Kiefer Sutherland on why he doesn’t think season four of Designated Survivor will happen

"I think its time for us all to go and find something new to do..."

Kiefer Sutherland has revealed he doesn't think a fourth season of Designated Survivor will end up happening. The political drama was saved by Netflix last year, after ABC decided to not renew it for a third season. The streaming service picked it up for a 10-episode season, which debuted earlier this year. However, according to Sutherland - who plays President Tom Kirkman - admitted that he doesn't think a fourth season of the show is likely. Speaking to Simon Mayo on his Scala Radio show [via Radio Times], the actor said:

“I don’t think series 4 is going to happen. “We had an amazing experience with Netflix, and a kind of freedom that was wonderful – but the reality is, because the contracts were so complicated and different from network television to Netflix etc, they didn’t book a lot of the actors that were on the show, and they took other jobs, and I don’t blame them for a second for that.”

He added that he thought a fourth season would be “very complicated and difficult” to produce, especially factoring in contact complications. He said:

“So I think doing a season 4 would be very complicated and difficult, and the truth is, I loved making that show – I also miss aspects of what I enjoyed about 24, which was something that was really visceral and physical, and so I think its time for us all to go and find something new to do."

Designated Survivor seasons one through three are available on Netflix now.