24
A lot can happen in a day.
24 (2001-2014)
Seasons: 9,
episodes: 204
Episode runtime: 45 min
Average rating:
8.3/10
228 095
Status
Completed
Creators
Robert Cochran
Scenario
Howard Gordon
Author
Composer
Sean Callery
Producer
Actors
Kiefer Sutherland
Jack Bauer
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Chloe O'Brian
Kim Raver
Audrey Raines
Dennis Haysbert
David Palmer
Yvonne Strahovski
Kate Morgan
Sarah Clarke
Nina Myers
Tate Donovan
Mark Boudreau
William Devane
James Heller
Short description
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.
Seasons
| Season | Episodes | Release date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
Season 1 Counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer attempts to stop the assassination of United States Senator David Palmer on the day of the California presidential primary, while those spearheading the assassination plot stop at nothing to exact revenge on Bauer and Palmer.
|
24 | 2001-11-06 | 8.2 |
Season 2 The second season is set 18 months after season one. The season's main plot follows the work of now-U.S. President David Palmer and agent Jack Bauer to stop terrorists from detonating a nuclear bomb in Los Angeles. Introduced into the situation is Kate Warner, a woman who ends up getting vital in…
|
24 | 2002-10-29 | 8.3 |
Season 3 The third season is set 3 years after season two. It takes place primarily in Los Angeles but also in northern Mexico when Jack Bauer meets a family of drug dealers. Throughout the day, Jack Bauer and President David Palmer attempt to stop the release of a deadly virus by Stephen Saunders – a for…
|
24 | 2003-10-28 | 8 |
Season 4 The fourth season is set 18 months after season three. Jack is now working for Secretary of Defense James Heller after being fired by CTU due to his heroin addiction. As the day begins, he gets caught up in an elaborate terrorist plot which involves James Heller and his daughter Audrey Raines.
|
24 | 2005-01-09 | 8.4 |
Season 5 The fifth season is set 18 months after season four. Former Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer begins the season, working as a day-to-day laborer at an oil refinery under the alias "Frank Flynn" in Mojave, California. On a monumental day in Charles Logan's presidency, an anti-terrorism treat…
|
24 | 2006-01-15 | 8.7 |
Season 6 The sixth season is set 20 months after season five. Over the last 11 weeks before Day 6, the United States has been targeted coast-to-coast in a series of suicide bombings. A man named Abu Fayed agrees to give the U.S. the location of Hamri Al-Assad, the supposed terrorist mastermind of these at…
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24 | 2007-01-14 | 7.8 |
Season 7 The seventh season takes place 46 months after season six and two months after 24: Redemption. Jack Bauer is on trial for alleged crimes he committed while working for CTU. Senator Blaine Mayer has disbanded CTU and strengthened the policies of Allison Taylor's administration against torture. Bau…
|
24 | 2009-01-11 | 8 |
Season 8 Set 18 months after season 7, the story arc involves Jack Bauer contending with assassination threats made during a peace conference between President of the United States Allison Taylor and President Omar Hassan of the fictional Islamic Republic of Kamistan (IRK). The season is set in New York C…
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24 | 2010-01-17 | 7.6 |
Live Another Day Four years after the events of Day 8, Jack Bauer remains a federal fugitive. Meanwhile, amid growing concerns over the use of US military drones in combat, President James Heller pays a historic visit to London to negotiate a treaty to continue their basing on British soil. Having heard rumors of…
|
12 | 2014-05-05 | 8.3 |
What's left behind the scenes
- It is implied that each episode is one hour long. In reality, three minutes are added to the clock during commercial breaks, and the final three minutes are used for advertisements, credits, and a preview of the next episode.
- At the power plant, before Palmer delivers his speech, Jack happens to run into Jessica Abrams. During their conversation, she mentions Tracy Zinger, who told her that Jack and Teri had split up. Both characters are named after people who participated in the creation of the series.
- Dennis Haysbert appeared in both the series and the film 'Far from Heaven' (2002) simultaneously.
- Reiko Aylesworth originally auditioned for the role of Nina Myers.
- Reiko Aylesworth also auditioned for the role of Kate Warner.
- Paul Blackthorne, who played Sanders, originally auditioned for one of the antagonistic characters in the third season.
- During the filming of the fourth season, a special six-minute episode was shot for the American DVD release of the third season, in which Jack loses his job at the Counter Terrorism Center and the main villain of the fourth season arrives in the US. This episode also includes a short scene between Jack and his new girlfriend.
- During the filming of the fifth season, Kiefer Sutherland signed a contract for three more seasons.
- Of all the series' antagonists, Mandy appears in the most seasons. She was present in the first three episodes of the first season, working for Ira Gaines. She then returned in the final episode of the second season, attempting to assassinate David Palmer. After that, she appeared in the last three episodes of the fourth season. Mandy was also supposed to appear in the fifth season, but she was replaced by another character at the very last moment.
- The name of Harris Yulin, who played Roger Stanton in the second season, is mentioned in neither the opening nor the closing credits. This is because all actors who are not series regulars must be credited alongside one or two other actors. Harris demanded that his name appear on the screen alone. However, the producers refused, and he decided that his name should not be mentioned in the credits at all.
- During the filming of the second season, Kiefer Sutherland injured his knee. Therefore, a short scene was added to the plot where Jack removes shrapnel from his leg to explain his limp.
- Two episodes are filmed simultaneously over a period of 15 days.
- In the second season, the writers had to add Tony Almeida's ankle injury to the plot after Carlos Bernard injured his ankle playing basketball between takes.
- In the third season, shortly before Salazar and Bauer land in Mexico, an "Aeromexicana" airline plane appears on screen. This name is a combination of the two largest airlines in Mexico: "Aeromexico" and "Mexicana".
- Originally, Gabriel Macht was supposed to play Chase Edmunds. However, the producers were so impressed by James Badge Dale's audition that they gave him the role and promised Gabriel one of the lead roles in the following season. The producers never fulfilled their promise.
- Jack holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of California, as well as a master's degree in criminology and law from UC Berkeley. Kim Bauer graduated from Santa Monica College with a degree in computer programming. David Palmer earned a bachelor's degree in political economy from Georgetown University and a law degree from the University of Maryland. Tony Almeida holds a bachelor's degree in applied and computational science from San Diego State University and a master's degree in computer science from Stanford University; Sherry Palmer has a bachelor's degree in sociology from Georgetown University.
- Each actor's contract contains a special clause stating that he/she must get a haircut every five days.
- Work on a single season, including pre- and post-production, takes 10.5 months.
- The first and sixth seasons feature a character named Milo Pressman (Eric Balfour). A character with the same name appeared in Stephen King's story 'The Body.' This story served as the basis for the film 'Stand by Me' (1986), in which Kiefer Sutherland played one of the roles.
- While filming the series, the creators try to place all cameras at eye level to provide a higher level of realism.
- Approximately 25 hours of raw footage are shot for each episode.
- In the episode '4:00 PM – 5:00 PM' of the fifth season, Audrey says her name is Jane Espenson. Jane Espenson is a screenwriter who previously worked with David Fury (one of the producers of '24') on several projects developed by Joss Whedon.
- The show's creators do not tell the actors what will happen in the next episode. The actors also do not know whether their character will die or survive.
- Aside from Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), agent Aaron Pierce (Glenn Morshower) appears in the first seven seasons of the series.
- Dennis Haysbert (David Palmer) and Penny Johnson (Sherrie Palmer) played supporting roles in Clint Eastwood's political thriller Absolute Power (1997).
- In the fifth episode of the fourth season, a number can be clearly seen on Debbie's mobile phone display. This is a real phone number. Many fans of the series called this number after the episode premiered. Some reached the '24' answering machine, while others spoke with Joseph Hodge (set decorator), Kim Raver (Audrey Raines), and Carlos Bernard (Tony Almeida). According to Joseph, John Cassar (director) suggested this idea as a unique way of interacting with the show's fans. Joseph stated that approximately 80,000 people called the number during the first week.
- According to her profile on the series' website, Teri Bauer (Leslie Hope) worked as a colorist at Dark Horse Comics.
- The shot of the plane exploding was removed from the pilot episode of the series. Due to the events of September 11, the series' premiere was delayed by one month, and the pilot episode underwent significant re-editing.
- The footage of the satellite in space in the pilot episode was borrowed from 'Enemy of the State' (1998).
- Sarah Clarke was cast as Nina Myers on the day filming for the pilot episode began. The costume designers had no time to select the necessary wardrobe for Sarah's character, so in the pilot and all subsequent episodes of the first season, she wears her own clothes.
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