24 is an American television series produced for the Fox network created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, and starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration. Premiering on November 6, 2001, the show spanned 192 episodes over eight seasons, with the series finale broadcast on May 24, 2010. In addition, a television film, 24: Redemption, was broadcast between seasons six and seven. Fox announced in May 2013 that 24 would return as a 12-episode series titled 24: Live Another Day which aired from May 5 to July 14, 2014.
The series begins with him 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.
24 garnered critical acclaim, winning numerous awards over its eight seasons, including Best Drama Series at the 2003 Golden Globe Awards and Outstanding Drama Series at the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards. At the conclusion of its eighth season, 24 became the longest-running U.S. espionage-themed television drama ever, surpassing both Mission: Impossible and The Avengers. This time, another day begins for Jack Bauer as bioterrorists are attempting to release viral capsules into Los Angeles and eventually throughout the United States. President Palmer must deal with a scandal as he seeks re-election against a Republican senator, John Keeler. Jack is again thrust into action as he tries to tie Ramon Salazar to the viral threat; however, presumed-dead Operation Nightfall operative Stephen Saunders turns out to be the mastermind behind the release of the Cordilla virus.
Kiefer Sutherland . . . Jack Bauer Carlos Bernard . . . Tony Almeida Dennis Haysbert . . . David Palmer Elisha Cuthbert . . . Kim Bauer Reiko Aylesworth . . . Michelle Dessler
James Badge Dale . . . Chase Edmunds Paul Schulze . . . Ryan Chappelle D. B. Woodside . . . Wayne Palmer
Joaquim de Almeida . . . Ramon Salazar Jesse Borrego . . . Gael Ortega
Zachary Quinto . . . Adam Kaufman Mary Lynn Rajskub . . . Chloe O'Brian
Vincent Laresca . . . Hector Salazar
Vanessa Ferlito . . . Claudia Hernandez Paul Blackthorne . . . Stephen Saunders
Penny Johnson Jerald . . . Sherry Palmer Greg Ellis . . . Michael Amador
Lothaire Bluteau . . . Marcus Alvers
Wendy Crewson . . . Anne Packard
Riley Smith . . . Kyle Singer
Agnes Bruckner . . . Linda
Sarah Clarke . . . Nina Myers
Alexandra Lydon . . . Jane Saunders
Albert Hall. . . Allan Milliken Glenn Morshower . . . Aaron Pierce
Gina Torres . . . Julia Milliken
Sarah Wynter . . . Kate Warner
Christina Chang . . . Sunny Macer
Andrea Thompson . . . Nicole Duncan Jamie McShane . . . Gerry Whitehorn
Geoff Pierson . . . John Keeler Alan Dale . . . James Prescott Daniel Dae Kim . . . Tom Baker
Butch Klein . . . Eric Richards
Randle Mell . . . Brad Hammond
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