24: Live Another Day

24: Live Another Day
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Genre	Spy thriller Political thriller Action
Created by	Joel Surnow Robert Cochran
Written by	Robert Cochran Manny Coto David Fury Howard Gordon
Directed by	Jon Cassar
Starring	Kiefer Sutherland Mary Lynn Rajskub Kim Raver William Devane
Composer	Sean Callery
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Production location	London, UK
Running time	43 minutes
Production companies	Imagine Entertainment 20th Century Fox Television Real Time Productions Teakwood Lane Productions
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	May 2014 (2014-05)
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24: Live Another Day is an upcoming 24 miniseries. Set several years after the events of season 8, the series will loosely adhere to the real time concept; while it will still cover the events of a single day with each episode corresponding to an hour, there will be jumps forward in time between certain episodes. The series will premiere in May 2014.

Premise

Four years after dishing out his own brand of justice and evading capture, Jack Bauer finds himself on the run in London, United Kingdom. Meanwhile, Jack's closest confidante Chloe O'Brian has been aiding and abetting the federal fugitive. Her current legal status is revealed.

Cast and characters

Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer - an ex-CTU (Counter Terrorist Unit) agent who is extremely proficient and experienced in tactical field operations and highly successful in obtaining results. As Jack continues to be largely responsible for the prevention of multiple terrorist attacks in the United States and abroad, he suffers great personal expense and is deeply affected by the actions he takes. These actions include frequent use of torture and killing, often because of betrayals that resulted in the targeting of people close to Jack.

Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O'Brian - a brilliant systems analyst who is loyal to Jack and willing to risk her job and freedom in order to go along with his "end justifies the means" approach. Chloe was last seen in FBI custody after refusing to help locate Jack.

Kim Raver as Audrey Raines - a committed and passionate woman with a tragic past, who fell in love with Jack. She was last seen in the final scenes of season 6, when Jack realized he had to say goodbye to a catatonic Audrey.

William Devane as James Heller - served as Secretary of Defense of the United States and is also Audrey's father. When last seen, Heller convinced Jack to leave Audrey alone after he saw him as a threat to her well-being.

Development and production

In May of 2013, Deadline first reported that Fox was considering a limited-run "event series" for 24 based on a concept by Howard Gordon, after failed efforts to produce the 24 feature film and the cancellation of Kiefer Sutherland's series Touch. David Fury confirmed on Twitter that he would also be involved, pulling "double duty" with Gordon's new series Tyrant.

The following week, Fox officially announced 24: Live Another Day, a limited-run series of twelve episodes that would feature the return of Jack Bauer. Fox CEO Kevin Reilly said that the series would essentially represent the twelve "most important" hours of a typical 24 season, with jumps forward between hours as needed. As with the rest of Fox's push into event programming, the production will have "a big scope and top talent and top marketing budgets." While Live Another Day will not exceed its allotted number of episodes, Reilly also noted that the project could pave the way for sequel series in the future.

In the press release, Gordon said:

Jack Bauer has always been an exciting, thrilling character, and I confess that I’ve missed him. I think the audience has too. The character has evolved through the years, and this new and exciting event series format is perfect to tell the next chapter of his story and continue to reflect how the world is changing. Fans can rest assured that the Jack they know and love will be back.

Kiefer Sutherland, who was confirmed to executive produce and star in the new series, added:

The response to ‘24’ is unlike anything I have ever experienced as an actor before. To have the chance to reunite with the character, Jack Bauer, is like finding a lost friend. The story ideas from Howard Gordon are exciting and fresh, and will not disappoint. Great thanks to 20th Century Fox Television, Imagine Television and the FOX network for this opportunity. Make no mistake, my goal is to knock your socks off. See you soon.

In June, it was announced that Jon Cassar was signed to executive produce and direct multiple episodes of Live Another Day, including the first two. Executive producers and writers Robert Cochran, Manny Coto and Evan Katz will also return. Sean Callery will compose the score for the series. The writing process began on July 1, with David Fury pitching the first episode, tentatively titled "6:30-7:30." The first episode will be scripted by Evan Katz & Manny Coto and the second by Robert Cochran & David Fury .

On July 11, 2013 executive producer Brian Grazer announced in an interview that the 24 miniseries would "be a limited series that would then spin off into a series itself. Fox is doing it, Fox studio and Fox network, and we're totally thrilled by that."

Mary Lynn Rajskub was announced as the second official cast member in August 2013, reprising her role as Chloe O'Brian.

In September 2013, it was revealed Kim Raver was negotiating a deal to return as Audrey Raines. It was also revealed that the President will be a character we have met before, leading to speculation that James Heller would be returning as President. On October 4 it was confirmed that both Raver and Devane had signed deals to rejoin the cast.

The following month, it was confirmed the show will be set and filmed in London, United Kingdom.