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:

A lot can happen in a day.

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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

The crew tried to keep all the cameras at eye-level to add an extra level of realism.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

[Chase gives a warning to Nina regarding lying to Jack]
Chase: If he realizes that you're toying with him, he will kill you.
Nina Myers: Is that so?

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Crazy Credits

For the season finale of the first season, and many episodes in the following seasons, a warning for graphic violence was added.

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Connections

Referenced in Bones: The Woman at the Airport (2006)

User Reviews

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.