24 

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 68 wins & 205 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Jack Bauer 195 episodes, 2001-2010
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Chloe O'Brian 126 episodes, 2003-2010
Carlos Bernard	...	Tony Almeida 115 episodes, 2001-2009
Dennis Haysbert	...	President David Palmer / ... 81 episodes, 2001-2007
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Kim Bauer 79 episodes, 2001-2010

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:

terrorist | counter terrorist | bomb | 24 hours | terrorist plot | 

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Taglines:

All he wants is to be with his family. All he needs... is to survive one more day. (Season 8)

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | 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

Release Date:

6 November 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

24

Filming Locations:

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:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

Wayne Palmer was the first of the six U.S. Presidents depicted on the show, to be seen operating out of the Oval Office.

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Goofs

Many times in the series, the next episode starts at a point where not enough time has passed for something to have happened. For example, when Kim and her boyfriend are arrested by one cop and are have to lie down on the ground with their hands behind their head and then we see the clock beep for the usual 3 seconds into the next hour. Then the next episode begins, with several cops arrived at the scene, Kim being questioned by officers, sitting down, wearing a blanket. All of this could have not have happened in just 3 seconds. This happens several times throughout the series.

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Quotes

James Heller: Spare me your sixth grade Michael Moore logic!

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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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Alternate Versions

In the UK, the show was broadcast on BBC 2. The BBC does not run commercials during programming. Because of this, the episodes do not run in "real time". To account for this, every episode cuts out the opening line, "Events occur in real time".

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Connections

Spoofed in Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Thanksgiving (2006)

User Reviews

With its ups and down

I really enjoyed watching seasons 1, 2, and 5, the latter being my favourite for its little twist. Although I am not completely sure that any human being could keep such a pace, it is very clever, breathe taking and all the actors are excellent. Probably one of the greatest US series of its generation.