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. Day 4 begins at 7:00am PT (10:00am ET), taking place about 18 months after Day 3 and approximately 6 years after Day 1. Day 4 sees Jack, now working for Secretary of Defense James Heller after being fired by Erin Driscoll, Special Agent In Charge of CTU, caught up in an elaborate terrorist plot which involves both men and the daughter of Heller, Audrey Raines, who doubles as her father's chief policy assistant and Jack's lover (whilst married to another man, but separated). Jack must work with CTU and Driscoll to uncover what is happening. Again, one or more moles is revealed to inhabit CTU, aiding the terrorists.
Kiefer Sutherland . . . Jack Bauer Dennis Haysbert . . . David Palmer Carlos Bernard . . . Tony Almeida Reiko Aylesworth . . . Michelle Dessler
Kim Raver . . . Audrey Raines Alberta Watson . . . Erin Driscoll Lana Parrilla . . . Sarah Gavin Roger Cross . . . Curtis Manning
William Devane . . . James Heller Mary Lynn Rajskub . . . Chloe O'Brian Arnold Vosloo . . . Habib Marwan Shohreh Aghdashloo . . . Dina Araz
Jonathan Ahdout . . . Behrooz Araz Glenn Morshower . . . Aaron Pierce Gregory Itzin . . . Charles Logan Jude Ciccolella . . . Mike Novick
Geoff Pierson . . . John Keeler James Frain . . . Paul Raines Robertson Dean . . . Henry Powell Angela Goethals . . . Maya Driscoll
Louis Lombardi . . . Edgar Stiles James Morrison . . . Bill Buchanan Aisha Tyler . . . Marianne Taylor Logan Marshall-Green . . . Richard Heller
Thomas Vincent Kelly . . . Marc Besson Mia Kirshner . . . Mandy John Allen Nelson . . . Walt Cummings Butch Klein . . . Eric Richards
Tzi Ma . . . Cheng Zhi Leighton Meester . . . Debbie Pendleton Nestor Serrano . . . Navi Araz Tony Plana . . . Omar
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