"24" (2001) TV series 2001-????

Creators:

Robert Cochran
Joel Surnow

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

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:

Bomb | President | Counter Terrorist | Presidential Candidate | Traitor

Awards:

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 39 wins & 132 nominations

Cast

Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer (195 episodes, 2001-2010)
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Chloe O'Brian (126 episodes, 2003-2010)
Carlos Bernard	...	Tony Almeida (116 episodes, 2001-2010)
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Kim Bauer (79 episodes, 2001-2010)
Dennis Haysbert	...	President David Palmer / ... (79 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 | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:PG (season 4) | Brazil:14 (seasons 2, 5, 6) | Brazil:16 (seasons 1, 3, 4) | New Zealand:M (seasons 3, 4 DVD rating) | New Zealand:R16 (seasons 2, 5, 6 DVD rating) | Ireland:15 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 1- 3) (season 5) (season 6) (season 7) | South Korea:15 | Hungary:16 (some episodes) | Italy:VM14 (sky rating) | Italy:VM18 (mediaset rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Czech Republic:15 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-15 (DVD rating) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R13 (seasons 1, 7 DVD rating) | South Africa:PG | UK:15 (video rating) | USA:TV-14

Filming Locations:

Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Trivia:

Alan Milliken of Season 3 shares the same last name as 24's Transportation Coordinator, Dennis Milliken.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Many of the agents (not including Jack, who carries a H&K type pistol most of the time) carry Glock manufactured pistols which do not have external safeties or hammers but throughout the series, you can hear them either cocking a hammer back or dis-engaging a safety.

Quotes:

Jack Bauer: [to his new girlfriend Diane] My name's not Frank. It's Jack Bauer.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Pastewka: Der Unfall (#1.1)" (2005)

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.