A BLACKOUT THREATENS THE GOVERNMENT AND WASHINGTON, D.C., ON ABC'S 'DESIGNATED SURVIVOR,' WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21

Aunjanue Ellis Guest Stars as Mayor Ellenor Darby

"In the Dark" - When a blackout threatens to shut down the government and causes chaos in the streets of Washington, D.C., President Kirkman joins forces with Mayor Ellenor Darby (Aunjanue Ellis), but the partnership doesn't end there, on ABC's "Designated Survivor," WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand.

"Designated Survivor" stars Kiefer Sutherland as Tom Kirkman, Paulo Costanzo as Lyor Boone, Adan Canto as Aaron Shore, Italia Ricci as Emily Rhodes, LaMonica Garrett as Mike Ritter, Zoe McLellan as Kendra Daynes, Ben Lawson as Damian Rennett, Kal Penn as Seth Wright and Maggie Q as Hannah Wells.

"In the Dark" was written by Bill Chais and directed by Carol Banker.

"Designated Survivor" is from The Mark Gordon Company and ABC Studios. David Guggenheim is creator and executive producer. In addition to Guggenheim, the series is executive produced by Mark Gordon, Kiefer Sutherland, Simon Kinberg, Nick Pepper, Jeff Melvoin, Suzan Bymel, Aditya Sood and Keith Eisner, who serves as showrunner on the series.