24 season 6

24 Season 6
Season 6
Season 6 cast
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	Fox Broadcasting Company
Original release	January 14, 2007 – In progress
Season chronology

The sixth season, also known as Day 6, of the television series 24 began with a two-night, four-hour season premiere on Sunday, January 14, and Monday, January 15, 2007 [1]. It will be premiered on Sky One in the UK on 21st January, with two episodes, then there will be two episodes the following week, and another two the week after, before having only one episode per week.

On January 6, 2007, the first four episodes and a preview of the fifth episode were leaked on BitTorrent [2] from the "Season 6 Premiere" DVD that the Fox Network released on January 16 [3].

The season's storyline begins and will end at 6:00 a.m. It is set around May 2011, 20 months after the events of the fifth season. [4]

Known details

• FOX released a "Season 6 Premiere" DVD on January 16 in the United States and Canada. The DVD includes all 4 opening episodes and a twelve minute preview to the fifth episode. On January 6, however, all 4 episodes were leaked onto the internet by people who obtained the "Season 6 Premiere" DVD. [5].

• An initial rumour reported that some of the events of Day 6 may take place in New York City [6]. However, co-executive producer Jon Cassar told Ecran Large, "Honestly, I have no idea where this one came out from. All I can say is that we're starting the preps mid-July in L.A. and that's where we're going to shoot." In a later interview the producers actually admitted to this idea being scrapped, finding that the same plot can be carried out in Los Angeles, thus preventing location disorientation.

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Season 6 Premiere DVD

• Kiefer Sutherland said in an interview that: "We've had five years of Jack Bauer saving a large thing; this one's much more about him saving his own ass. He'll go from being the one who hunts people down to the one who's being hunted, so that in itself turns the show around."[7]

• While Kim Raver will return as Audrey Raines, she has said that she won't be on the show every week, but has said that she hopes to be in "a couple storylines." [8] She is interested in being in both the sixth season as well as the upcoming movie [9] but will have to work around her shooting schedule for The Nine in order to do so.

• Jean Smart has said that she and Gregory Itzin are likely to return to the series, but it seems unlikely that they would be regular members of the cast. [10]

• Jon Cassar speculated that a successful terrorist attack already had happened at the beginning of the new season: "What would be the situation if something like 10 nuclear bombs had already exploded in a row all around the country?". This way the season would start after the terrorist menace, with Jack trying to fix the situation and not prevent it, as has been the case in previous seasons.[11] - Confirmed as Partially true. After hour 4, 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 AM, a nuclear bomb with a blast radius of a mile exploded in Valencia, California. The episode ends with the various characters viewing the blast, contemplating what will happen next. It appears that Cassar's speculation is validly on the mark, as the opening episodes of the season have set up the show to deal with an attack which has just happened, and the 4 other pending attacks.

• Also at the Emmys, Gregory Itzin stated that his character Charles Logan will be back around episode 9 or 10. When asked why he would be back, he joked and said "He has information that they need, which is why they come after him." [12]

• Kim Bauer, portrayed by Elisha Cuthbert, will not appear early on in the season, as she has yet to be called, but refuses to rule out a return. [13]

• Graham's family will be met during the course of the day, including his wife and son. [14]

• Jack Bauer's estranged father, played by James Cromwell, will make his first appearance in the series this season. [15]

• Kiefer Sutherland also let slip in an interview on Larry King Live on January 9, 2007, that we will meet Jack Bauer's brother over the course of the season. This confirmed rumours which had been circulating to this end.

• Eddie Izzard was announced to appear on the show as villain Darren McCarthy but was later replaced by David Hunt due to scheduling conflicts after only one day of filming. [16]

Season 6 Details

Preview

A 10 minute preview of Season 6 of 24, sponsored by Toyota, is available on the Season 5 DVD. The clip begins with a recap of Jack's capture at the end of season 5 before cutting to him now being held captive by the Chinese, 7 months later at an unidentified location. He is being tortured by several guards who inform Cheng Zhi that they are still unable to extract information from him regarding a Chinese government agent who they believe is working for the United States. Frustrated at his unwillingness to speak, the guards throw him back into his cell.

Shortly thereafter, two American covert-ops soldiers break into the complex, killing a guard, in order to free Bauer from his cell. They lead him through an outdoor complex, to a concealed vehicle nearby. After a brief chase in a 2007 Toyota RAV4 vehicle (used as part of an apparent product placement deal for sponsoring the preview), they come to a dark field where the men tell Jack that they will have a transport ready to pick him up shortly. The two soldiers then summon a man by the name of Hong Wai, who had been concealed in the shadows of the field, to greet Jack. Hong Wai is immediately recognizable as one of the men that Jack had been questioned about earlier, regarding the mole in their government.

As Jack flinches in recognition of Hong, several flood lights come on, and Chinese military vehicles swarm on the scene. Cheng Zhi walks into the field and thanks Bauer for his help in identifying Hong, whom he had apparently suspected all along. Zhi then executes Hong with a single shot to the head, and thanks the covert-ops agents for their role in the set-up, promising them that money will be transferred to their Swiss bank accounts. The guards are then ordered to return Jack to his cell where he will continue to be held prisoner.

Starring: Kiefer Sutherland (Jack Bauer), Tzi Ma (Cheng Zhi) and John Koyoma (Hong Wai)

Cast

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Promotional image of Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer on Season 6

The following have been confirmed as series regulars for season 6:

Stars

• Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer
• Mary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O'Brian
• D.B. Woodside as President Wayne Palmer
• James Morrison as Bill Buchanan
• Peter MacNicol as Thomas Lennox
• Jayne Atkinson as Karen Hayes
• Carlo Rota as Morris O'Brian
• Eric Balfour as Milo Pressman
• Marisol Nichols as Nadia Yassir
• Regina King as Sandra Palmer

Recurring/guest stars

• Roger Cross as Curtis Manning [17]
• Tzi Ma as Cheng Zhi [18]
• Paul McCrane as Graham [19]
• Gregory Itzin as Charles Logan [20]
• Jean Smart as Martha Logan [21]
• Glenn Morshower as Aaron Pierce[22]
• Kim Raver as Audrey Raines
• William Devane as James Heller [23]

New additions

• Adoni Maropis as Abu Fayed, a Middle Eastern terrorist mastermind [24]
• Alexander Siddig as Hamri Al-Assad, a former Middle Eastern terrorist[25]
• James Cromwell as Phillip Bauer, Jack Bauer's estranged father [26]
• Kal Penn as Ahmed Amar, terrorist conspirator [27]
• Harry Lennix as Walid Al-Rezani, advocate for American-Islamic relations [28]
• David Hunt as Darren McCarthy, a villainous accomplice [29]
• Shaun Majumder as Hasan Numair, terrorist conspirator
• Powers Boothe as U.S. Vice President Noah Daniels [30]
• Rick Schroder as CTU Agent Mike Doyle [31]
• Chad Lowe as Reed Pollock, a savvy political operator based in the White House [32]
• Raphael Sbarge as Ray Wallace
• Megan Gallagher as Jillian Wallace
• Michael Angarano as Scott Wallace, friend of Ahmed Amar [33]
• Rena Sofer as Marilyn, Graham's wife [34]
• Evan Ellingson as Josh, Graham's son [35]
• Steven Schub as Middle Eastern terrorist, henchman of Abu Fayed [36]
• Jamison Jones as head of the President's secret service detail [37]
• Fahim Fazli as Middle Eastern terrorist [38]
• Stephen Merchant as CTU worker (cameo)

References

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