"24" (2001)TV series 2001-????

Creators:

Robert Cochran
Joel Surnow

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

6 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

To the world, he's dead. But soon, he'll become the most wanted man alive (Season 5)

Plot:

Federal Agent Jack Bauer can't afford to always play by the rules. As a member of the L.A. Counter Terrorist Unit, Jack must stop bombs, viruses, assassination attempts, and usually save someone he cares about at the same time. Every season of this series has 24 episodes, each unfolding in real time following a consecutive hour in one very bad day.

Plot Keywords:

Interracial Romance | Cult Hero | U.S. President | Silencer | Interrogation

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 37 wins & 124 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 20	12:30 AM	WGNSAT	Day 6: 8:00PM - 9:00PM	#6.15
Sun. July 27	12:30 AM	WGNSAT	Day 6: 9:00PM - 10:00PM	#6.16

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer (172 episodes, 2001-2009)
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Chloe O'Brian (113 episodes, 2003-2009)
Carlos Bernard	...	Tony Almeida (102 episodes, 2001-2009)
Dennis Haysbert	...	President David Palmer / ... (79 episodes, 2001-2006)
James Morrison	...	Bill Buchanan (77 episodes, 2005-2009)
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Kim Bauer (72 episodes, 2001-2006)

Also Known As:

24 Hours (USA) (working title)
Twenty Four (International: English title) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian | German | Korean | Arabic | Spanish | Serbo-Croatian | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Hungary:16 (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 1- 3) (season 5) (season 6) | South Korea:15 | Brazil:16 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R16 (Season 5 DVD rating) | Brazil:12 (TV rating) | Ireland:15 (seasons 1,3,4 and 5) | New Zealand:M (Season 4 DVD rating) | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:PG (season 4) | New Zealand:R16 (season 2, 3 DVD rating) | Ireland:18 (season 2) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:M (cable rating) | Czech Republic:15 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R13 (season 1) | South Africa:PG | UK:15 (video rating) | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Trivia:

Partway through season 2, Kiefer Sutherland injured his leg while exiting his trailer, so a small scene was written in where Jack Bauer must pull a piece of shrapnel from his leg after a plane crash to explain Sutherland's limp.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In season 2, episode 5:00 - 6:00, immediately after Kim kills Gary, she's talking to Jack through her phone, a Nokia 3650. The only problem is, she's holding it upside-down

Quotes:

Jack Bauer: Honey, I've got to start focusing on what I'm doing up here, I'm running out of time, okay? So uh... I-I'm gonna have to say good-bye. I love you more than anything in the world and I'll always be with you, okay? Remember that.
Kim: Oh. I'm proud of you, and I love you.
Jack Bauer: I love you too sweetheart... Bye.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "House M.D.: Euphoria: Part 2 (#2.21)" (2006)

One of the most original and compelling series ever

Yes... I love this series. I bought it on the big DVD pack with the complete first season, because it isn't available in German television right now. Anyway, I love it because it's not only the concept which makes it thrilling, even without that real-time style it would be extremely exciting and suspenseful. Also, it stars one of my top ten favourite stars, Kiefer Sutherland, and a truckload of exceeding supporting actors. Elisha Cuthbert, Leslie Hope, Sarah Clarke, Xander Berkeley, Dennis Haysbert... I could go on forever, even the characters who die after two episodes are very convincing.

Overall one of the things you can't stop watching after you've seen five minutes of it.