24 (2001–2014)

Jack Bauer, Director of Field Ops for the Counter-Terrorist Unit of Los Angeles, races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster.

Creators:

Robert Cochran, Joel Surnow

Stars:

Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Carlos Bernard

Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 46 wins & 151 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer (207 episodes, 2001-2014)
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Chloe O'Brian (125 episodes, 2003-2010)
Carlos Bernard	...	Tony Almeida (114 episodes, 2001-2009)

Storyline

In this concept drama, each season takes place within one 24 hour period. Day 1: Jack Bauer is the head of field ops for an elite team of CTU agents who uncover an assassination plot targeting Presidential nominee David Palmer. Meanwhile, Jack's strained marriage to his wife, Teri, is pushed to the brink by the sudden disappearance of their troubled teenage daughter. What will the next 24 hours hold?

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Plot Keywords:

bomb | president | counter terrorist | terrorist | terrorist plot | 

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Taglines:

Jack's country needs him. Dead. (season 6)

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

RTL2 & Fox [de]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian German Korean Arabic Spanish Serbian Mandarin

Also Known As:

24 Hours

Filming Locations:

Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Imagine Entertainment, 20th Century Fox Television, Real Time Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mary Lynn Rajskub was cast as Chloe O'Brian after Joel Surnow saw her in Punch-Drunk Love.

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Goofs

In many episodes in season one, you can see cameras on stands and men walking carrying them, such as when Nina is in the abandoned building in the construction site. Or when Jack is walking through the basement of the building where Senator Palmer is holding his breakfast meeting.

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Quotes

President Palmer: What are you trying to do? Start a war with the Middle East?
Roger Stanton: No.
President Palmer: Then what?
Roger Stanton: Your defense policy is too passive. You need more resources...
President Palmer: You're trying to hijack my presidency.
Roger Stanton: No, no, no. But, I'd like to give it some balls.

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Crazy Credits

For some of the narrated introductions, Kiefer Sutherland adds "My name is Jack Bauer and (today/this) the longest day of my life."

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Connections

Edited into Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim (2012)

User Reviews

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A creative and revolutionary television program that could best be described as "High Noon" for the 21st Century X and Y generational groups starved for cinema-like ideas and executions. "24" (representing the number of hours in a day) runs an hour a week, in real time, and advances to a staggering climax as an anti-terrorist specialist (Kiefer Sutherland) races against the clock to save the day. Assassination attempts, germ warfare and anti-American enemies are constant obstacles for Sutherland, daughter Elisha Cuthbert, president Dennis Haysbert and an innumerable cast of others. Regulars come and go, guest stars make lasting impressions and cliff-hanger sequences will leave you gasping for air and possibly grasping your chest to calm your heart down. So many things happen over the course of one day on this show (you would not believe everything that goes on over such a short period of time) that it is sometimes hard to remember everything and at times many situations are trivial anyway (there is so much time to fill that it is near impossible to make every minute count). Sutherland and Haysbert (who made their names on the big screen) are top-flight performers and they prove to be the biggest assets. Excellent direction and good scripts (for the most part) have lingering effects on the audience as the clock ticks and tocks to a mind-numbing finale each season. 4.5 out of 5 stars.