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Also joining the cast are creators/executive producers Robert Cochran and Joel Surnow, EP Howard Gordon, pilot director Stephen Hopkins, series directors/EPs Jon Cassar and Brad Turner, casting director Debi Manwiller, composer Sean Callery, producer Michael Loceff, and cinematographer Rodney Charters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B59YTNZUdYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: The History of "24" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B59YTNZUdY) To be able to[...]

The original series was created by Robert Cochran and Joel Surnow in November 2001 where it achieved relevance in a post-9/11 world that took main character Jack Bauer and made him a one-man army out of necessity working for fictional government agency CTU. 24: Series History and Spinoff 24 ran for eight seasons on Fox through 2010[...]

The second concept was a prequel to the original series that showcases the backstory of CTU agent Jack Bauer, from Gordon and 24 co-creators Joel Surnow and Bob Cochran. Credit: Fox But as different as the two approaches were, unfortunately there is one thing they have in common: neither pilot is moving forward at the network, confirmed[...]

Deadline Hollywood is reporting that former 24 executive showrunner Howard Gordon and co-creators Joel Surnow and Bob Cochran have written a prequel to the original 2001 series Now in active development at 20th TV and Imagine TV, the series would tell the backstory of Sutherland's CTU agent Jack Bauer, who was the lead character over the course[...]