Wednesday, May 16, 2007

TV Break: More '24' Through 2009


Great news to me! Although I thought this was already known with that huge deal he signed last year... This news comes as Fox is prepared to announce their fall line up Thursday. That is the last of the major network announcements with CBS today. Monday was NBC, Tuesday was ABC.

'24's' number up through 2009

By Nellie Andreeva
With the countdown clock ticking till Fox's Thursday upfront presentation, the network has picked up real-time drama "24" for two more seasons. The unusually late renewal for the Emmy-winning "24," from Real Time Prods., Imagine TV and 20th Century Fox TV, will keep Jack Bauer saving the day through the 2008-09 season. Series star Kiefer Sutherland already is locked to stay with the show through May 2009 under a three-year, eight-figure deal Sutherland inked last year with 20th TV (HR 4/10/2006). "We're re-creating the series," executive producer/showrunner Howard Gordon said. "It is going to be a real-time thriller. Beyond that, it's an open book."

The rest of the article can be read at The Hollywood Reporter.


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