24‘s most recent incarnation — 24: Legacy — was cancelled by Fox after one season earlier this year, but the network is already plotting a multi-season revival of the franchise, Deadline reports:
Fox is developing a potential new incarnation of its Emmy-winning drama series that would have a female lead and take the real-time format of the terrorism-themed original and apply is to a different arena, criminal justice.
The project, which has received a script commitment, hails from 24 franchise executive producers Howard Gordon and Imagine’s Brian Grazer, as well as former The Killing writer-producer Jeremy Doner and the franchise’s production companies, 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV. Doner will write the script with Gordon, who ran the original series.
Details about the premise are sketchy, but I hear that the potential new 24 series centers on a female prosecutor who uncovers a legal conspiracy and has to work against the clock to save a death row inmate facing imminent execution whom she had helped prosecute but may be innocent. I hear this is part of an anthological take on 24 that would tackle a new world with new characters each season.
Would you watch the potential new 24 series? Had enough of the franchise to last a lifetime?
Stay tuned as we continue to monitor the revival status of 24 on Fox…
Rich says
The ’24’ concept was good, but people want to see more of Jack Bauer – not the black version of him or the female version of him.
Jenny says
Oooooh! Completely disagree. 24 legacy was really good. I was very disappointed to hear it had been cancelled.
sue jaymes says
In this new format it is not 24 !!! ….. where is the terrorism element – the threat to the presidency etc etc etc …..
24 was Jack Bauer. If we cannot have him, then we still want the same format as originally, some of the original cast, but just beef up the story lines – adapt them.
How they can say this new format/storyline is “24” is just ridiculous. Give it a totally different name … still film in “real time” and over 24 hours so there are lots of plots and twists etc ….. and it will be a hit ! But not if you call it 24
Mike Frost says
Sure I would watch it.
Susan Woodard says
I would watch it. I enjoyed Legacy, and I’m open to anything 24.