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.
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Bauer is the only character to have appeared in every episode of the
series. The series begins with his 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.
Thro
ughout the series most of the main plot elements unfold like a
political thriller.
[6] 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. Nevertheless, the series has been criticized for its depictions of torture as effective and its negative depictions of
Muslims. 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.
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