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The main cast of Season 6

The sixth season, also known as Day 6, of the television series 24 is currently in production, and will premiere on Sunday, January 14, and on Monday, January 15, 2007, with a two-night, four-hour season premiere [1]. Season 6 of 24 will air in the United Kingdom one week after the US premiere. [citation needed] Template:Spoiler

Background

Towards the end of the fourth season, with authorization from the White House, Jack Bauer invaded the Los Angeles Chinese consulate. As a result of this raid, the Chinese consul was accidentally killed by an embassy guard. CTU field agent Howard Bern, who was involved in the raid, was identified by the Chinese when his ski mask was accidentally removed and he was thereafter illegally taken in for questioning, where he was told that he would be put on a slow boat to China before being transferred to a maximum security prison on the Chinese / Siberian border. The United States government and his family would not be notified, he would have no chance of escape. He eventually broke and told the Chinese that the man that led the raid was Jack Bauer. The Chinese contacted the American Government and demanded that the US government hand Bauer over so that he could be placed in a Chinese prison camp, where he would spend the rest of his life. Rather than risk confrontation with China, the White House ordered Jack to turn himself in to the Chinese government. However, Walt Cummings ordered the Secret Service agent sent to arrest Jack to instead execute him, thus preventing the Chinese from interrogating an influential figure of US Intelligence. Jack was warned of this by David Palmer and faked his own death. At the end of the fifth season, after having spent the intervening eighteen months in hiding, Jack was captured by the Chinese and was last seen imprisoned on a Shanghai registered container ship. Jack's girlfriend Audrey Raines notices his disappearance and reports it to CTU.

President Charles Logan has been arrested by federal marshals on the orders of the Attorney General and Vice President Hal Gardner due to a recorded confession in which Logan admitted to his wife, Martha, his involvement with a conspiracy to sell nerve gas to terrorists. Logan will either resign or face impeachment and most likely criminal charges.

A trailer shown recently seems to indicate Jack is released in a prisoner exchange.


Season 6 Prequel

Template:Spoiler A 10 minute prequel to Season 6 of 24, sponsored by Toyota is included in the Season 5 DVD. The clip begins with a recap of Jack's capture at the end of season 5 before cutting to him now being held captive by the Chinese, 7 months later at an unidentified location. He is being tortured by several guards who inform Cheng Zhi that they are still unable to extract information from him regarding a Chinese government agent who they believe is working for the United States. Frustrated at his unwillingness to speak, the guards throw him back into his cell.

Shortly thereafter, two American covert-ops soldiers break into the complex, killing a guard, in order to free Bauer from his cell. They lead him through an outdoor complex, to a concealed vehicle nearby. After a brief chase in a Toyota vehicle (used as part of an apparent product placement deal for sponsoring the prequel) , they come to a dark field where the men tell Jack that they will have a transport ready to pick him up shortly. The two soldiers then summon a man by the name of Hong Wai, who had been concealed in the shadows of the field, to greet Jack. Hong Wai is immediately recognizable as one of the men that Jack had been questioned about earlier, regarding the mole in their government.

As Jack flinches in recognition of Hong, several flood lights come on, and Chinese military vehicles swarm on the scene. Cheng Zhi walks into the field and thanks Bauer for his help in identifying Hong, who he had apparently suspected all along. Zhi then executes Hong with a single shot to the head, and thanks the covert-ops agents for their role in the set-up, promising them that money will be transferred to their Swiss bank accounts. The guards are then ordered to return Jack to his cell where he will continue to be held prisoner.

Known details

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Season 6 Premiere DVD
  • The Season 5 DVD Contains a 10 Minute Prequel to Season 6. [2] The prequel involves the Chinese official Cheng Zhi attempting to confirm an agent's identity by interrogating Jack Bauer.
  • FOX will release a "Season 6 Premiere" DVD on January 16 in the United States and Canada. The DVD will include all 4 opening episodes and a twelve minute preview to the fifth episode. [3]
  • Season 6 will begin on Sunday, Jan. 14, and on Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, with a two-night, four-hour premiere. [4]
  • There was a report that some of the events of Day 6 may take place in New York City [5]. However, Co-Executive Producer Jon Cassar told Ecran Large, "Honestly, I have no idea where this one came out from. All I can say is that we're starting the preps mid-July in L.A. and that's where we're going to shoot." In a later interview the producers actually admitted to this idea being scrapped, finding that the same plot can be carried out in L.A. and would prevent location disorientation.
  • Kiefer Sutherland said in an interview that: "We've had five years of [Jack Bauer] saving a large thing; this one's much more about him saving his own ass. He'll go from being the one who hunts people down to the one who's being hunted, so that in itself turns the show around."[7]
  • While Kim Raver will return as Audrey Raines, she has said that she won't be on the show every week, but has said that she hopes to be in "a couple storylines." [8] She is interested in being in both the sixth season as well as the upcoming movie [9] but will have to work around her shooting schedule for The Nine in order to do so.
  • Jean Smart has said that she and Gregory Itzin are likely to return to the series, but it seems unlikely that they would be regular members of the cast. [11]
  • Co-Executive Producer and Director Jon Cassar speculated that a successful terrorist attack already had happened at the beginning of the new season. He quote: "What would be the situation if something like 10 nuclear bombs had already exploded in a row all around the country?". This way the season starts after the terrorist menace, with Jack trying to fix the situation and not prevent it, like always has been in previous seasons.[12]
  • Jon Cassar has stated that the Season 5 DVD release of 24 will contain a special prequel short to season 6, just as the last two DVD releases have done - showing glimpses of Jack's life in between seasons. It will also be released online. [13]
  • Also at the Emmys, Gregory Itzin (Charles Logan) stated he will be back around episode 9 or 10. "He has information that they need, which is why they come after him." [15]
  • Graham's family will be met during the course of the day, including his wife and son. [17]
  • Jack Bauer's estranged father, played by James Cromwell, will make his first appearance in the series this season. [18]
  • Eddie Izzard was announced to appear on the show as villain Darren McCarthy but was later replaced by David Hunt after scheduling conflicts, after only one day of filming. [19]
  • The full name of Natalie who is the new Chief of Staff at CTU has been reveiled as Nadia Yassir. [20]
  • In a new 15-second spot shown on FOX, Jack is shown choking Graham. Graham says, in pain, "You're hurting me." Jack responds with "Trust me, I'm not."

Cast

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Promotional image of Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer on Season 6

The following have been confirmed as as series regulars for season 6:

Stars

Confirmed to return in a recurring status or as guest stars:

The following are new additions to the series:

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