FOX has just released the first official trailer for 24: Legacy starring Corey Hawkins, Jimmy Smitts, and Miranda Otto. The trailer was universally praised by critics and advertisers alike when it debuted at the FOX Upfronts presentation today.
All of this footage is from the very first episode which will premiere February 5th after the Super Bowl on FOX.
Watch the trailer and give us your reaction in the comments below.
242 Comments
Comments ClosedJohnGormleyJG
May 16, 2016 at 5:45 pmRyan
May 16, 2016 at 5:47 pmJesus, that’s a great trailer.
Heike
May 16, 2016 at 5:51 pmHarry Meijer
May 16, 2016 at 5:54 pmShaun Clark
May 16, 2016 at 5:56 pmSharon33krasy
May 16, 2016 at 5:58 pmMichael
May 16, 2016 at 5:59 pm24Fan1980
May 16, 2016 at 6:02 pmI hope returning characters will be announced at Comic Con.
Russel
May 16, 2016 at 6:05 pmWillard
October 25, 2016 at 10:27 pmTran
May 16, 2016 at 6:09 pmXAM
May 16, 2016 at 6:22 pmJack
May 16, 2016 at 6:29 pmTran
May 16, 2016 at 8:45 pmBrad
May 16, 2016 at 8:58 pmMike
May 16, 2016 at 9:27 pm24Fan1980
May 16, 2016 at 6:15 pm@MaryLynnRajskub
I’m sure after the first episode it will be ‘Chloe who?’ Ha ha @24fox
XAM
May 16, 2016 at 6:21 pmPamEla
May 16, 2016 at 6:16 pmBrandon
May 16, 2016 at 6:19 pmXAM
May 16, 2016 at 6:19 pmBut I just can’t bring myself to like the new guy with his soft, squishy physique and effeminate moveset.
24Fan1980
May 16, 2016 at 6:40 pmLes Marsh
May 16, 2016 at 6:20 pmAcer4666
May 16, 2016 at 6:22 pmJustin
May 16, 2016 at 7:32 pmTim
May 16, 2016 at 6:28 pmALBERTO ARNEDO
May 16, 2016 at 6:30 pmJack
May 16, 2016 at 6:38 pmJeffrey Anderson
May 16, 2016 at 6:39 pmBMAN
May 16, 2016 at 6:40 pmTT
May 16, 2016 at 6:42 pm24Fan1980
May 16, 2016 at 6:42 pmJustin
May 16, 2016 at 7:31 pmMike
May 16, 2016 at 6:50 pmRob
May 16, 2016 at 6:52 pmJack Bauer
May 16, 2016 at 6:54 pmPatty Pfingsten
May 16, 2016 at 7:05 pmMichele
May 16, 2016 at 7:13 pmBrad
May 16, 2016 at 7:14 pmDem preconceptions. Sorry.
Justin
May 16, 2016 at 7:32 pmāWell, and I am incredibly grateful for that sentiment, but I can tell you that the Star Trek films did very well. And there are many other circumstances where given enough time, a new audience can be discovered and an old audience will come back. 24 was one of the great blessings of my life and my career. It changed my life, it changed my families life. Having had that kind of an opportunity, and Iāve said it all along, thereās so many fantastic actors out thereā¦ If they do in fact do it, I hope someone has as wonderful an experience doing that as I did.ā
Brad
May 16, 2016 at 7:47 pmFor me, Kiefer’s presence in ’24’ is sacrosanct. You can’t simply pluck him out. Far more groundwork was needed for this ‘reset’ and LAD was entirely inadequate as a final statement on the character of Jack Bauer. I can only hope there are some surprises in store for us…
Justin
May 16, 2016 at 10:08 pmBrad
May 16, 2016 at 10:28 pmLeland
May 16, 2016 at 7:46 pmOyewole
May 16, 2016 at 7:47 pmjackneedstobeback
May 16, 2016 at 8:17 pmjackneedstobeback
May 16, 2016 at 8:17 pmSean
May 16, 2016 at 8:32 pmJoehart2
May 16, 2016 at 8:40 pmMary
May 16, 2016 at 9:25 pmBrad
May 19, 2016 at 7:15 pmJustin
May 20, 2016 at 4:45 amExtol
May 16, 2016 at 9:32 pmDee
May 16, 2016 at 9:32 pmM
May 16, 2016 at 9:36 pm24marathonman
May 16, 2016 at 9:39 pmdave
May 16, 2016 at 9:43 pmXAM
May 16, 2016 at 10:08 pmFox will never, ever allow any of their shows to have a dignified end. See The X-Files and Prison Break. Both 24 and The X-Files have indefinitely delayed a satisfying end because there might be a movie, or there might be a reboot/revival, or in the case of Legacy, Kiefer might come back. They will hold loyal audience members hostage by repeating “who knows? wait and see, stay tuned!” when it comes to the possibility of Jack and/or Tony reentering the picture, just to keep you watching. They really don’t give a shit about you dear viewer, so fuck ’em! Don’t watch it… or if you’re curious, just torrent the bastard.
Brad
May 16, 2016 at 10:30 pm24Fan1980
May 17, 2016 at 10:13 amJohanna Samuels
June 25, 2016 at 1:32 amKevin
May 16, 2016 at 9:59 pmDoris
May 16, 2016 at 10:18 pmEric
May 16, 2016 at 10:21 pmJustin
May 16, 2016 at 10:31 pmBrad
May 16, 2016 at 10:37 pmJustin
May 19, 2016 at 11:23 amJustin
May 16, 2016 at 10:33 pmJustin
May 16, 2016 at 10:34 pmNew West Virginian
May 16, 2016 at 10:37 pmRay
May 16, 2016 at 10:52 pmJustin
May 19, 2016 at 11:24 amBrad
May 20, 2016 at 2:54 amJustin
May 20, 2016 at 4:45 amBrad
May 21, 2016 at 8:48 pmThat is completely fallacious.
24marathonman
May 16, 2016 at 11:06 pm– Senator with presidential ambitions
– Terrorists seeking revenge on the US soldiers who attached them just like Drazen seeked revenge on thosed involved in Operation Nightfall
– Carter and wife in house under attack is just like the attack at the CTU safe house that Terry and Kim barely escaped from
– I bet the terrorists come after Rebecca Ingram too just like Drazen went after Palmer.
Brad
May 16, 2016 at 11:25 pmRolando
May 16, 2016 at 11:12 pmRas K
May 16, 2016 at 11:45 pmNew West Virginian
May 16, 2016 at 11:47 pmI have always said and still believe that they should have ended it with Live Another Day with a definitive ending where Audrey survives and she and Jack go home together. In fact I’ve written that ending in fanfiction and everyone that’s read it believes it to be far superior.
Brad
May 17, 2016 at 12:03 amGTAMafia
May 16, 2016 at 11:53 pmFelipe Nogueira
May 17, 2016 at 12:35 amMoreover, remebering that the first 2 episodes of LAD start very great – was a great way to bring 24 back. But in episode 3 the pace slowdown – the terrorist family – and in episode 5 “who is the mole” game. In episode 6, “Jack needs to be undercover” with a evil guy that we never head of him before, but we all know Jack will succeed and they guy will be killed in the end of the episode. The evil guy plot was just to fill one more episode.
With only 12 episodes, the plot needed to be more connected and tied, as I expected LAD to be.
Justin
May 17, 2016 at 9:17 amDavid
May 17, 2016 at 12:59 amJustin
May 19, 2016 at 11:25 amGTAMafia
May 17, 2016 at 1:18 amJustin
May 19, 2016 at 11:25 amJack
May 17, 2016 at 1:35 amMuthoni
May 17, 2016 at 2:00 amMartin
May 17, 2016 at 2:09 amBrad
May 19, 2016 at 7:17 pmJustin
May 20, 2016 at 4:42 amMartin
May 22, 2016 at 12:37 amDon J.
May 17, 2016 at 2:38 amI thought the early footage has potential. One of the glaring things that stood out was that it appears to be shot differently than previous seasons, especially LAD. It has a very live/soap opera look.
Noel
May 17, 2016 at 3:05 amShady
May 17, 2016 at 5:01 amJimmy Smits was a great pick up but
24 is Jack Bauer
Bryan
May 17, 2016 at 8:02 amIf you have to criticize, make it a productive opinion.
jackneedstobeback
May 17, 2016 at 9:30 amManny Coto said there’s enough stories left for Jack, and that he expressed interest in doing a full season in with jack in russia.
– He stated this on the 24: Legacy facebook group.
Shady
May 17, 2016 at 4:56 pmWho spoon fed you that B.S? there’s plenty of stories they could do as jackneedstobeback post said.
24 is Jack Bauer and by not having Jack Bauer/Keifer in 24, 24 becomes the Office without Steve Carrell, which was terrible. Also by them doing a spin off it’s like there turning 24 into a series like CSI, which is ruining the legacy of 24..
and by the way my criticism of the trailer, wasn’t because Jack isn’t in it but because it looked horrible and corny and here are the reasons why…
because..
1: It looked like a total rehash of season 1… Eric Carter and wife/family is being targeted because of a mission he did, just like Jack and his family being targeted by the Drazens because of Operation Nightfall…
2. The actor doesn’t seem he can pull off being a tough guy, he looks like a little kid with a babyface
3. They tried so hard to make the character look like Jack Bauer by having him wear Jacks jacket… which is a joke
4. The scene with him and his wife, it looked low budget and it looked like a soap opera… in fact alot of the scenes looked like a soap opera..
5. The scene where he shoots down the big pilar or whatever to use as cover, i’m sorry but that was just so stupid and corny..
So Bryan youāve got to learn to not be a fan boy and stop acting and pretending like everything is okay. Yeah?
Brad
May 17, 2016 at 7:17 pmFelipe Nogueira
May 18, 2016 at 10:31 pmJustin
May 18, 2016 at 11:29 pmJustin
May 18, 2016 at 11:39 pmAlso there was no corporate mandate for doing 24 Legacy! The message from Fox to the writers was take it slow, becareful and only proceed if the writers felt they had a story to tell that fans would love and is relatabale to today’s times!
Also with the superbowl as a lead in this will bring in new viewers, old viewers and current fans! Fox will promote the hell out of this :)! I am glad they have a diverse cast. The writers have never let us down with casting which is why 24 did very well! So don’t judge without seeing the show first.
Thank you
Shady
May 19, 2016 at 3:43 amAlso I know, get, and understand Keifer wanted to take a break and doing other things, like if he wanted to do movies I understand, but no he went to another tv showā¦ and it’s like why do another tv series, when you already have an amazing tv series already?? I don’t know I just feel like thats just a slap to the face to myself and many other 24 fansā¦
āā24 without him as he always said the real time format is the real star! Also Kiefer does not want to damage the legacy of Jack and the showāā
While i’m a big Keifer fan obviously, I do not take his words serious because
1. he doesn’t have the perspective of us fans..
2. he says he doesn’t want to hurt the legacy of the show but yet he wouldn’t do a another season, forcing the writers to create a rehash story of season 1 and new character and doing this whole spin off which is hurting the legacy of the show. Instead of giving us more JACK!
So while i’m gonna watch and give the new show a chance.. but so far from what I seen, it doesn’t look good so far. The new actor is terrible and it seems like a rehash of season 1.
but instead of that we want a season 10 with Jack Bauer in Russia dealing with a threatā¦ or better yet it doesn’t have to be a terrorist threat, It could be based on Jack breaking out, on the run, trying to escape from Russia while being down by the Russian government/military trying to get to an American Embassy or somewhere safe or whatever.
But no were stuck with this spinoff /sigh
Justin
May 19, 2016 at 9:24 amShady
May 19, 2016 at 2:19 pmReally?? I had no idea..
“”The writers can create another hero out of Eric Carter!””
Fans don’t want another hero, they want the guy that the show has been about, they want the guy that they know and love.
“”will have fresh ideas as they have new writers joining the team that will bring in new fresh ideas!””
Yes… lets give Eric Carter, Jacks jacket to make him look like Jack and lets also give him a rehash story of season 1…
“”there are lots of fans who are looking forward to Legacy!””
there are also lots of fans who aren’t looking forward to Legacy..
Justin
May 20, 2016 at 4:41 amPJ
May 17, 2016 at 5:22 amIt was and will for me always be the most unique holy s#*t experience I have had for a TV show. I started with Season 2 in the fall of 2003 after coaxing from friends and I could not believe what I was seeing.
To say it was groundbreaking is beyond an understatement and of course Keifer’s performance put it even that much more over the top.
So here I am 13 years later and yeah in many ways 24 is a little long in the tooth, so I get it. And yes it looks like it will be a decent show.
But make no mistake- it is and will never be “24”. To call it as such is just………….wrong.
Case in point.
Remember when it looked like back in 2008 that Matt Damon was done with Jason Bourne?
Universal wisely decided not to recast the role but instead chose to do a reset with a different character similar to Bourne but not quite him so that if Matt wanted back in he could. Remember the name of that movie?
You guessed it- the Bourne LEGACY………………..and it was just not a very good movie. It couldn’t hold a candle to a real Bourne flick.
Now we have 24:Legacy and once again we have something that is not the real thing and yet uses the name.
My hope is that just like Universal and Bourne are now reuniting for a new 5th movie that somehow, someway Jack will finally come back and finish this damn thing properly so I can finally have closure and not need a therapist anymore for the Live Another Day finale.
C’mon Keifer, help a brother out…….
Justin
May 17, 2016 at 9:18 amThe new protagonistās name is Eric Carter. Corey Hawkins, a Juilliard-trained actor best known for his portrayal of Dr. Dre in āStraight Outta Compton,ā plays the part. āThe fact that he is an African-American hero is not irrelevant,ā said the producer Brian Grazer, who has helped shepherd the ā24ā franchise from its start. āAs a series, ā24ā was prescient about what was going on in the culture. We want to do that again.ā
Mr. Gordon added: āAgainst the backdrop of Ferguson and Black Lives Matter, here is a character who has fought for a country that has in some ways abandoned him. Heās squaring a question for himself: Is this place even worth defending?ā
The ā24: Legacyā team, led by Manny Coto and Evan Katz, drew inspiration from SEAL Team 6, best known for killing Osama bin Laden. In the new series, six Army Rangers, having successfully led a Bin Laden-style raid overseas, are now living anonymously in witness protection. One by one, however, they are being located, tortured and killed by associates of the dead terrorist. As it turns out, one of the Rangers took something home from the raid as a trophy. He doesnāt know its meaning, but the terrorists do ā and they need it back as they plan a new attack on the United States.
For a remake to work, said Peter Rice, chairman of the Fox Networks Group, āthere has to be a narrative engine that is not purely character-based. ā24ā was groundbreaking in its character storytelling, but itās also a propulsive thriller with constant cliffhangers.ā
ā24: Legacyā also stars Miranda Otto, recently known for āHomeland,ā as a former Counter Terrorism Unit chief; married to a senator with presidential ambitions (Jimmy Smits), she is dragged back into her old job. Mr. Sutherland, who will serve as an executive producer, may well appear as Jack Bauer as the series continues, at least in a cameo fashion. āWas I not supposed to reveal that?ā Mr. Grazer asked a publicist in an interview. āOh, well. I just did.ā
Dana Walden, a Fox Television Group chairman and chief executive, thinks that the ideas behind ā24: Legacyā and their execution will win over reluctant fans. She is also betting that the series will capitalize on the African-American audience that watches āEmpire,ā Foxās soapy music industry drama. But she conceded in an interview that the bar was high.
āThe original ā24ā didnāt have the burden of facing up to something that was already established and beloved,ā she said. āThat just meant we had to work harder.ā
She added, āThe new one stands on its own. It is in no way derivative.ā
In other words, she is keenly aware of the cardinal rule of remakes: A familiar title acts as a viewer magnet, especially in the face of a glut of competing series, but people continue to watch only if they see something they think is worth their time.
Take a lesson, Muppets.
jackneedstobeback
May 17, 2016 at 9:29 amAndrew
May 17, 2016 at 1:41 pmBrad
May 19, 2016 at 7:18 pmJustin
May 20, 2016 at 4:36 am24marathonman
May 17, 2016 at 8:47 amJustin
May 17, 2016 at 9:19 am24Fan1980
May 17, 2016 at 9:37 amPrison Break trailer views: 1.2 million as of this morning
24 Legacy trailer views: 78,000
This is surprising because Prison Break ended on such a down note and lower ratings. But I guess the returning cast is probably going to make a difference.
The Super Bowl slot will definitely help. But historically, the shows shown after the Super Bowl have not seen longterm gains. I guess we will see. But the lack of trailer views compared to Prison Break is a bit concerning.
jackneedstobeback
May 17, 2016 at 9:40 amJustin
May 18, 2016 at 11:41 pm24 Spoilers
May 17, 2016 at 11:19 amIt will be interesting to see how Fox markets 24: Legacy, though. If you look at the older 24 promos (most are available on this site) like 95% of them were Jack Bauer focused with taglines “Jack is Back”, “You Don’t Know Jack”, “Get Jacked”, “Welcome Back Jack” etc. Now they’ll have to go back to the drawing board.
I think the Super Bowl slot (and first episode) will be key. Even people who are super negative about it right now will probably give it a shot when their TV is already on and tuned to Fox.
24Fan1980
May 17, 2016 at 11:32 amIt will be interesting to see how they promote Legacy. I guess if some of the original cast members return, they can always promote their return as a major selling point. A Super Bowl trailer announcing the return of Tony, Chloe or even Jack (who I assume will have only a cameo if he does appear) would be the perfect way to get old school fans excited. But not sure what they’ll do otherwise.
jackneedstobeback
May 17, 2016 at 11:38 amMore24
May 17, 2016 at 12:09 pmTED
May 17, 2016 at 10:10 amI really, really hope JB can make an appearance
24 fan
October 30, 2016 at 8:40 amWith no charisma, you cannot carry a show.
JoseGT77
May 17, 2016 at 11:22 amMore24
May 17, 2016 at 11:47 amGerry Mander
May 17, 2016 at 12:46 pmWith regards to Legacy, it’s encouraging that it wasn’t created through studio mandate, that they were able to take their sweet time in exploring ideas, and that now the trigger has been pulled and we’re off to the races again, the involvement of the core team that started the original iteration should not be underestimated.
The trailer is an exciting one, but it’s only one episode it’s showcasing, and trailers are designed to make something look awesome and enticing, The Phantom Menace teaser was utterly brilliant even by today’s standard and looked at how that turned out!!! The real proof of the pudding will be in how Legacy unfolds, it’s story and characters, and whether it connects to the audience in a personable way… if it does, it’s a winner and we get more 24, if it doesn’t, well Kiefer’s return will be more than a cameo.
I’m hoping it does well, is a success all round, and we get a good few seasons out of it at least… and if it’s a big enough success, wouldn’t it be a supreme irony if the Eric Carter-led 24 was the iteration that ended up on the big screen???
Stranger things have happened for sure.
P.S. I’m adamant they should avoid any returning characters from the original iteration until at least a possible third season, Legacy needs to firmly establish their own identity first before reintroducing familiar faces… although if they want to bring back Mandy, I’d be willing to bend on that one :-D.
Brad
May 17, 2016 at 7:10 pmFelipe Nogueira
May 18, 2016 at 10:37 pmThe ending was much more open than the original season 8’s ending. I didn’t see the point of doing that if they didn’t had a plan for another season with Jack in mind. It looks like I was terribly wrong, since they considered killed him.
Justin
May 18, 2016 at 11:28 pmBrad
May 19, 2016 at 7:19 pmHow do you know this?
Justin
May 20, 2016 at 9:54 amPRM
May 17, 2016 at 4:40 pmAngie B.
May 17, 2016 at 6:18 pmI am open to watch it for sure (I can’t wait) and see how it measures up to “24” but the original can never be replaced…
Great trailer by the way. The suspense and action is awesome! Well done!
Looking forward to it in February!
Felipe Nogueira
May 18, 2016 at 10:41 pmI hope they keep the action quality 24 had; it’s definitely better than the most action shows today, such as Person of Interest, Blindspot, etc. Maybe the plot of 24 Legacy could be also better than these other suspenseful/action series, even though writers weren’t able to do a outstanding season with LAD.
Justin
May 18, 2016 at 11:24 pmFelipe Nogueira
May 19, 2016 at 10:26 amWell, at this moment I think it’s hardly unlikely that Eric Carter would be a hero in the same way as Jack is or has been portrayed on past seasons of 24. Reasons:
1 – Corey Hawkins, unfortunately, looks like to be miscasting. If it was some other actor, maybe Carter would have a choice, but Hawkins would need to make a incredible effort. Other fans here have commented about his baby looking face – not convincing, at least at this moment.
2 – Comments suggest that they could plan to bring new leads every season – this isn’t settled and done and it will depend how successful Legacy and Hawkins will be.
3 – You and Marlon could like it or not, but 24 fans would inevitably compare him with Jack Bauer. Just the fact of having another season with Jack has had some resistance. This is another factor that Hawkins would need to put an incredible amount of effort to move the public to his side. This reason together with reason number 1 above, it’s very difficult that Carter will turn to be a new Jack Bauer. But, of course, I might be wrong.
And he not turning a hero has nothing to do with Legacy’s success.
Felipe Nogueira
May 19, 2016 at 10:28 amJustin
May 19, 2016 at 11:32 amShady
May 19, 2016 at 2:21 pmMore24
May 19, 2016 at 2:40 pmcarlos sandoval
May 18, 2016 at 5:26 pmMarlon
May 18, 2016 at 9:29 pmJustin
May 18, 2016 at 11:24 pmSeba
May 20, 2016 at 8:48 amJustin
May 20, 2016 at 9:53 amJoshua
May 20, 2016 at 1:46 amJustin
May 20, 2016 at 4:51 amFox knows 24 Legacy will be attractive to a new audience and the execution and ideas for 24 Legacy will win over reluctant fans as the Pilot was loved by Fox and the script was too! Also it will be attractive to the Empire fans! People like diverse casts in TV! Also advertisers and media buyers loved 24 Legacy at upfronts
Brian Grazer said 24 Legacy will be modernized and be relatable to today’s times!
Howard Gordon said bringing 24 back was not a corporate mandate. Fox never wanted a 24 spinoff. Fox told the creators while they were discussing ideas to take it slow, careful and only proceed if the writers felt they had a story that fans would love!
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May 20, 2016 at 5:29 amShady
May 20, 2016 at 6:33 amthey better pay him more then that with all the promotion and ass kissin he’s doing.
Justin
May 20, 2016 at 9:53 amXAM
May 20, 2016 at 9:15 amNo they don’t, they like GOOD casts in TV. The vast majority of viewers didn’t love David Palmer or Curtis because they were black for fucks cunting sake!
A cast should come together organically, and if that means an all white/non white cast then so be it. Casting shouldn’t be decided upon by a bunch of pansy, PC fucktards.
Justin
May 20, 2016 at 9:52 amDavid Palmer was the most loved character of all time and so was Curtis!
And look at how well Empire does with a diverse cast!
Felipe Nogueira
May 20, 2016 at 12:56 pmSecond, 24 has made mistakes on casting. Example? Season 7, Dubaku wasn’t a good performance.
Justin Urciuoli
May 20, 2016 at 3:59 pmJustin
May 20, 2016 at 9:57 amJustin
May 20, 2016 at 10:52 amJustin
May 20, 2016 at 10:57 amJustin
May 20, 2016 at 11:03 amJustin
May 20, 2016 at 11:04 amJustin
May 20, 2016 at 11:34 amJustin
May 20, 2016 at 11:44 amXAM
May 20, 2016 at 1:02 pmJustin Urciuoli
May 20, 2016 at 1:39 pmAlso last year in January when the producers pitched Fox a new season of 24, Dana Walden said there was a point in which Jack Bauer could fit in very organically into their story or they were prepared to do the *1* instalment without him. They are not continuing the show without him, just doing 1 season without him. I can see a 24 movie being greenlit soon with Kiefer, that will lead into Legacy season 2 where Jack Bauer will be back!
Legacy is not polarising and will get more popular once Fox promotes Legacy on TV during the Fall, world series and NFC playoffs and championship and superbowl! Also the youtube likes and dislikes does not measure what the success of Legacy will be nor does it say what the ratings will be like. There are billions of people out there and a whole new audience Legacy will attract to, also old and current die hard 24 fans will tune in as well! Also only the Pilot has been filmed and written, the writers room starts in June with filming in September!
There is an open door for Jack to come back as he is still alive out there and not dead! Manny has said old favourites coming back is fair game and eventually it will happen
There was no corporate mandate in bringing 24 back as well as Fox told the writers when they started discussing ideas a year and a half ago to take it slow, careful and to only proceed if they had a story that fans would love.
24 legacy will be relatable to today’s audiences! And the diverse cast will attract to Empire’s fans as well! Have faith in the writers and producers who have never let us down in all 9 seasons! Quit with the negativity and be open minded, positive and give this a fair chance before judging! These No Jack, no 24 comments are BS!
Justin Urciuoli
May 20, 2016 at 2:23 pmJustin Urciuoli
May 20, 2016 at 4:24 pmJon Cassar @joncassar May 17
@qkenihan at this point I’m not involved with āŖ#ā24legacyā¬ But there are some calls going back and forth.
Justin Urciuoli
May 20, 2016 at 4:35 pmCat
May 25, 2016 at 3:36 pmJoshua
May 20, 2016 at 8:56 pmJustin
May 20, 2016 at 10:40 pmJoshua
May 20, 2016 at 9:01 pmJohn Miller
May 21, 2016 at 12:40 pmIt will fail because it won’t gain any new fans that were not fans of 24 before. Even though Live Another Day/Day 9 aired in 2014, it was during the Summer and clearly geared at long-time fans of 24 and Jack Bauer. It was essentially “24’s Greatest Hits” and touched all the high notes of why 24 is such a great series and why Jack Bauer is such a compelling character. It was total fan service and it was a lot of fun.
For non-fans of 24, to them, the show ended in 2010 with season 8. Maybe these people watched 24 from time to time, but not every season like a true fan of 24. 24:Legacy is premiering 7 years after Season 8 premiered. Sure, it’s going to air after another lame Super Bowl game but you could put an episode of Cop Rock after the Super Bowl and it would have awesome ratings. No one, especially long-time fans of 24 and Jack Bauer is going to watch 24:Legacy after February 6th, 2017.
It will fail because no one has any idea who Corey Hawkins is, even if they have seen Straight Outta Compton or The Walking Dead. He may have been “trained at Julliard”, but he has zero charisma or appeal. If Fox was so insistent on casting an African-American Actor for this spin-off, someone with actual charisma and appeal like Michael Jai White, or Taye Diggs, or Michael Ealy, or Blair Underwood, or Malik Yoba would have been much better choices. It makes no sense whatsoever why Fox would cast a nobody to lead a spin-off of one of the best television series of all time and expect fans to just forget all about how awesome Jack Bauer is.
An actor like Michael Jai White, for example, would be a lot more watchable in a 24 spin-off. Not Corey Hawkins, who looks like someone that was turning into an Alien, but stopped halfway through.
The final reason why this will fail is because of what dteam6 has been emphasizing, is that the producers of 24 were absolutely teasing a final season with Tony Almeida as the lead with 24:Solitary. To completely disregard this is an insult to all 24 fans and an insult to someone that only watched Live Another Day!
This parody-esque trailer for 24:Legacy is absurd and no one cares about whatever shenanigans and nonsense that Corey Hawkins is going to engage in.
After this fails miserably, my guess is that Fox will partially give the fans what they want and do something like a 6 episode “event series” like they did with Season 10 of The X-Files. They can then finally wrap everything up and bring back Carlos Bernard, Mary Lynn Rajskub, and of course, Kiefer Sutherland.
Each episode could take place over 4 hours and it can start and end at Midnight with the rescue of Bauer by Almeida with Chloe’s help.
24:The Final Countdown
May 2019
John Miller
May 21, 2016 at 1:34 pm24 is unique because at the end of every season, it’s still all about Jack Bauer. The real-time format is secondary. The strange defenders of 24:Legacy can type and type and type until their fingers fall off that it’s not about Bauer, but about the format, but what they say won’t matter because Legacy will never have a season 2.
Also, to this Justin character that is asserting that “Corey Hawkins” signed a 7 year “contract” for 24:Legacy needs to provide a genuine link to a news source that confirms something so unheard of and preposterous. No actor in any TV series in all of TV history has ever signed a “contract” in advance for 7 seasons. A facebook group with under 1000 members is not a reliable news source by any stretch of the imagination.
TV contracts are not record contracts and every TV series lives and dies by the ratings it gets. When 24:Legacy has terrible ratings after the Super Bowl, Corey Hawkins will be looking for work again after acting in this disaster.
Hannibal was a great series and only had 3 seasons, but Bryan Fuller had no idea if he would get a season 2 and then a 3rd and final season until NBC said they were behind it and listened to the fans for it to continue so they can at least see the Red Dragon story.
24:Legacy will never have anyone start a campaign to have a second season because it’s a worthless spin-off and has a terrible lead. If Fox and the 24 team wanted any fans of 24 to give this spin-off a chance, then they should have first had a final season to wrap up Bauer’s story. Legacy may be the first spin-off in TV history that was greenlit without resolving all the plot threads from the parent series.
Breaking Bad is a great example of how you properly end a series before you start a spin-off. Better Call Saul works because we know how Walter White’s story ended and now fans can focus on Saul Goodman’s story before Breaking Bad, and it’s a prequel series with a unique concept.
24:Legacy, otoh, is going in the most generic direction possible by basically doing a remake of Season 1 and 2 of 24 with a different lead. Jimmy Smits is playing a Senator running for President like David Palmer, and there’s a generic Islamic terror plot that has been done to death on 24 already.
One final note to this “Justin” character: You are not fooling anyone, it’s clear that you are a studio shill and repeating the same nonsense over and over is not going to get any long-time fans of 24 and Jack Bauer to ever agree with you, because you’re not getting why someone is a true fan of 24 to begin with.
It’s not the real time concept, it’s Jack Bauer, and his story was not finished.
Brad
May 21, 2016 at 8:52 pmJohn Miller
May 21, 2016 at 1:50 pmSeasons 7 and 8 of 24 were decent, but they don’t hold a candle to the first 5. Season 9/LAD sort of falls somewhere in the middle because it was just cool to see Bauer back in action after 4 years, and doing only 12 episodes meant that it was all killer, no filler.
So you had the history of the Bauer character+less episodes=a fun season for the fans.
Legacy has: A boring character that has no established history with fans so viewers won’t care about him or what happens to him at all+a boring plot with Islamic terrorists, AGAIN, going after Corey because he was on a team that did a Bin Laden-type raid+Jimmy Smits is a boring Senator running for President.
All of this will=FAIL+NO SEASON 2.
Even the worst season of 24, which was season 6, will still be better than Legacy.
Justin Urciuoli
May 22, 2016 at 12:17 pm24 Legacy will get more seasons beyond season 1! Jack Bauer’s story is not over. Yes I admit that. But it is over as the lead. I am a huge fan of the 24 brand and Jack Bauer. But if Kiefer does not want to play the lead and only do cameo’s for now at least we must accept that and give 24 Legacy a fair shot. The writers, producers and Fox all know what they are up against and will work extra harder to make 24 Legacy the best ever! Also our 24 Legacy page on Facebook is growing in members everyday! So people are starting to warm up to the idea of a spinoff. The 24 brand is a unique idea and a format that is sturdy enough if the writing is compelling, fresh and engaging. And with a new writer/co executive Producer on board named Nikki Toscano, she will bring new fresh idea’s to the show as well!
Also Kiefer has been supporting 24 Legacy from the start and has his name attached to it. Do you all honestly think Kiefer would sign up for something that is destined to fail?! Not a chance! Kiefer has always said 24 can live without Jack Bauer as he feels the real time format is the real star of 24 and that for 24 to survive they would need to recast the show, create new circumstances and new stories. He said with time a new audience can be discovered and an old audience will come back!
There was no corporate mandate in bringing 24 back either. 24 Legacy will be relatable to today’s culture and Fox knows they have to make 24 Legacy live up to the original 24 but more modernized!
Homeland and Tyrant are great shows as well, so Howard Gordon is an awesome Producer and writer!
Kiefer is taking a break and will be back with 24 by 2018, 4 years after LAD. I say this because it took 4 years for Jack to come back after season 8 and will be another 4 year gap for Jack to come back after season 9 which brings us to 2018. Legacy is the only way we will find out what happens to Jack. Legacy opens the door for more stories and will lead to Jack and Tony eventually. There is an open door for old favourites as stated by Fox, Howard Gordon , Manny Coto and Jon Cassar since 24 Legacy takes place in the same universe as 24. Its a spinoff that expands the 24 universe and establishes a new world of characters. Once a new world is established both 24 universes will meet up and it will be the best ever!
As long as Jack is still alive and is an Executive Producer, anything can happen! Also a 24 movie is still being discussed as well so Jack could be back there as well or in a another TV movie!
Fox never went to the producers for a 24 spinoff, the writers went to Fox with a fantastic idea! 24 Legacy was inspired by Seal Team 6 and will address sleeper cells and radicalizing Americans. It has a new CTU as well! All this will work for 24 Legacy! Also 24 Legacy will have a great narrative engine with the ticking clock, the real time format, the adrenaline, suspense, action, tension, edge of your seat viewing and constant cliffhangers that will make people want to watch Legacy!
The Legacy of the show is Jack Bauer and the real time concept. Kiefer is all about protecting the Legacy of 24 and Jack and not damaging it. 24 Legacy will live up to what Kiefer has always wanted the Legacy of 24 to be!
Corey Hawkins will do well as the lead and is a great choice! And so is the rest of the cast! The fact that Fox put it after Superbowl, and they loved the Pilot script and the Pilot was strongly loved by critics and advertisers, shows their confidence in this thing. Ratings will be awesome!
If they killed Jack or left Jack with a happy ending last season, all this anticipation for much more 24 would not even exist. By leaving Jack’s story open like they did, only makes people want more! 24 is full of surprises and will surprise us in a big event way with Jack Bauer when the right story presents itself. Manny evens said they might do 24 episodes for season 2 and maybe show Jack in Russia fighting a terrorist attack from Moscow.
Also Manny Coto confirmed that Legacy could go on for seven seasons as there is a lot of buzz for Legacy! People need to have faith in the writers!
I am just a very positive and optimistic person and I am allowed to have my opinion on 24 Legacy. I will defend 24 Legacy as I am a big fan of 24 altogether. I love Jack, but if Kiefer wants to move on, and he accepts a new lead and character and new story, so should we as real Kiefer fans!
Brad
May 22, 2016 at 7:13 pmJustin
May 22, 2016 at 9:11 pmBrad
May 22, 2016 at 9:52 pmJustin
May 23, 2016 at 1:31 pmMarlon
May 21, 2016 at 6:07 pmsome of you must love getting on your high horse getting your cynical views across.
and yes, your come back will always be: I’m entitled to my opinion. Whatever.
I’m gonna sit back and wait til Feb and enjoy the fact that we are getting more 24. If it works – great! If it doesn’t work, then at least we still have the memory of Seasons 1 to LAD + Redemption. 24 is a great concept with or without Jack Bauer. At least they’re giving it a shot.
Brad
May 21, 2016 at 8:54 pmMarlon
May 21, 2016 at 10:16 pmJoshua
May 21, 2016 at 7:55 pmJustin Urciuoli
May 22, 2016 at 12:21 pmJohn Miller
May 22, 2016 at 12:03 amSean
May 22, 2016 at 12:20 amJohn Miller
May 22, 2016 at 8:52 amPirun
May 22, 2016 at 2:46 amWaiting for Jack also, Pleasssssss…. make it happens.
Justin Urciuoli
May 22, 2016 at 12:24 pmAnd really how many bad days can one character have? Kiefer did not want the show to become a mad comic. He said there r only so many bad days one guy can have before the show becomes too boring and repetitive.
Justin Urciuoli
May 22, 2016 at 12:25 pmJustin
May 22, 2016 at 12:55 pmJustin Urciuoli
May 22, 2016 at 4:04 pmJustin Urciuoli
May 22, 2016 at 4:13 pmJustin Urciuoli
May 22, 2016 at 4:22 pmIt was left open for a variety of reasons and there certainly was discussions about really closing it off and potentially killing him ā¦ But they always wanted the right to bring him back. It didnāt have the conclusiveness that I think we promised by doing a ninth season, which was frustrating. Having said that, heās a character Iāve loved playing and the idea that there might be another opportunity down the road one day is always kind of comforting to me. (Since this interview, it has been confirmed that Sutherland will not return for 24: Legacy.)
Why did the movie not happen?
That one still surprises me. It was such a success worldwide, it didnāt make sense to me why we didnāt make a movie.
Brad
May 22, 2016 at 7:15 pmStop. Spamming.
Christ…
Seba
May 23, 2016 at 8:17 amJustin
May 23, 2016 at 12:58 pmIt’s okay to love Jack Bauer but there are other characters to explore too! And while Jack and other characters who are alive still, they can always appear in the 24 universe with great story telling and great surprises!
24 got stale in the last few seasons, that a spinoff will give the writers a chance to make it fresh, write interesting stories and give them more freedom to write for new characters! It won’t be as liberating.
Also 24 Legacy gives us a chance to find out what happens to Jack as opposed to no 24 ever again!
XAM
May 24, 2016 at 11:41 amJustin
May 24, 2016 at 12:34 pmAbe
May 24, 2016 at 5:55 pmEthel
October 26, 2016 at 4:12 amXAM
May 24, 2016 at 8:26 pmYou’re going to look a complete and utter penis when the mole, large scale wmd threat, and world war 3 threat happen aren’t you?
Justin
May 23, 2016 at 1:29 pmJustin
May 23, 2016 at 7:07 pmJoshua
May 23, 2016 at 7:39 pmShady
May 24, 2016 at 12:34 amJoshua
May 24, 2016 at 12:53 amSeba
May 24, 2016 at 10:19 am“My name is JACK BAUER….!!!”
Sorry folks, this is not 24.
Justin
May 24, 2016 at 12:14 pmBrad
May 25, 2016 at 7:31 pmIt’s not about being clever, Justin. Jack Bauer’s impact as a character is out of the writer’s hands. Eric Carter could be the greatest character ever written in 24 and he’d still be a mere shadow of Jack Bauer. Why? Because Eric will never be a result of the powerful confluence of unique circumstances that allowed Jack Bauer to transcend television and become a cultural icon of the Western world in the 21st century.
Justin
May 24, 2016 at 12:33 pmName is not 24 either! Jack is a character in the 24 universe! Who created him? The writers? The writers can do the same with Eric. Corey is a star and fantastic actor!
Justin
May 24, 2016 at 12:37 pmJustin
May 24, 2016 at 1:01 pmJustin
May 24, 2016 at 1:14 pmJustin
May 24, 2016 at 1:15 pmJustin
May 24, 2016 at 2:42 pmCharacters come and go on shows. The 24 brand is rich and deserves to go on especially since Jack, Tony, Kate and Chloe will be back. And it’s hard to just watch for the episodes they are on. Each episode of 24 builds on each other. There are plenty of series where the main characters left and are still doing well!
Someone Do Something Holy Shit
May 24, 2016 at 8:56 pmJohn Miller
May 24, 2016 at 11:24 pmJohn Miller
May 24, 2016 at 11:25 pmJustin
May 24, 2016 at 11:26 pmAs well 24 season 1 a major plot was the kidnapping of Kim Bauer. Eric Carter and Nicole Carter do not have a child, meaning there will be no kidnappings for 24 Legacy season 1. Meaning it will be fresh and not a rehash of plots.
The Super Bowl premiere will get anywhere from 15-52 million viewers and with the constant cliffhangers 24 Legacy will have viewers glued to their TV’s every week especially since it’s an established brand so it’s a viewer magnet.
Marlon
May 25, 2016 at 1:22 amSTOP IT
John Miller
May 25, 2016 at 12:13 pmjackneedstobeback
May 25, 2016 at 1:11 pmWouldntYouLikeToKnow
May 27, 2016 at 8:12 amJust let people decide for themselves if they want to watch it and whatever happens happens.
Guest
May 28, 2016 at 3:22 pm24marathonman
May 28, 2016 at 5:51 pm24 Spoilers
May 28, 2016 at 9:22 pmXAM
May 30, 2016 at 1:22 pmJoshua
May 28, 2016 at 9:07 pm24fan92
June 1, 2016 at 7:36 pmJustin
June 1, 2016 at 7:55 pmShay Johnson
June 2, 2016 at 2:39 pmDaniel
June 8, 2016 at 2:48 pm24fan92
June 8, 2016 at 7:11 pmAbe
June 9, 2016 at 12:05 pmJustin
June 10, 2016 at 4:57 pmJustin
June 10, 2016 at 6:36 pmāI do think the character has life in him, whether itās a movie or if he intersects with this new iteration of 24, [Legacy],ā Gordon said today during his master class at the ATX TV Festival in Austin. āI sure would love to see him at some point on the show, and I donāt think heās ruled it out, either.ā
Iād heard Gordon and the team of 24: Legacy have an arc in mind for the second part of 24: Legacyās 12-episode first season that could involve Bauer if a deal comes together, but there are no talks going on at the moment with Sutherland for acting. He could do a couple of episodes as a guest star without creating a conflict with his leading-man duties on Designated Survivor. There also is a possibility of other 24 original cast members reprising their roles in guest stints.
Adding further credence to the possibility of a Jack Bauer comeback, when asked about the finale in Live Another Day, Gordon said, āI donāt know how public this is but we didnāt question or consider this being Jackās last moment, Jackās end. We couldnāt bring ourselves [to kill him].ā
Why did the 24 producing team decide to continue the franchise without Bauer at the center? āThat character has, in fact, lost too much to be the center of an ongoing enterprise,ā Gordon said.
Hawkinsā character wouldnāt be a ācopy of Jack Bauerā but would be ācompelling in his own right,ā he said, āOnce we put Jack to rest as the center of the story, we could [do another story],ā he explained.
The comments topped off a session filled with anecdotes about Gordonās storied career that has included hits such as The X-Files, Homeland, 24, and now, Tyrant and 24: Legacy.
As for a 24 movie, Sutherland had been a longtime supporter of the idea, but the project never got off the ground after a couple of attempts. Sutherland reprised the Jack Bauer role in the 2014 Fox event series 24: Live Another Day, which picked up the story four years after the series finale.
24: Legacy will premiere on FOX after Super Bowl LI on February 5, 2017.
daryn
July 23, 2016 at 11:46 pmhow could you abandon bauer quickly!
Bauer only wants to come home…
Why america does not comply to
hostage!
Why bauer always endure sacrifice
and torture so long?
we just want bauer back this fall!
Justin Batchelor
October 3, 2016 at 4:22 amEthel
October 26, 2016 at 4:08 am