Archief - 24 Season 6

Episode 6.1 & 6.2
6:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Airdate - January 14th, 2007
Airtime: 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

* The season premiere is not like last years. No recurring character from any previous season will die in the opening hour. The first two episodes just basically set up the story. Before day 6 began, a terrorist named Abu Fayed began unleashing a wave of terror attacks on America. Fayed demands that Jack Bauer be handed over to him. President Wayne Palmer is forced to negotiate with Chinese officials and the U.S. hands over valuable intelligence and possibly other concessions which are unknown to us. The details of the trade aren’t really fully dealt with – The story quickly moves on to bigger and better things. Jack believes that in being handed over to Fayed his death will mean something because Fayed promises to reveal the location of the terror mastermind behind the attacks on America. Fayed and Jack come face to face as Jack is now his prisoner. Fayed reveals that Jack killed his brother several years ago and that Assad, the man who is supposedly behind the attacks is in fact an enemy of Fayed’s. Once Jack learns this he realizes his death will be for nothing and he eventually escapes and he rushes to save Assad. Graham is not in the season premiere. There isn’t really a cliffhanger. The episode ends with Jack and Assad teaming up to stop a terrorist attack. The only significant twist of the episode is that Assad is not the terrorist mastermind behind all of the attacks. The only member of the Bauer family tree in the premiere is Jack Bauer. Harry Lennix is playing Waleed. He is working with Wayne Palmer's sister at a business office. He doesn’t want the feds to access information on some of the company’s employees. Feds detain him and the President’s sister. Who or what he's trying to protect is not fully revealed in the premiere.
Source - Czar

* RICKY Gervais, the U.K. comic who created and starred in the original edition of "The Office," recently filmed a throw-away scene with the cast and producers of "24." His pal, Stephen Merchant - who co-created "The Office" - took his "24" fanaticism one step further and actually landed a cameo in January's season-six debut. "Ricky was just too recognizable to put in the show," "24" executive producer Jon Cassar told The Post. "But Stephen actually walks up to someone at CTU and hands them a piece of paper." Cassar said he hopes Gervais agrees to let the scene he filmed be included as a DVD extra. In the scene, a group of White House brass meet to discuss an impending terrorist threat. Gervais, dressed like a presidential advisor, keeps whispering under his breath to give the mission to Jack Bauer - and then acts incredulous when someone else says it aloud and takes credit for the idea. A tidbit that Cassar had passed along through one of the people involved in his charity organization said on the Official 24 Fox Forums to 'Watch for an "office" related cameo in CTU in episode 1.'
Source - New York Post and Fox Forums

* this year's most Emmy Award-winning television series (with five Emmys, including Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Kiefer Sutherland) and Outstanding Drama Series), sets the clock for "Day Six" with a four-hour, two-night television event Sunday, Jan. 14 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Monday, Jan. 15 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
Source - Fox

* Director Jon Cassar is establishing the show's White House story, which has always been integral to the spy thriller set in the Counter Terrorist Unit in Los Angeles. The writers, it seems, have come up with a doozy: Wayne Palmer, the deceased former president's brother who was with him when he was assassinated, has become the leader of the free world. How this goes down, nobody is telling. But here he (D.B. Woodside) is, the first time viewers see him in the Oval Office, and in typical "24" fashion, things are not good. America is already under some form of terrorist attack when the season opens, and Jack, who was last seen literally on a slow boat to China, has been behind bars there for 20 months. So the new president is ticked. Cassar coaches the actor on the gradations of anger — "Be angry at the situation, not the people" — and when Woodside, Peter MacNicol, who has joined the cast as a presidential special advisor, and Jayne Atkinson, who plays Karen Hayes, a Homeland Security official, perform the scene again, it is gripping.
Source - L.A. Times

* Episode 6.02 will mark the arrival of a new CTU agent. Agent Samuels is a tough and in control Caucasian man in his mid-30s. He will be the head of Field Operations. Samuels will appear in several episodes throughout the season.
Source - Spoilerfix

* First eps is 6am to 7am. Buchanan is negotiating with 'Fayed' to get info on 'Assad'. Fayed will only trade info for custody of Jack. Jack isn’t in CTU custody. He appears to be cooperating with Bill and Curtis because he knows it’s the only way to stop the bad guys. Fayed tells Bill that in order for them to get to Assad, they have to lock Jack to a fence and then they'll be given Assad's location. When Fayed gets Jack he proceeds to torture him for what Jack had done to his brother. Fayed 'admires the Chinese handiwork', the many scars on Jack's torso, and his burned and scarred hands. Fayed beats and kicks Jack, then has him strapped to a chair and starts with a knife. Meanwhile, Morris is consoling Chloe, at work, because Buchanan gave the baddies Jack. Turns out 'Assad' is actually a good guy and 'Fayed' made it look like he was a baddie so CTU would kill him. Fayed set up Assad because he betrayed the cause. He tells this to Jack before he kills him, as all supervillians do, then steps out to take a call. Big mistake. Jack attacks the lone guard by biting his throat open.
Source - SecretAgentMan at TWoP

* In the first eps. we will meet Ahmet's father, Yusuf, a middle class Simi Valley businessman who is suspected of being a terrorist, but is actually innocent and has no idea of his son's activities.
Source - SecretAgentMan at TWoP

Episode 6.3 & 6.4
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Airdate - January 15th, 2007
Airtime: 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

* As Kiefer Sutherland hopped out of his limo at the Emmys he mentioned, "At some point in time tomorrow we have to blow up a bus." Photos of the explosion popped up at HQ.
Source - E! News, HQ

Episode 6.5
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Airdate - January 22nd, 2007
Airtime: 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

* An upscale European mercenary named Darren McCarthy (David Hunt) will make his first appearance of four episodes around episode 5 or 6. This charming killer sold bombs to the terrorists of the season.
Source - Spoilerfix

* Rena Sofer (Blind Justice, Coupling) is joining 24 for a mult-episode arc. The General Hospital Emmy winner will play the wealthy, Bel Air wife of returning evildoer Graham, played by Paul McCrane.
Source - TVGuide

* Graham's son, Josh, is set to have the typical adolescent attitude. He is going to have to deal with some emotional stuff and will appear in several episodes.
Source - Spoilerfix

* By the 5th eps. we will meet Josh. the 15 yr old son of Graham (Mr. Bluetooth). Graham, his wife Marilyn and Josh willl be in several eps.
Source - SecretAgentMan at TWoP

* [REED] Caucasian, he is in his early to mid 30's and is the right hand man to Thomas Lennox (Peter MacNicol), the Chief of Staff for the President. Reed is very comfortable operating in the political arena, and despite his young age, is already very sharp and astute. He is already a "Beltway" insider - a young Turk. Will be seen in several episodes. GUEST STAR.
Source - www.starzcasting.com

* [RITA] Caucasian or African American, she is in her 30's, and is a little on the female dogy side. She is on her way out of town and argumentative with her male companion who just happens to be a mercenary aiding and abetting the terrorists. Rita is simply along for the ride. Seen in two episodes. GUEST STAR.
Source - www.starzcasting.com

Episode 6.11
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Airdate - March 5th, 2007
Airtime: 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

* [CONSOL ANATOLY MARKOV] He is a Russian diplomat in his late 40s to 50s who is the consol at the
Russian Embassy in Los Angeles. Smooth and sophisticated, he is also involved a dangerous plot. Will be seen in several episodes...GUEST STAR

[RUSSIAN AGENT LENKOV] Russian, he in his late 30s to 40s and works at the Consulate - a professional,
he is an honorable man...One episode GUEST STAR

[VP'S CHIEF AIDE LISA MILLER] Open ethnically, she is in her 40s and is the chief aide to the Vice
President of the country. Smart and very professional...GUEST STAR. WILL RECUR.

[SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ETHAN KANIN] Open ethnically, he is a powerful man in his late 40s to 50s who is dealing with a difficult situation...GUEST STAR

[DR. WELTON] Open ethnically, he is the White House doctor, in his late 40s to 50s. He is extremely professional given the fact that he works for the White House...GUEST STAR

[JEANNIE TYLER] Open ethnically in her late 30s to 40s, she is the AA sponsor for Morris O'Brian (Carlo Rota)...One scene GUEST STAR
Source - www.starzcasting.com