24 | |
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Starring |
Kiefer Sutherland and others |
Composer(s) | Sean Callery |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 204 + 24: Redemption (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 43 minutes |
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Distributor | 20th Television |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Picture format | 720p/1080i (HDTV) |
Original release |
Original series: November 6, 2001 – May 24, 2010 Revival: May 5, 2014 – July 14, 2014 |
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24 is an American action thriller television series produced for the Fox network, created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and starring Kiefer Sutherland as counter terrorist agent Jack Bauer. Each season, comprising 24 episodes, covers 24 hours in Bauer's life using the real time method of narration. Premiering on November 6, 2001, the show spanned 192 episodes over eight seasons; the series finale broadcast on May 24, 2010. In addition, a television film, 24: Redemption, was broadcast between seasons six and seven, on November 23, 2008. 24 returned as a 12-episode series titled 24: Live Another Day, which aired from May 5 to July 14, 2014.24: Legacy, a spin-off series featuring new characters, premiered on February 5, 2017, after Super Bowl LI.
The series begins with Bauer working for the Los Angeles–based Counter Terrorist Unit, in which he is a highly proficient agent with an "ends justify the means" approach, regardless of the perceived morality of some of his actions. Throughout the series most of the main plot elements unfold like a political thriller. A typical plot has Bauer racing against the clock as he attempts to thwart multiple terrorist plots, including presidential assassination attempts, weapons of mass destruction detonations, bioterrorism, cyber attacks, as well as conspiracies which deal with government and corporate corruption.