Mac Faces A Crises With North Korea on the Next "Commander in Chief"  1/4/06

MAC FACES AN INTERNATIONAL CRISIS WITH NORTH KOREA -- WITH POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES -- IN THE FIRST OF A SPECIAL TWO-PART STORY ARC OF ABC'S "COMMANDER IN CHIEF"

"Sub Enchanted Evening" - Mac must deal with a crisis of international proportions - with potentially devastating consequences - when a U.S. submarine in a covert operation off the coast of North Korea runs into trouble. Meanwhile, Mac considers running for election in the next presidential race, with Dickie McDonald advising what her campaign strategy should be, and her family -- minus Rebecca -- supportive of the decision. And Jayne Murray, in her new role of lobbyist, finds herself questioning what her future holds, on the first of a special two-part story arc of "Commander In Chief," TUESDAY, JANUARY 10 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"Commander In Chief" stars Geena Davis as Mackenzie Allen, Donald Sutherland as Nathan Templeton, Harry Lennix as Jim Gardner, Kyle Secor as Rod Calloway, Ever Carradine as Kelly Ludlow, Caitlin Wachs as Rebecca Calloway, Matt Lanter as Horace Calloway, Jasmine Anthony as Amy Calloway and Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Richard "Dickie" McDonald.

Guest cast TBD.

The Story for "Sub Enchanted Evening" was written by Steven Bochco, with Teleplay by Joel Fields & Tom Szentgyorgyi. The episode was directed by Jesse Bochco.

"Commander In Chief" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning.

A TV parental guideline will be posted closer to airdate.

Source: ABC Press Release