What is 24 about

Jack Bauer : The only reason that you're conscious right now is because I don't want to carry you. Sign In. Episode guide. Play trailer Action Crime Drama. Creators Robert Cochran Joel Surnow. See more at IMDbPro. Episodes Browse episodes.

Top Top-rated. Clip Photos Top cast Edit. Woodside Wayne Palmer as Wayne Palmer …. Robert Cochran Joel Surnow. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. In this concept drama, each season takes place within one 24 hour period. Day 1: Jack Bauer is the head of field ops for an elite team of CTU agents who uncover an assassination plot targeting Presidential nominee David Palmer.

Meanwhile, Jack's strained marriage to his wife, Teri, is pushed to the brink by the sudden disappearance of their troubled teenage daughter. What will the next 24 hours hold? In the first series, Bauer, now back in America, is tasked with preventing an assassination plot involving a prominent US senator, and soon finds his own family have become a target. Subsequent series followed Bauer as he is sent on high-stakes, world-saving missions in various locations, from a military coup in Africa to a Mexican drug cartel to even Camden Town.

In addition to the on-screen clock, the show also employs split-screen to delve into the points of view of multiple characters at once. With a new plot-line each season, the cast of 24 changes considerably throughout its run. Here are some of the key players:. Carlos Bernard Dallas features as fellow analyst Tony Almeida. Bernard also directed American crime drama The Inspectors.

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