italia ricci played emily rhodes' father on designated survivor.
italia ricci played emily rhodes' father on designated survivor.
who plays emily rhodes' father on designated survivor?
italia ricci
bullet::::- italia ricci as white house chief of staff emily rhodes









































bullet::::- lamonica garrett as mike ritter









































bullet::::- tanner buchanan as leo kirkman (episodes 1–13; recurring episodes 14–21)









































bullet::::- kal penn as white house press secretary seth wright









































bullet::::- maggie q as hannah wells









































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section::::production.









































section::::production.:development.









































"designated survivor" was ordered straight to series by abc in december 2015, with a formal announcement of 13 episodes in may 2016. a month later, abc revealed that the series would premiere on september 21, 2016. eight days after the premiere, on september 29, 2016, abc gave the series a full season order.
designated survivor (season 1)
meanwhile, after some difficulty locating the president’s son leo, both of the president’s children arrive at the white house, as does his chief of staff emily rhodes. president kirkman is informed that the iranian navy is moving several destroyers to the strait of hormuz, a major provocation. general harris suggests a swift show of force, but kirkman decides instead to call a meeting with the iranian ambassador, and orders harris to scramble bombers. at the meeting, kirkman – in a surprising display of strength – warns the ambassador that he is willing to authorize an attack on tehran if the destroyers are not pulled back. kirkman then delivers seth’s speech to the nation, while aaron and harris discuss whether he should be removed.
pilot (designated survivor)