‘Designated Survivor’: Netflix Is in Talks to Pick Up ABC Drama After Cancellation

Disney-owned broadcaster gave Keifer Sutherland drama the ax during Friday’s pre-upfronts bloodbath

Designated Survivor
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“Designated Survivor” may survive after all.

Netflix is in very early talks with producer eOne to get the Kiefer Sutherland-led drama picked up by the streaming service less than a week after it was canceled by ABC, an insider with knowledge of the discussion tells TheWrap.

The political thriller was one of many broadcast TV shows to get the ax last Friday during a pre-upfronts bloodbath, with the Disney-owned network also canceling “Ten Days in the Valley,” “Quantico,” “Alex, Inc.,” “The Crossing,” “Deception,” “Kevin (Probably) Saves the World,” and “Marvel’s Inhumans.”

To-date, the ongoing Season 2 has averaged a 1.6

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