‘24′ prequel Two-hour TV movie to air in fall
Posted on March 6th, 2008 by Hot Momma
The producers of hit Fox TV drama “24″ are reportedly planning a two-hour TV movie ‘prequel’ to tide viewers over until the new season airs in the new year.
the Emmy-winning series, starring Kiefer Sutherland as maverick counterterrorism officer Jack Bauer, was among the biggest casualties of the Hollywood writers’ strike, with the show’s seventh season being put back from January this year to 2009. It had to be doubly disappointing to Sutherland, who spent most of January in a Los Angeles Jail after pleading no contest to drink-driving charges, in order to be free for scheduled shooting of the show.
The first eight episodes of the real-time drama of season seven have already been filmed, but were not shown so the season could be broadcast in its entirety.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Fox wants to air a two-hour prequel movie to bridge the gap between the sixth and seventh seasons, targeted to air in the fall, leading to the January return of the real-time drama.
The TV movie is also intended to outline what has changed at CTU HQ during the two-year hiatus.
The next season of 24 could see life imitating art if Hillary Clinton wins the presidential election, with Cherry Jones starring as the US’ first female president.
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