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:

The first wave of attack will be terror. The last line of defense will be him. (Season 3)

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook RTL2 & Fox [Germany]

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

Kiefer Sutherland signed on for three more seasons during season 5.

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Goofs

Over the course of the series, several characters have speed dialed CTU on phones that did not originally belong to CTU or any other govt agency. Many times, they press a single button on the phone and the speed dialing sound effect is played.

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Quotes

Ryan Chappelle: So what's up, my friend?
Tony Almeida: Well, it's like this, Ryan: Either fire me, or get out of my chair.

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Crazy Credits

Each episode of the show opens with a title screen and Kiefer Sutherland's voice-over saying "The following takes place between (hour) and (hour)" However, the first season of the show had a slightly longer intro, adding "...on the day of the California Presidential Primary." In addition, various episodes have featured the "Events Occur in Real Time" title.

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Connections

Referenced in Hamlet 2 (2008)

User Reviews

A Bona-Fied TV Classic!

This show definitely has re-written the book on intelligent and credible suspense on TV. Extremely well acted, written and directed. Truly gripping, heart-stopping suspense from one hour to the next. The show is so well done that you can easily forgive the very few plot devices that seem a little weak. When a show gets 99% of everything right, it's very hard to quibble. Keifer Sutherland has never been better as the flawed hero. "24" deserves to be a model on which all future TV suspense thrillers can be compared to. A+++