Fox is once again reviving its 24 television series, although this time without Kiefer Sutherland’s iconic character, Jack Bauer. With Sutherland on board as an executive producer for the new show (he’s starring as the President of the United States in his own ABC series, Designated Survivor), Fox has turned to Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton, Kong: Skull Island) as the central protagonist. Sutherland recently shot down rumors that Bauer would make a cameo on the show, which is set in the same universe as the original.
In the video above, the cast of the show chats with Digital Trends exclusively about what fans can expect from the new series, and why 24 remains a popular franchise.
One of Hollywood’s hottest up-and-comers, Hawkins brings his own television fan base to Legacy from his time as Heath on AMC’s The Walking Dead. In Legacy, Hawkins plays former military hero and Army Ranger Eric Carter. He teams up with the CTU (Counter Terrorist Unit) to stop a massive terrorist attack in the U.S. He has help along the way from retired CTU director Rebecca Ingram (played by Homefront star Miranda Otto), whose husband John Donovan (Jimmy Smits) is running for President.
Eric Carter’s military background makes this character very different from Jack Bauer, which is something series producers Manny Coto and Evan Katz hope will offer something new to fans of the original series, as well as the 2014 revival, 24: Live Another Day.
Legacy will remain focused on the real-time format with a ticking clock and multiple-screens showing different parts of the story happening at once. The plot for the latest iteration will again draw inspiration from current events. But with a fresh cast of characters, the producers are interested in telling a brand new story. So far, only the pilot has been filmed, so there remain a lot of unanswered questions that the cast simply doesn’t know yet. That includes which characters from previous 24 installments could make cameos (only Bauer has been ruled out).
The pilot will introduce Carter as he enters into the federal witness protection program and joins up with the CTU. This entry point will allow fans to follow Carter into the white-knuckle world of counter-terrorism.
The premiere of 24: Legacy will lineup with the Super Bowl, set for Feb. 5, 2017.
Some of the best shots in Grok Imagine’s AI-made Odyssey don’t contain actors. Ancient landscapes stretch into the distance. Close-ups of grimy hands suggest people who have touched something rougher than a keyboard. For a few seconds, the illusion holds.
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YouTube videos could soon look better without eating quite so much data, right? Thankfully, the platform plans to introduce a new video format called AV2 on its web player in early 2027, promising more efficient streaming and potentially fewer playback hiccups on slower internet connections. The big headline is a roughly 30% improvement in compression efficiency over AV1, YouTube's existing video format. That doesn't guarantee every video will use 30% less data, but it could make streaming a little easier on both internet connections and data allowances.
What is AV2, and why should viewers care?
YouTube is changing how its Home page works, giving viewers more control over what shows up there and making some of the app’s most-used sections easier to reach. Custom Feeds are now replacing the existing topic chips for eligible users, while YouTube is also testing a redesigned top bar on mobile that moves Subscriptions closer to the Home feed.
YouTube first started experimenting with Custom Feeds earlier this year, letting you type out what you wanted to watch and turning that request into its own stream of recommendations. Now, the feature is starting to look less like a side experiment and more like something YouTube actually wants people to use as part of their everyday Home page.