24 is one of the most innovative, exciting and acclaimed dramas on television. In its first three seasons, the series has won Emmy Awards for writing and editing and has been nominated for 28 Emmys, including three each for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Kiefer Sutherland. 24 also has received seven Golden Globe nominations, including three for Best Television Series in Drama, which it won last season; and Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Drama for three years, with Sutherland winning once.
Created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran, 24 will retain its unique format in the fourth season. Each episode will cover one hour of real time and the season's entire story will take place during one day, so that viewers again can follow characters as they live through a momentous day that none of them will ever forget.
In season three of 24, Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), who was in charge of a special field operations unit of the Counter Terrorist Unit, fought to stop a viral terrorism threat before it could kill millions of people.
Season four begins 18 months later. CTU is now headed up by Erin Driscoll (Alberta Watson), a steely government agent who made firing Jack one of her first priorities upon taking over. After the explosion of a commuter train, Jack, who is now working for Secretary of Defence James Heller (William Devane) and is also romantically involved with Heller's married daughter Audrey Raines (Kim Raver), suddenly finds himself heading back to CTU for a meeting with Driscoll.
Also featured in season four will be Nestor Serrano as Middle Eastern businessman Navi Araz, Oscar-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo as his wife, Dina, and Jonathan Ahdout as their son, Behrooz.