‘24’ Spin-Off Is A Legal Thriller Set One Day Before An Execution, Was Originally Conceived During Season 3 [TCA 2018]
By Fred Topel/Aug. 2, 2018 11:45 am EST
“The other is a whole new take on the franchise set in the legal arena,” Walden said.
The Jack Bauer Prequel
“I think people love Jack Bauer and you would tell a story that I think the audience would very much connect with,” Newman said. “How did that character become who he was. It would be set in the same world of security which I think continues to be very relevant.”
During follow-up questions after the panel, Walden said she did not know how young they might cast the prequel’s Jack Bauer. It will depend on the take creators Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran create, she said.
The Other 24 Spin-Off
“The idea of moving that franchise from terrorism and security into the legal world is actually something we talked about probably as far back as season three or four when there would be discussions of spin-offs,” Newman said. “You have to look for an arena where the stakes are high and time maters. That deals with an execution of a prisoner and there’s just 24 hours left when the execution is supposed to take place. It potentially carries a lot of the same values you would have in the old 24. There are real emotional stakes involved.”
“We obviously love the show. the mechanism of telling a show set in real time is unique to 24,” Newman said. “We think it still has a lot of power and a lot of legs. Really, ever since the show went off the air, we’ve talked about how do you re-imagine 24? The times are fraught now. These are emotional times. Security continues to be a big issue.”
