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Kiefer Sutherland plays Jack Bauer, a Los Angeles counterterrorism agent, in a thriller where each season covers a single day and each episode one hour of it, unfolding in real time. Split screens and an on-screen clock keep the pressure on as Bauer chases assassination plots, bombs and conspiracies that reach into the White House.
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Kiefer Sutherland plays Jack Bauer, a Los Angeles counterterrorism agent, in a thriller where each season covers a single day and each episode one hour of it, unfolding in real time. Split screens and an on-screen clock keep the pressure on as Bauer chases assassination plots, bombs and conspiracies that reach into the White House.
Why watch Few shows have committed so hard to a structural gimmick, and fewer have made it pay. The ticking clock makes every cliffhanger feel earned, and the show won the Golden Globe for best drama series in 2004 and the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in 2006. It also drew sustained criticism for its depictions of torture and of Muslims, so it plays as both a thriller and a time capsule of post-9/11 television.
What to know
Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran created 24 for Fox, where it premiered on 6 November 2001, produced by Imagine Television and 20th Century Fox Television. Eight full seasons were joined by the TV film 24: Redemption, which aired in November 2008 and bridges seasons six and seven, and by a 12-episode limited series, 24: Live Another Day, which ran from 5 May to 14 July 2014 and brought the total to 204 episodes. A spin-off, 24: Legacy, lasted a single season in 2017.
Where to start
Begin at the beginning. Season one opens at midnight on the day of the California presidential primary, with Bauer protecting Senator David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert) from an assassination plot while his own family is in danger, and it establishes every rule the show later bends. Viewers short on time can jump to season five, the run critics praised most, which forces a presumed-dead Bauer out of hiding after he is framed by terrorists with friends in government.
Seasons & episodes
- Season 1
- Season 2
- Season 3
- Season 4
- Season 5
- Season 6
- Season 7
- Season 8
- Season 9
Cast & crew
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Kiefer Sutherland
Jack Bauer
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Mary Lynn Rajskub
Chloe O'Brian
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Carlos Bernard
Tony Almeida
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Dennis Haysbert
David Palmer
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Elisha Cuthbert
Kimberly Bauer
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James Morrison
Bill Buchanan
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Kim Raver
Audrey Raines
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Reiko Aylesworth
Michelle Dessler
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Roger Cross
Curtis Manning
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D.B. Woodside
Wayne Palmer
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Penny Johnson Jerald
Sherry Palmer
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Cherry Jones
Allison Taylor
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Quick answers
- Where can I watch 24?
- In Canada: Disney+. In Australia: Disney+ and Prime Video (buy). In New Zealand: Disney+. In the UK: Disney+, ITVX and Prime Video (buy). In the US: Hulu and Prime Video (buy).
- What is 24 about?
- Kiefer Sutherland plays Jack Bauer, a Los Angeles counterterrorism agent, in a thriller where each season covers a single day and each episode one hour of it, unfolding in real time. Split screens and an on-screen clock keep the pressure on as Bauer chases assassination plots, bombs and conspiracies that reach into the White House.
- Who is in the cast of 24?
- 24 stars Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer, Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O'Brian, Carlos Bernard as Tony Almeida, Dennis Haysbert as David Palmer and Elisha Cuthbert as Kimberly Bauer.
- When did 24 start?
- 24 premiered on 6 November 2001 and ran until 2014, with 9 seasons.
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