24 (2001)
A lot can happen in a day.
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 6 November 2001 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 14 July 2014 |
| Genre | Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime |
| Created by | Robert Cochran and Joel Surnow |
| Starring | Kiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Kim Raver |
| Seasons | 9 seasons, 204 episodes |
| Episode length | about 45 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 153 hours |
| Rated | TV-14 |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.8/10 |
Where to watch 24
24 is streaming on Hulu ($21.49 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 4 months of Hulu, or $85.96 at list price.
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Where to watch 24 in 35 other countries
| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Australia | Disney+ $17.99 AUD |
| Austria | Disney+ €10.99, Skygo |
| Belgium | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Bulgaria | Disney+ €9.99 |
| Canada | Disney+ $15.99 CAD |
| Croatia | Disney+ €9.99 |
| Czechia | Disney+ 219 Kč |
| Denmark | Disney+ 119 kr DKK |
| Finland | Disney+ €11.99 |
| France | Disney+ €10.99, Canal+ €19.99 |
| Germany | Disney+ €10.99, Skygo |
| Greece | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Hong Kong | Disney+ HK$88 |
| Hungary | Disney+ 2990 Ft |
| Ireland | Disney+ €11.99 |
| Italy | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Japan | Prime Video ¥600 JPY, Disney+ ¥1250 JPY, Hulu |
| Liechtenstein | Disney+ |
| Luxembourg | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Netherlands | Disney+ €10.99 |
| New Zealand | Disney+ $18.99 NZD |
| Norway | Disney+ 129 kr NOK |
| Poland | Disney+ 34.99 zł |
| Portugal | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Romania | Disney+ 34.99 lei |
| San Marino | Disney+ |
| Singapore | Disney+ $18.98 SGD |
| Slovakia | Disney+ €9.99 |
| South Korea | Disney+ ₩9900 |
| Spain | Disney+ €10.99 |
| Sweden | Disney+ 129 kr SEK |
| Switzerland | Disney+ CHF16.90, Canal+ |
| Taiwan | Disney+ NT$285 |
| Türkiye | Disney+ ₺449.90 |
| United Kingdom | Disney+ £11.99 GBP |
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What kind of watch this is
24 is a 2001 action thriller where a day is not just a unit of time, but a ticking bomb. Kiefer Sutherland plays Jack Bauer, a counterterrorism agent who treats the clock as an enemy. The show uses split screens to show what happens elsewhere while Bauer is busy breaking things. It is 153 hours of continuous, high-stakes panic. You do not watch it to relax. You watch it to see how much chaos one man can absorb before the day ends.
Where it left its mark
The show proved a live-action series could keep pace with a ticking clock. Its real-time structure became a template others tried to copy, often failing to capture the original tension. Fox eventually tested a spin-off, 24: Legacy, which retained the daily format but compressed it into 12 episodes using time jumps. A new cast, led by Corey Hawkins and Miranda Otto, replaced the original team, though Carlos Bernard returned as Tony Almeida. Stephen Hopkins and Jon Cassar directed. The pilot aired after Super Bowl LI in 2017. The experiment lasted one season before cancellation.
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Sources
- 24 on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q56194 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “24 (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Where to watch and prices: Binge Boss, from TMDB watch-provider data (powered by JustWatch) and our own provider list
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