PRESIDENT KIRKMAN AND HIS STAFF FACE AN UPHILL BATTLE TO PASS HIS FIRST PIECE OF LEGISLATION, ON ABC'S 'DESIGNATED SURVIVOR'

"Party Lines" - President Kirkman forms an unlikely alliance in the hopes of passing his first bill while Agent Ritter is briefed by FBI Agent Hannah Wells about a new alarming threat to the nation, on ABC's "Designated Survivor," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network.

"Designated Survivor" stars Kiefer Sutherland as Tom Kirkman, Natascha McElhone as Alex Kirkman, Adan Canto as Aaron Shore, Italia Ricci as Emily Rhodes, LaMonica Garrett as Mike Ritter, with Kal Penn as Seth Wright and Maggie Q as Hannah Wells.

Guest starring are Virginia Madsen as Congresswoman Kimble Hookstraten, Mark Deklin as Senator Jack Bowman and Geoff Pierson as former President Cornelius Moss.

"Party Lines" was written by Jenna Richman. Mike Listo is the director.

"Designated Survivor" is from The Mark Gordon Company and ABC Studios. David Guggenheim is the creator and executive producer. Executive Producers are Simon Kinberg, Mark Gordon, Jeff Melvoin, Nick Pepper, Suzan Bymel, Aditya Sood and Kiefer Sutherland.