‘24’ prequel out of Africa
By Stephanie Zolis
2008-04-30
More ‘24’ for fans – prequel details revealed!
Producers for Fox series 24 are doing everything they can to tide fans over until next season’s airing of new episodes.
The Season 7 prequel, a two-hour TV movie to air this fall, is one of those projects – and finally, details surrounding the plot have been unveiled.
Executive producer Manny Coto revealed the plot will feature Kiefer Sutherland’s character Jack Bauer traveling to Africa, the original storyline for the beginning of the seventh season, according to BuddyTV.
The journey is the next stop on Jack’s quest for a place to be at peace, says Coto, but he will find himself in the middle of a military coup while in Africa.
The movie will lead into Season 7, which will see former Counter-Terrorist Unit agent Tony Almeida (Carlos Bernard), formerly believed to be dead, the suspect of terrorist attacks. Jack and FBI agent Renee Walker (Annie Wersching) team up while trying to figure out why Tony is “trying to bring down this country,” says Coto.
If diehard fans can’t wait for a dose of 24 until the prequel debuts, The Rookie, a 24 spinoff, is now available in five-minute webisodes.
The spinoff stars Jeremy Valdez as Jason Blaine, a character who first appeared in Season 5 of 24. The first instalment, titled “Extraction,” follows Blaine to Mexico City where the infamous Salazar drug family, introduced in Season 3, have kidnapped Blaine’s mentor Alton Maxwell (Eric Beck).
"It's becoming an incredible way ... to help people get through a long dry spell caused by the strike," Coto told the Associated Press.
Now in its third phase, The Rookie has all the same elements of its parent series, including the ticking clock, framed character windows and music from composer Sean Callery.
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