In the next episode of "Designated Survivor," President Tom Kirkman (Kiefer Sutherland) goes on a secret mission to deescalate tension between U.S. and Afghanistan.
The trailer for the upcoming installment titled "Home" was released just recently and showed Kirkman being greeted by Agent Hannah Wells (Maggie Q) in Afghanistan. They shake hands and immediately get to the business at hand. "This cycle of violence must stop," he says to the team. Apparently, Kirkman has to meet with two infamous warlords to determine who he can trust to hand over territories to the U.S. If he makes a wrong decision, the warlord could betray the president's trust and break his promise. Moreover, he could also use the resources gained from the U.S. to pursue his own agenda. Needless to say, Kirkman will have his hands full trying to assess which foreign faction to trust.
"All of our intel and we still don't know which one we can trust. If we get this wrong, we could be responsible for our nation's next 9/11," the president says to his agents. All of a sudden, there are explosions heard all around as the camp is under attack. The secret service immediately grabs the president and escorts him out of the camp. Kirkman appears concerned but unfazed as he is brought to the helicopter. It remains to be seen if he will be able to get to safety and if his plans will come to fruition.
In the last episode, Kirkman gave Turkish President Faith Turan (Troy Caylak) an ultimatum to stay with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) otherwise he would reveal at a press conference that the foreign nation was conspiring to undermine him. Turan conceded to Kirkman's demands.
"Designated Survivor" season 2 episode 8 will air on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 11 p.m. EST on ABC.
