Anthony Edwards, Julie White join 'Designated Survivor' for Season 3

Anthony Edwards is to play a recurring role on Season 3 of "Designated Survivor." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Actress Julie White, a cast member in "Transformers," attends the premiere of the film in Los Angeles on June 27, 2007. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI American actor/singer Kiefer Sutherland performs at the Glastonbury Music Festival on June 25, 2017 in Somerset, England. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI Kal Penn arrives on the red carpet at the launch of The Players' Tribune in New York City on February 14, 2015. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Oct. 21 (UPI) -- ER alum Anthony Edwards and Transformers actress Julie White have joined the Season 3 ensemble of Designated Survivor.

Deadline.com reported Edwards will play the chief of staff for Kiefer Sutherland's President Tom Kirkman. White will play Kirkman's campaign manager.

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ABC canceled the political drama in May, but Netflix announced last month it had picked it up for a third season.

Kirkman was the fictional secretary of housing and urban development who became president when a terrorist attacked Washington, D.C., during the State of the Union address, killing everyone ahead of him in the line of succession.

Season 2 co-starred Kal Penn, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, Maggie Q, Kim Raver, Michael J. Fox and Breckin Meyer.

Penn has said he will be back for Season 3.