Episode
Designated Survivor: Home
Overview
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 has a run-in with Washington, D.C., police that puts his job, reputation and future in the White House on the line.
Details
- Series
- Designated Survivor
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2017-11-29
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Home is Episode 8 in Season 2 of Designated Survivor. It aired on 2017-11-29. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 7: Family Ties
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 could threaten Leo’s future.
Episode 9: Three-Letter Day
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 to get answers and possibly save a life. Meanwhile, Hannah and Damian continue to chase down leads to exonerate the first lady, but in the end, Hannah learns the truth may be closer than she thinks.
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