One of the most innovative & acclaimed dramas on television 24 returns for a remarkable eighth season in January 2010. The suspenseful series has been nominated for a total of 68 Emmy awards winning for Outstanding Drama Series in 2006. Over the course of seven seasons Sutherland has garnered seven Emmy nominations & one win for Outstanding Lead Actor; while Season Seven co-star Cherry Jones earned an Emmy nomination for her highly praised work as PRESIDENT ALLISON TAYLOR. Season Eight of 24 promises to combine the shows unique & trend-setting format with compelling new elements including a new setting new threats & new cast members. Each episode will again cover one hour of real time as viewers follow JACK BAUER (Sutherland) through another astonishing day. Set in New York City Day Eight unfolds amidst the shadows of the Statue of Liberty & the United Nations as President Allison Taylor (Jones) alongside new chief of staff ROB WEISS (Chris Diamantopoulos) negotiates international security with OMAR HASSAN (Anil Kapoor) a determined Middle Eastern leader visiting the U.S. on a peacemaking mission. As the new day begins an upgraded CTU operates under the command of MBA-schooled razor-sharp head honcho BRIAN HASTINGS (Mykelti Williamson) who supervises quirky CHLOE OBRIAN (Mary Lynn Rajskub) expert data analyst DANA WALSH (Katee Sackhoff) & systems analyst ARLO GLASS (John Boyd). COLE ORTIZ (Freddie Prinze Jr.) an ex-Marine who wants to follow in Bauers footsteps leads field operations while Agent RENEE WALKER (Annie Wersching) returns with an agenda of her own. Special
Features: Deleted Scenes The Ultimate CTU – Design & construction of the most elaborate high-tech CTU yet Virtually New York – LA as NYC greenscreen Scenemakers – Making-of vignettes Episode Extenders Chloe’s Interrogation Comic-Con 2009 Panel Eight Days – A Series Retrospective.