a secure location in the event of something happening to the President. After a devastating attack on Washington, that's exactly what happens, and he finds himself leading the USA at an incredibly crucial time. Maggie Q and Kal Penn (finally getting the chance to combine the White House and acting) are on to co-star, and it's certainly got one of the best trailers of all fall shows.

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