Netflix revives political thriller 'Designated Survivor'
Netflix has saved President Tom Kirkman's re-election bid from failure by snapping up Designated Survivor after ABC canceled the show. According to Deadline , the third season of Kiefer Sutherland's political thriller will be a global Netflix original -- yup, even in the US and Canada, where it's streaming on Hulu. Its creator's deal with Hulu reportedly made the transition to Netflix tougher than it should be. In the end, though, they were able to hammer out a deal that involves giving Netflix exclusive streaming rights to the show's first two seasons in the US and Canada starting this fall. The title is already available on the platform in other countries. Netflix VP of Content Bela Bajaria said in a statement: "Timely and gripping, Designated Survivor has quickened the pulses of our Netflix members outside the US and Canada in its ...