By Alex Osborn
Designated Survivor, the upcoming ABC drama
series starring Kiefer Sutherland, has added four new cast members,
including Maggie Q, Kal Penn, Italia Ricci and Natascha McElhone.
The
show centers around Sutherland's character Tom Kirkman, a low-level
member the U.S. Cabinet who's made president following an attack that
wiped out the rest of the political leaders during the State of the
Union address.
According to TVLine,
Nikita actress Maggie Q will star as the show's lead FBI agent who's
investigating the bombing that struck Washington D.C. Meanwhile, Penn
will play Kirkman's speech writer, Ricci's character will serve as his
chief of staff and McElhone will play his wife.
Designated
Survivor received a straight-to-series order back in December. Safe
House screenwriter David Guggenheim wrote the script and will executive
produce with Simon Kinberg and Mark Gordon.
Last month, FOX announced plans to keep the 24 series alive
with a new, Jack Bauer-less show called 24: Legacy. While Sutherland
won't be reprising his lead role as the terrorist-twarting action hero,
it looks like he's found a new home as Tom Kirkman on ABC.
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