Fox has ordered "24: Live Another Day," a thrilling new tent-pole event series set to restart the clock on the groundbreaking and Emmy Award-winning drama franchise starring Kiefer Sutherland. Produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Imagine Television and Howard Gordon's Teakwood Lane Productions, "24: Live Another Day" will make its historic debut in the summer of 2014 on Fox.
The announcement was made this morning by Kevin Reilly, Chairman, Fox Broadcasting Company; Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen, Twentieth Century Fox Television; and Brian Grazer, Chairman, Imagine Entertainment.
The high-octane saga will reunite showrunner Howard Gordon with Sutherland and retain the real-time, pulse-pounding, fast-paced format with split screens and complex interweaving storylines, with 12 episodes representing 24 hours. The suspenseful event series once again follows the exploits of heroic agent Jack Bauer (Sutherland), who will resume his story several years following the events of the final season.
"It's great to have Jack back. '24' redefined the drama genre, and as we reimagine the television miniseries, this iconic show will again break new ground for the network," said Reilly. "The series remains a global sensation, and everyone at Fox is thrilled to be back at work with Kiefer, Howard and the incredibly creative '24' team."
"When Howard came to us saying he had an idea for a new chapter of '24,' he quite simply had us at 'hello,'" remarked 20th Century Fox Television Chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden. "'24' is a signature series for this studio, beloved by critics and audiences worldwide. Howard's idea to revive the franchise as an event series couldn't be timelier, and with the brilliant Kiefer Sutherland on board to reprise his iconic role, we can't wait to get started."
Added Imagine Television Chairman Brian Grazer, "I'm both excited and proud that Howard, Kiefer, and I, along with ours partners at 20th and Fox, have this new opportunity to give '24' fans what they've been asking for - more Jack Bauer. It's been my experience that people love Jack Bauer because he's a guy who cuts through the red tape and gets the hardest things done. I am certain '24: Live Another Day' will again have a huge impact on our culture."
"The response to '24' is unlike anything I have ever experienced as an actor before," noted Sutherland. "To have the chance to reunite with the character, Jack Bauer, is like finding a lost friend. The story ideas from Howard Gordon are exciting and fresh, and will not disappoint. Great thanks to 20th Century Fox Television, Imagine Television and the FOX network for this opportunity. Make no mistake, my goal is to knock your socks off. See you soon."
"Jack Bauer has always been an exciting, thrilling character, and I confess that I've missed him. I think the audience has too," said executive producer Howard Gordon who served as showrunner for most of the series' run and won multiple Emmy Awards for his work. "The character has evolved through the years, and this new and exciting event series format is perfect to tell the next chapter of his story and continue to reflect how the world is changing. Fans can rest assured that the Jack they know and love will be back."
Originally premiering November 6, 2001, "24" was nominated for a total of 73 Emmy Awards, winning for Outstanding Drama Series in 2006. Over eight seasons, Kiefer Sutherland garnered seven Emmy Award nominations and one win for Outstanding Lead Actor - Drama Series. While the series gained global recognition, Sutherland's portrayal of the legendary character penetrated the American psyche like no other dramatic television character to become part of the cultural lexicon.
"24: Live Another Day" is a production of 20th Century Fox Television and Imagine Television in association with Teakwood Lane Productions. Howard Gordon, Brian Grazer and Kiefer Sutherland will executive produce, along with an additional team to be announced. The original series, which had its last American broadcast on May 24, 2010, was created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran.
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If they do 24hours in 12 episodes, then I wonder how they manage it. Do they skip ahead some hours? Do they start at noon? Interesting dilemma in the construct.
or 2 hours worth of real time in a one hour episode... That is what I would suspect.. however mine was a joke because no matter where Jack was or where he was going, he would always say he would be there in 15 minutes.
The last setup was basically an hour fit into an hour, with the story going away for a few minutes at a time (convienently in a down part of the story) for commercial break. It was a perfect setup.
You just don't do real time, I know that would go away from the format they have been doing but you skip around. One scene you are @ 6:15 and you see him getting in a car and driving away, next scene he is arriving at his destination and it's 6:30.
As long as there's a thigh-shooting scene, I don't really care about format. I always have to laugh when Jack shoots someone's thigh, because they're always so surprised. Come on people, its Jack Bauer ... of course he's gonna shoot you in the thigh. I also get a kick out of when Jack has no choice but to use the sleeper hold on one of his friends, the way he whispers "Don't fight it." to them, and the gently lays them down to a nice nap. Its touching, almost.
Quote: how can you do 2 hours of real time in 1 hour?
The same way they did it last time, by using other than real time markers... for example, in one episode I remember Jack went from downtown DC up the GW Parkway to an address in Gaithersburg where he scoped out a building, engaged in a gun fight, got arrested by the authorities and was taken back to their office and put in a holding cell in an hour... it would take you almost an hour just to get from downtown DC to Gaithersburg....
However I hope you are right, I would love 2 hour episodes...
My guess is that we'll get our cues regarding elapsed time from the clock. As Jack races from one situation to the next, The Clock will indicate to us:
How much time remains before The Deadline how much time it actually took for Jack to "complete level 42"
Most of the show wouldn't really be impacted that much. I mean really- how often during the middle of the show were audiences 'counting down' in their heads? Probably not very often.
just a guess- but if they handle it well, I could see '2 hours of life in 1 hour' as being not that big of a deal-
Dave Barry: ‘24’ is back to thwart logic and take us hostage, thank God
By Dave Barry MiamiHerald.com Fri, May. 02, 2014
Jack Bauer is returning to the TV screen, and I know I speak for all true Americans when I say: Yay.
Jack Bauer is, of course, the gruff but at the same time homicidal federal employee played by Kiefer Sutherland in the action-packed series 24, which ended in 2010 after eight seasons and approximately 394,000 deceased terrorists. Virtually all of these terrorists were killed personally by Jack, who as an agent of the fictional Counter Terrorism Unit, singlehandedly thwarted dozens of terrorist plots against the United States.
Jack had to do all of this thwarting by himself because pretty much everybody else who worked for the CTU was either a mole or a complete moron. For example: Whenever CTU personnel managed to locate a terrorist, they would always decide that the first thing they had to do — I’m talking every single time — was form a perimeter around the area. While they were doing this, the terrorist — again, I’m talking every single time — would manage to escape. Perimeter-forming was apparently the only skill taught in CTU management training. If a toilet overflowed at CTU HQ, they would form a perimeter around it.
This meant it was up to Jack Bauer to catch and exterminate the terrorists, and eventually uncover that season’s shocking surprise CTU mole. In his investigations, Jack employed proven law-enforcement interrogation techniques, by which I mean shooting people in the thigh. Jack was not big on advising people of their Miranda rights. “You have the right to get shot in the thigh,” was about as far as he went. Although to be fair, he didn’t shoot everybody. Once, he used pliers and a blowtorch. Since Jack was the only person who ever actually caught any terrorists, naturally he was constantly in trouble with the complete morons in charge of CTU, who were always firing him or throwing him in jail or trying to kill him. If Jack had been on Facebook, his permanent status would have been On The Run. His only ally at CTU was the plucky and loyal Chloe O’Brien, a computer genius who could instantly get Jack whatever information he needed. They had a lot of conversations like this:
JACK: I need the schematics of every residence in Baltimore owned by Presbyterians NOW. CHLOE (furiously tapping keyboard): I’ll have it in eight seconds, Jack. JACK: Dammit, Chloe, there’s no TIME! Those thighs aren’t going to shoot themselves!
Each season of 24 followed Jack for 24 frantic hours in real time. During those 24 hours of nonstop thwarting, Jack would be fatally shot several times, but he always recovered within minutes. He also responded remarkably well to being stabbed, poisoned or exposed to high levels of radiation. He never slept, ate or went to the bathroom, which may explain why he was so gruff.
He got gruffer with each season, possibly because the plots became less and less plausible, to the point where many of us fans suspected that the writers were inhaling household chemicals. The low point, or maybe I should call it the high point, came in Season Seven, when the writers decided to have the White House — which, bear in mind, is the best-defended residence on Earth — be captured by African soldiers wearing SCUBA gear. That’s right: Frogmen captured the White House. They got in via an underground river that, in the universe of 24, flows directly beneath the White House, which has a convenient trap door in the basement to let invading frogmen in.
But no matter how ludicrous the plot got, we diehard 24 fans remained loyal. We mocked the show, of course, but we also loved it. We loved the highly improbable, often incomprehensible plots; loved the CTU morons; loved it when Jack barked impossible orders at Chloe; loved it — God help us — when Jack, needing information fast, had 30 seconds alone with a terrorist and a Phillips screwdriver. We were a community, we 24 fans, and we were sad when it ended.
But now it’s coming back, in the form of 24: Live Another Day, which has its two-hour premiere Monday. Jack, now a rogue agent, is in London, and he is — Surprise! — On The Run. There is some kind of assassination plot afoot, and there are shootings and explosions. And, of course, there is Chloe, who has also gone rogue, not to mention Goth — she’s wearing enough eye makeup to cover a tennis court. She is now apparently at odds with Jack. Everybody is at odds with Jack. Which is exactly how we 24 fans like it. Which is why, Monday night, millions of us will be in front of our TV screens, forming a huge, happy perimeter.
Quote: There's no way they can end the series that way.
We need more Jack!
totally agree. You can't end the series like that. You can end a season like that, but Jack handing themselves over to the Russians can't be the last image you see of him.
That was a really good season too. I was quite surprised.
I have to admit I was a bit disappointed in the season... not enough nuances, not enough twists and turns, should have had more episodes to let things develop. The whole thing felt rushed and lacked the suspense of previous seasons...
Now The Last Ship... that is some awesome viewing right now.
I do think that this could potentially be a bargaining chip for them going forward as they can push for the full 24 to ensure they can fully develop the story. Too much of the finish was too convenient in the way they interlapped. Wasn't happy about it, but still loved it because it was 24 and Jack is the ultimate BadAss.
"It has to start somewhere It has to start somehow What better place than here? What better time than now?"
For me, it was "24 Lite." The shortened season forced them to dump a LOT of what added the tension and suspense of the original format. I could feel the 'rushed' quality in every episode, and many of the side stories that we'd normally see were jettisoned.
For instance, the triangle between Audry, Pres Heller and Mark would have been explored much more deeply, adding richness to the characters' motivations. Little things like that actually matter more than the action scenes sometimes. It's why we cared so much about folks like Tony Almeda in the old series.
In the end, it was still 24, it was still Jack, and it was some summertime fun... so I did enjoy it. I just didn't get sucked all the way in like I did in the past.
AAAANNND- I agree with other posters who think that the end of this run sets them up well to reprise the series if there is enough interest (fans, actors, writers).... but only if the show can be done with the correct number of episodes to guarantee the real '24 experience.
If it's brought back in its shortened form again, I might not have enough interest to tune in.
Yup. In previous seasons I absolutely could not wait for the next episode.. this season I went to the gym and DVR'd it and watched it later. The Triangle between those three is a good example, as was the fact that the ladies husband had been set up with selling secrets, was exhonerated, and the real guy was killed... They had a few decent sub plots going, they just didn't get developed.
I agree too that those subplots are every bit as intriguing, if not more so, than the action scenes. In fact I'd say the action scenes are fairly pointless without them.
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