Anybody watching the new Korean Netflix series, "Designated Survivor: 60 Days"?

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It's the Korean version of the ABC series, "Designated Survivor" and I've gotten hooked. I must say, the US comes off acting like bullies and warmongers--just as I imagine today's so-called "diplomats" are on the international stage. It's not flattering, but I'm afraid it's probably pretty accurate these days. It's about the almost-fired Environmental Secretary, a former Environmental Science professor with no experience in politics who's been on the job for 6 months and the challenges he faces as he finds himself the President because all of the others in the line of succession have been wiped out in a terrorist bombing during the State of the Nation speech. It's interesting seeing how other countries try to navigate the 600-pound gorilla in the room--the US--as well as other factions within the Korean government and, of course, North Korea. The subplots aren't overbearing and it's paced well. There are currently 5 episodes with a new episode posted every Tuesday. It looks like there are 14 episodes in this series.
If you like political intrigue, you should check this one out.

In Korean with subtitles.

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1. This does sound interesting

I've been trying to watch Designated Survivor (ABC version) but it's just to mediocre. Every time I think "maybe it's not that bad" I watch another episode and conclude "ya, it is that bad." The Korean take sounds much more interesting - viewing the US from a different perspective.