A 24 Revival Can Only Work With Kiefer Sutherlands Jack Bauer

A 24 Revival Can Only Work With Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer

There’s talk of 24 returning but after a failed spinoff and other reboot plans going nowhere, it’s clear Kiefer Sutherland’s Jack Bauer must return.

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A 24 Revival Can Only Work With Kiefer Sutherlands Jack Bauer

Talk of a 24 revival has emerged once again, but after years of failed reboot attempts without Jack Bauer, it’s clear Kiefer Sutherland must return. 24 debuted in 2001 and followed Jack Bauer, a stressed-out CTU agent trying to uncover the truth behind an assassination attempt on a presidential candidate. Adding to his woes is a mole in CTU and his wife and daughter being kidnapped. The show’s great performances and innovative real-time format – with each episode spanning one hour in a single day – made it a surprise smash.

The original series of 24 ran for eight seasons, and it also received a TV movie spinoff called Redemption, a PS2 video game and more. There was also talk of a theatrical movie once the show ended, which included – bizarrely – a pitch that would have paired Jack with Die Hard’s John McClane for a project dubbed Die Hard 24/7. While the show received a lot of controversy over its use of interrogations and torture, it also received praise for its performances and relentless pacing.

Sutherland later returned for the 2014 “event series” 24: Live Another Day, which saw Jack take down a terrorist group in London over the course of 12 episodes instead of 24. Sutherland ruled out returning as Jack beyond LAD, however, and Fox later attempted a soft reboot with 24: Legacy, which cast Corey Hawkins as a new CTU agent in training. This spinoff only lasted for one season, and news emerged in September 2021 that another 24 revival was being considered. If this new attempt is to take off, it really needs to bring back Jack Bauer too.

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Back when 24 began, both Sutherland and the showrunners claimed the real-time format was the real star of the series, and even teased that Jack himself could die. Over time, while major 24 players like David Palmer were killed off, it became very clear that not only was Jack going nowhere but that he and Sutherland were very much linked to the show’s success. Given that he played the role for nine seasons it’s understandable the actor wanted to move on, and following the cancellation of Legacy in 2017, other takes were pitched.

These included a 24 prequel focusing on the adventures of young Jack or – in what would have been the most radical departure – a real-time legal thriller with no ties to previous seasons. None of these pitches clicked, likely because they lacked the connective glue of Sutherland. In recent years, the actor has responded much more positively to the idea of a 24 return, with seemingly his only caveat being that it’s not just a repeat of previous storylines. Kiefer Sutherland’s Bauer was last seen being hauled off to Russia at the end of Live Another Day towards an unknown fate, but if 24 is to truly make a triumphant return, viewers need Jack back.

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