24: Exile
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24: Redemption
Genre	Action/Drama
Running time	120 minutes (including commercials)
Written by	Howard Gordon
Directed by	Jon Cassar
Starring	Kiefer Sutherland Cherry Jones Colm Feore Robert Carlyle Hakeem Kae-Kazim Tony Todd Powers Boothe Eric Lively Peter MacNicol Jon Voight
Country of origin	United States
Language	English
Original channel	FOX
Release date(s)	November 23, 2008
Preceded by	24 (season 6)
Followed by	24 (season 7)
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24: Redemption (previously named 24: Exile)¹ is an upcoming television movie, bridging the gap between the sixth and seventh seasons of the TV series 24. Set in the fictional nation Sangala, Jack finds himself caught up in a military coup while trying to find somewhere he can 'be at peace'. Meanwhile, in the United States, it is Inauguration Day, where Allison Taylor is being sworn in to office. The movie is scheduled to air on November 23, 2008 with an extended director's cut being released on DVD two days later.². The UK premiere date is the following day, Monday November 24th on Sky1. The television movie will also air in Australia in the week begining the 30th of November on Seven.³

Plot

Redemption begins with a brief prologue showing a young boy being kidnapped at night and drafted as a soldier into the militia.⁴

The storyline takes place on Inauguration Day for the next U.S. President, Allison Taylor,⁵ and is shot partially in South Africa.⁶⁷ "Jack is a soul in turmoil and has been moving from place to place trying to find somewhere he can be at peace," says co-executive producer, Manny Coto. "But he winds up in Africa in the middle of a military coup." Meanwhile, Bauer is subpoenaed to appear before the Senate hearing while in Africa, but doesn't want to go.⁸

In a recent interview Kiefer Sutherland revealed that 24: Redemption, which serves as a prequel to Season Seven, was inspired by the situation in Rwanda and the U.S. government's response to it. "The truth is, one of the things that was said in the prequel, which I think has been a massive problem with how the Western World has dealt with Africa, no one can justify going there, because they have no viable reason -- meaning oil or money. Here [the president's] response is a human one. We can stop a genocide. I think that that's something that Bill Clinton apologized for not doing with Rwanda and we centered a show around that⁹."

Production

With the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike delaying the season for an entire year, producers were exploring ways to get back on the air earlier. Ideas included airing webisodes or mobisodes.¹⁰ “We were going to be off the air for a while and how do you bridge that gap. We thought about doing something online and after talking with [executive producer] Howard Gordon we decided to do it on air.” said Kevin Reilly, President of Entertainment at FOX.¹¹

On April 30, producers began scouting locations in Africa in order to film the prequel in the upcoming weeks.¹²¹³ The original plan was to shoot three days worth of scenes in Africa and then have Simi Valley, California fill in for the location.¹⁰ After realizing it would be difficult to fake, it was decided to shoot the majority of the movie on location in Cape Town, South Africa.¹⁴ Filming took place from June 4 to June 20 with the final scenes being shot in Los Angeles, California.¹⁵

On July 13, director Jon Cassar revealed on his personal website that principal shooting for the prequel has been completed and post-production has begun.¹⁶

Cast and characters

• Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer: Jack finds himself traveling the world and visits his friend Carl in Africa, where he gets caught up in a military coup⁶
• Cherry Jones as President-elect Allison Taylor⁷
• Colm Feore as First Gentleman Henry Taylor
• Bob Gunton as White House Chief of Staff Ethan Kanin
• Gil Bellows as Frank Tramell: A State Department official ordered to subpoena Bauer¹⁷
• Robert Carlyle as Carl Benton: An old friend and mentor of Bauer's who is running a school for rescued child soldiers.¹⁸
• Tony Todd as General Benjamin Juma: An African dictator responsible for committing mass genocide in Sangala.¹⁷
• Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Colonel Ike Dubaku: a cruel African rebel leader.¹⁵
• Jon Voight as Jonas Hodges: A "very serious villain" involved in a Blackwater-type organization.¹⁹
• Powers Boothe as President Noah Daniels⁵
• Peter MacNicol as Tom Lennox¹⁰
• Eric Lively as First Son Roger Taylor¹⁷
• Sprague Grayden as First Daughter Olivia Taylor
• Sean Michael as Charles Solenz²⁰

The majority of characters will carry over into the seventh season.²¹

Trailer

The trailer, first shown at the Television Critics Association, was leaked online on July 16, 2008 showing Jack Bauer helping young children try to escape a military coup that is being set up in Africa, with the help of his friend Carl Benton (Robert Carlyle). At the same time, President Noah Daniels (Powers Boothe) is seeing Allison Taylor (Cherry Jones) into office, when Tom Lennox (Peter MacNicol) informs her of the crisis in Africa.

An exclusive six minute clip was shown to fans at Comic-Con 2008. In the scene, Jack escorts a group of African children to the US embassy and becomes involved in a gunfight on a crowded street.¹⁰¹⁴ A new trailer was released on the Sky 1 site, highlighting Jack's displeasure at being sent back to Washington ²².

As of September 21, 2008, Fox has uploaded a new and slightly longer trailer. This new trailer focuses more on the conflict in Africa and how Jonas Hodges is involved in the conflict.²³

DVD release

On November 25, 2008 FOX will release an extended creator's cut of 24: Redemption on DVD. Extras include commentary, "Making of" and "Children of War" featurettes, a brief summary of the sixth season, an alternate Season 7 trailer featuring scenes from the first fourteen episodes, and the first sixteen minutes of the Season 7 premiere episode.²²⁴

It is scheduled for release in the UK on December 1, 2008 following its broadcast on Sky1.²⁵ Two DVDs will be released: a single disc edition and a two-disc edition that contains special featues not evident on the single disc release ²⁶.

References

External links

• Official 24 website
• Official Redemption website
• 24: Redemption at the Internet Movie Database