Season Five, also known as
Day 5 of the television series
2424 is an American serial action/drama television series. Broadcast by Fox in the United States and syndicated worldwide, the show first aired on November 6, 2001, with an initial 13 episodes...
premiered on
January 15, 2006The year 2006 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2006.For the American TV schedule, see: 2006-07 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:*In Justice...
and aired its season finale on May 22, 2006.
The Season Five storyline starts and ends at 7:00 a.m. It is the same time frame as the
previous seasonSeason Four, also known as Day 4 of the television series 24 premiered on January 9, 2005 and aired its season finale on May 23, 2005.The Season Four storyline starts and ends at 7:00 AM....
.
A 10-minute
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to the season was available with the fourth season
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. It was broadcast on
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in the
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before the showing of the fifth season.
Season Five (2006) is set 18 months after Season Four.
After the events in Season Four, Counter Terrorist Unit agent
Jack BauerJack Bauer is the protagonist of the American television series 24, in which he has trained and worked in various capacities as a government agent, including U.S. Army Delta Force, Los Angeles Police Department, SWAT, CIA, and during the course of the show the Counter Terrorist Unit, CTU and the FBI...
is now working as a day-to-day laborer at an oil refinery under the alias "Frank Flynn" in
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.
Season Five, also known as
Day 5 of the television series
2424 is an American serial action/drama television series. Broadcast by Fox in the United States and syndicated worldwide, the show first aired on November 6, 2001, with an initial 13 episodes...
premiered on
January 15, 2006The year 2006 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2006.For the American TV schedule, see: 2006-07 United States network television schedule.-Events:-Debuts:-Miniseries:*In Justice...
and aired its season finale on May 22, 2006.
The Season Five storyline starts and ends at 7:00 a.m. It is the same time frame as the
previous seasonSeason Four, also known as Day 4 of the television series 24 premiered on January 9, 2005 and aired its season finale on May 23, 2005.The Season Four storyline starts and ends at 7:00 AM....
.
A 10-minute
prequelA prequel is a work that supplements a previously completed one, and has an earlier time setting.The widely recognized term was a 20th-century neologism, and a portmanteau from pre- and sequel .-History:Though the word "Prequel" is of...
to the season was available with the fourth season
DVDDVD, also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc,is an optical disc storage media format, and was founded in 1995. Its main uses are video and data storage...
. It was broadcast on
Sky OneSky1 is a British Sky Broadcasting entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the UK, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...
in the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
before the showing of the fifth season.
Season Overview
Season Five (2006) is set 18 months after Season Four.
After the events in Season Four, Counter Terrorist Unit agent
Jack BauerJack Bauer is the protagonist of the American television series 24, in which he has trained and worked in various capacities as a government agent, including U.S. Army Delta Force, Los Angeles Police Department, SWAT, CIA, and during the course of the show the Counter Terrorist Unit, CTU and the FBI...
is now working as a day-to-day laborer at an oil refinery under the alias "Frank Flynn" in
Mojave, CaliforniaMojave is a census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Mojave is located east of Bakersfield, at an elevation of 2762 feet . The population was 3,836 at the 2000 census. The town is located at the southwestern corner of the Mojave Desert, below the Oak Creek Pass...
. Jack is renting a room north of
Los AngelesLos Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California...
from Diane Huxley, a single mother, and her 15-year-old son Derek.
Season Five is supposed to be a monumental day in
Charles LoganCharles Logan is a fictional character played by Gregory Itzin in the television series 24. During the show's fourth season, Logan is the American Vice President who is sworn into office as Acting President after President John Keeler is critically injured in a terrorist attack.Itzin was nominated...
's presidency. He is scheduled to sign an anti-terrorism alliance treaty with Russian President Yuri Suvarov at his retreat in
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. This is believed to be the motive behind most of the day's events, as the Russian-separatist terrorists (presumably
ChechenChechens constitute the largest native ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region. They refer to themselves as Nokhchii , which comes from the name of a large Chechen tribe, the Nokhchmekhkakhoi, and their homeland.The isolated mountain terrain of the Caucasus and the strategic value...
, although this is never stated explicitly) who carry out the day's attacks believe the treaty will increase the suffering of their people.
Later, it is found out that the day’s events are part of a massive government conspiracy. U.S. President Charles Logan, Chief of Staff Walt Cummings, Defense Department contractor Christopher Henderson, associate James Nathanson, and a group of mysterious men who monitor and influence the actions of Logan from an undisclosed location, led by a man identified only as "Graham" who possibly was the one who made Jack come out from hiding, are all involved. Their initial plan was to release nerve gas on Russian terrorists and to use that as an excuse to invoke the military clauses of the anti-terrorism treaty, allowing Logan to secure American
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interests in Central Asia. Former President
David PalmerDavid Palmer, J.D. was a fictional President of the United States played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series, 24. Palmer served as the show's second-most prominent protagonist, after Jack Bauer. Throughout the series, Palmer's ex-wife Sherry and brother Wayne are both key figures...
begins to find this out and is assassinated to keep him quiet; his death becomes the main motivating factor in Jack's crusade (completely aside from how he is framed for the killing). As he states several times over the course of the day, "This is personal."
Major plots
Much like previous seasons, the season can be divided into several acts:
- Episodes 1–2: Jack Bauer is framed for the murders of his close friends: former US President David Palmer
David Palmer, J.D. was a fictional President of the United States played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series, 24. Palmer served as the show's second-most prominent protagonist, after Jack Bauer. Throughout the series, Palmer's ex-wife Sherry and brother Wayne are both key figures...
and ex-CTU agent Michelle DesslerMichelle Dessler is a fictional character played by Reiko Aylesworth on the television series, 24. She was Jack's closest and most trusted female ally at CTU as well as one of his closest friends outside of work. The character first appeared in the second season of 24 as an Internet Protocol...
, along with the attempted murders of her husband and fellow ex-CTU agent Tony AlmeidaAnthony "Tony" Almeida is a fictional character played by Carlos Bernard on the television series 24, and one of the few people Jack Bauer still trusted until his apparent death in Season Five...
and CTU analyst Chloe O'BrianChloe O'Brian is a fictional character played by actress Mary Lynn Rajskub on the US television series 24. She is one of the few people Jack Bauer trusts, often doing unconventional and unauthorized favors for him.-Characteristics:...
. Tony discovers that his wife had been pregnant when she had been killed.
- Episodes 3–4: Terrorists, led by James Nathanson, use the above plot as a diversion to take 40 people hostage inside Ontario International Airport
LA/Ontario International Airport , is a public airport located east of the central business district of Ontario, a city in San Bernardino County, California, USA. This airport is owned and operated by the Los Angeles World Airports, an agency of the City of Los Angeles...
in CaliforniaCalifornia is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...
.
- Episodes 5–15: Terrorists, led by Vladimir Bierko, use the above plot as a diversion to steal 20 canisters of Sentox VX1 nerve gas
VX, IUPAC name O-ethyl S-[2-ethyl] methylphosphonothioate, is an extremely toxic substance whose only application is in chemical warfare as a nerve agent. As a chemical weapon, it is classified as a weapon of mass destruction by the United Nations in UN Resolution 687...
. The gas is deployed at the following locations: Sunrise Hills Shopping Mall (resulting in 11 fatalities out of several hundred shoppers); Tyler Memorial Hospital (completely unsuccessful due to the actions of CTU and Curtis ManningCurtis Manning is a fictional character on the television series 24 portrayed by Roger Cross.-Characterization:Before joining CTU, he was a member of the Boston Police Department's SWAT unit and had...
); CTU (successfully killing 40% of personnel—56 deaths—including Edgar StilesEdgar Stiles was a fictional character played by Louis Lombardi in the American television series 24.-Characteristics:Edgar had experience as an Intelligence Analyst at CTU as well as being a protocol manager...
and Lynn McGill); Wilshire Gas Co. (completely unsuccessful; 16 of the remaining 17 canisters are destroyed, and Bierko captured). Meanwhile, CTU traces the Sentox nerve gas back to the company which manufactured it, Omicron International; this company is led, among others, by Christopher Henderson. Jack successfully apprehends him, but he manages to escape in the aftermath of the Sentox attack on CTU, taking Tony Almeida down in the process.
- Episodes 16–21: Believing (incorrectly) that all remaining nerve gas was incinerated at Wilshire, Jack moves to bring the guilty parties to justice. Through the assistance of Wayne Palmer
Wayne Palmer is a fictional President of the United States on the television series 24. He is played by D. B. Woodside.-Characterization:...
(David Palmer's brother) and Evelyn Martin (Special Assistant to the First Lady), Jack discovers that President Logan is responsible for the attacks. Unbeknownst to everyone else, there is a secret group of men who monitor and influence the actions of Logan, led by a man known only as Graem. Jack finally obtains a recording that implicates Logan; however, it is later corrupted by Miles Papazian at CTU (for the purpose of ingratiating himself to President Logan), rendering it useless.
- Episodes 22–23: Bierko escapes CTU custody, and uses his last nerve gas container to take over a Russian submarine and gain control of twelve multiple-warhead non-nuclear missiles, each one capable of wiping out approximately seven city blocks. After cutting a deal with Christopher Henderson, Jack and Henderson together stop the attack from the submarine, and kill Bierko and his men. During a final standoff, Jack kills Henderson as well.
- Episodes 23–24: Jack devises a plan with Chloe to implicate President Logan. Jack kidnaps President Logan, and attempts to get a confession. Jack fails, but unbeknowest to everyone besides himself, the First Lady, Mike Novick
Mike Novick is a fictional character played by Jude Ciccolella as part of the television series, 24. He has appeared more than any other recurring character, having appeared in 58 episodes over 4 seasons, and has been given a promotional photo with the same background as the starring cast members,...
, Aaron PierceAaron Pierce is a fictional character on the television series 24, played by actor Glenn Morshower. Pierce is a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service, tasked with leading the teams guarding, at various times, David Palmer and Charles Logan. Pierce has one son, who, when last he was...
, and ChloeChloe O'Brian is a fictional character played by actress Mary Lynn Rajskub on the US television series 24. She is one of the few people Jack Bauer trusts, often doing unconventional and unauthorized favors for him.-Characteristics:...
, his attempt is merely a diversion to place a listening deviceA covert listening device, more commonly known as a bug or a wire, is usually a combination of a miniature radio transmitter with a microphone...
on the President. The First Lady then gets Logan to confess to her everything that has happened; Chloe plays this new recording to the Attorney GeneralIn most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.-Usage:The term has traditionally...
, and the Secret Service and Federal Marshals take Logan into custody.
- Final Twist: Jack gets captured by the Chinese who have learned he is still alive. They still want him for the death of the Chinese Consul who was killed in Season 4, and presumably, to extract U.S. government and military secrets for the Chinese government. The season ends with Jack being taken away on a Chinese cargo ship, seemingly destined for Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city in China, and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, with over 20 million people. Located on China's central eastern coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the city is administered as a municipality of the People's Republic of China with province-level...
, moving slowly out into the realms of the Pacific Ocean. This is a reference to the end of Season 4, where the Chinese embassy threatens the CTU agent with transport in a Chinese cargo ship and spending the rest of his life in a slave labor camp.
Subplots
- Jack comes into contact with people who thought he was dead, including his daughter Kim Bauer
Kim Bauer is a fictional character played by Elisha Cuthbert on the television series 24.-Characterization:Kim Bauer was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1985, to Jack and Teri Bauer. She dropped out of Santa Monica High School but obtained an associates degree in Computer Programming at Santa...
and girlfriend Audrey RainesAudrey Louise Raines is a fictional character played by actress Kim Raver on the television show 24.-Characterization:Audrey was born in either Albany, New York or Providence, Rhode Island . Her mother died when she was nine...
.
- Jack's attempt to reconnect with Kim is unsuccessful; she wants nothing to do with him because of the fact that being around her father brings chaos to those close to him.
- Jack and Audrey reunite as a couple.
- The First Lady attempts to correct the President's perceived mistakes.
- The Vice President convinces the president to impose martial law
Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice.Martial law is sometimes imposed during wars or occupations in the absence of any other civil government. Examples of this form of military rule include Germany and Japan...
on the city of Los Angeles without approval from Congress.
- Bill Buchanan's authority at CTU undermined first by Lynn McGill and then by Karen Hayes
Karen Hayes is a fictional character on the television program 24 portrayed by actress Jayne Atkinson. She appeared as a recurring character in twelve episodes of the fifth season and was a main cast member in eighteen episodes of the sixth season....
, though both eventually come around to his way of thinking.
- Chloe, and later Audrey go against their superiors to help Jack, leading to officials from the Department of Homeland Security attempting to use Audrey to their advantage.
- Homeland Security divides internally when Karen Hayes
Karen Hayes is a fictional character on the television program 24 portrayed by actress Jayne Atkinson. She appeared as a recurring character in twelve episodes of the fifth season and was a main cast member in eighteen episodes of the sixth season....
begins aiding Jack, going behind Homeland & her assistant Miles Papazian.
- Chloe has to cope with the death of Edgar Stiles. In addition, the work colleague she earlier slept with turns out to be an undercover internal-affairs agent under the supervision of Walt Cummings.
Prequel of Season 5
One year after
Day 4Season Four, also known as Day 4 of the television series 24 premiered on January 9, 2005 and aired its season finale on May 23, 2005.The Season Four storyline starts and ends at 7:00 AM....
, Jack and Chloe meet at a fenced-in scrap yard in Chicago, Illinois. Jack's hair is
longExactly what constitutes long hair can change from culture to culture, or even within cultures. For example, a woman with chin-length hair in many cultures may be said to have short hair, while a man with the same length of hair in some of the same cultures would be said to have long hair...
and
stubbleStubble is hair growth that is not long enough to cover the skin. It may refer to any regrowth of shaven body hair. It may also refer to the short stalks of grain or hay left in a field after a crop has been harvested...
has grown over his usually clean face. He is wearing a blue
hooded sweatshirtA hoodie , short for "hooded sweatshirt" , or a bunnyhug is a heavy upper-body garment with a hood. The characteristic design includes large frontal pockets, a hood, and a drawstring to adjust the hood opening. Hoodies with zippers are called "zip hoodies" or "zip-ups"...
, and makes sure the hood is up when he gets out of the car. As Chloe turns the corner where Jack is hiding, he grabs her and asks if she was followed. She assures him that she wasn't.
Chloe explains that three days ago, someone remotely hacked into her computer and saw that she had accessed Jack's
autopsyAn autopsy–also known as a post-mortem examination, necropsy , autopsia cadaverum, or obduction–is a medical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse to determine the cause and manner of death and to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present...
report. Jack becomes frustrated and asks why she didn't erase all files related to him. Chloe insists she deleted the files but fears the hacker who infiltrated her hard drive would realize that Jack wasn't dead after learning she'd been accessing the autopsy report and was also in contact with an undercover operative in Chicago. Chloe urges Jack to leave town immediately to which he agrees.
As she walks back towards her car, Jack asks about his daughter,
KimKim Bauer is a fictional character played by Elisha Cuthbert on the television series 24.-Characterization:Kim Bauer was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1985, to Jack and Teri Bauer. She dropped out of Santa Monica High School but obtained an associates degree in Computer Programming at Santa...
. Chloe explains that Kim was heartbroken over Jack's supposed death, but is doing better now that a year has passed. Jack returns to his car and a motorcycle drives past him. Jack gets back in his car and watches suspiciously as the motorcyclist turns around. Jack and the motorcyclist each rev their engines. Jack checks his rear view mirror and puts his car in reverse.
The motorcyclist looks to his right, and suddenly a black car speeds out from another side street. Jack floors the gas and races backwards as the car chases him down. He turns around and attempts to lose the car in traffic. Jack pulls into another junk yard and the car follows. Jack speeds towards a forklift and jerks his car to the right at the last second. The black car also turns, but loses traction and
slidesOversteer is a phenomenon that can occur in an automobile while attempting to corner or while already cornering. The car is said to oversteer when the rear wheels do not track behind the front wheels but instead slide out toward the outside of the turn. Oversteer can throw the car into a spin...
into the blades of the forklift, which are midway off the ground, impaling the driver.
Jack drives back out of the scrap yard while the unknown man on the motorcycle continues to watch him.
Characters
This is a list of the main cast for Season 5.
See List of 24 characters for a more thorough list.
Stars
- Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer William Fredrick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland is a British-born Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox thriller drama series 24. He is an Emmy Award- and Golden Globe award-winner...
as Jack BauerJack Bauer is the protagonist of the American television series 24, in which he has trained and worked in various capacities as a government agent, including U.S. Army Delta Force, Los Angeles Police Department, SWAT, CIA, and during the course of the show the Counter Terrorist Unit, CTU and the FBI...
- Kim Raver
Kimberly Jayne Raver is an American actress.She is best known for her roles as Nico Reilly on the TV show Lipstick Jungle, Kim Zambrano on the TV show Third Watch, and Audrey Raines on 24.-Personal life:...
as Audrey RainesAudrey Louise Raines is a fictional character played by actress Kim Raver on the television show 24.-Characterization:Audrey was born in either Albany, New York or Providence, Rhode Island . Her mother died when she was nine...
- Mary Lynn Rajskub
Mary Lynn Rajskub is an American actress and comedian, best known for her leading role as Chloe O'Brian on the Fox action-thriller 24.-Career:...
as Chloe O'BrianChloe O'Brian is a fictional character played by actress Mary Lynn Rajskub on the US television series 24. She is one of the few people Jack Bauer trusts, often doing unconventional and unauthorized favors for him.-Characteristics:...
- Carlos Bernard
Carlos Bernard Papierski , is an American actor, best known for his role as Tony Almeida in 24.-Biography:...
as Tony AlmeidaAnthony "Tony" Almeida is a fictional character played by Carlos Bernard on the television series 24, and one of the few people Jack Bauer still trusted until his apparent death in Season Five...
- Gregory Itzin
Gregory Itzin is an American film and television actor, best known for his role on the series 24 as President Charles Logan.-Early life:...
as President Charles LoganCharles Logan is a fictional character played by Gregory Itzin in the television series 24. During the show's fourth season, Logan is the American Vice President who is sworn into office as Acting President after President John Keeler is critically injured in a terrorist attack.Itzin was nominated...
- James Morrison
James Paige Morrison is an American actor. He was born on April 21, 1954 in Bountiful, Utah, the son of an office manager, and was raised in Anchorage, Alaska....
as Bill BuchananBill Buchanan was a songwriter.-Career:His most famous composition took place in 1956, when he and Dickie Goodman created the sound collage "The Flying Saucer." After Buchanan and Goodman severed their partnership in 1959, Buchanan later wrote the song "Please Don't Ask About Barbara" for Bobby Vee...
- Roger Cross
Roger R. Cross is a Canadian contemporary actor who has made numerous appearances in several movies and TV series, mostly on productions shot in Canada...
as Curtis ManningCurtis Manning is a fictional character on the television series 24 portrayed by Roger Cross.-Characterization:Before joining CTU, he was a member of the Boston Police Department's SWAT unit and had...
- Louis Lombardi
Louis Lombardi is an American actor.Lombardi was born in The Bronx, New York City, the son of Louis Lombardi, Sr. On television, Lombardi had a recurring role on The Sopranos as Agent Skip Lipari, and guest starred on such shows as Entourage, NYPD Blue and CSI...
as Edgar StilesEdgar Stiles was a fictional character played by Louis Lombardi in the American television series 24.-Characteristics:Edgar had experience as an Intelligence Analyst at CTU as well as being a protocol manager...
- Jean Smart
Jean E. Smart is an American film, television, and stage actress. She is known for her comedic roles, one of the best known being her role as Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the CBS sitcom Designing Women. She later gained critical acclaim for dramatic work, with her portrayal of Martha Logan on 24...
as First Lady Martha LoganMartha Logan is a fictional character played by Jean Smart in the television series, 24. As the first lady of the United States within the 24 universe, she is the capable but unpredictable and unstable wife of President Charles Logan...
Special Guest Stars
- Elisha Cuthbert
Elisha Cuthbert is a Canadian actress. Cuthbert is known as the former co-host of the Canadian children's television series Popular Mechanics for Kids. She had her first lead role in the 2003 feature film Old School and starred the following year in The Girl Next Door...
as Kim BauerKim Bauer is a fictional character played by Elisha Cuthbert on the television series 24.-Characterization:Kim Bauer was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1985, to Jack and Teri Bauer. She dropped out of Santa Monica High School but obtained an associates degree in Computer Programming at Santa...
- Reiko Aylesworth
Reiko Aylesworth is an American film, television and stage actress, best known for her work on the television series 24 as Michelle Dessler.-Life and career:...
as Michelle DesslerMichelle Dessler is a fictional character played by Reiko Aylesworth on the television series, 24. She was Jack's closest and most trusted female ally at CTU as well as one of his closest friends outside of work. The character first appeared in the second season of 24 as an Internet Protocol...
- William Devane
William Devane is an American film and television actor.-Life and career:He was born in Albany, New York, the son of Joseph Devane, who was President Franklin D. Roosevelt's chauffeur when he was Governor of New York...
as Secretary of Defense James HellerJames Heller is a fictional character from the TV series 24, played by William Devane.-Characterization:The character Heller was given the background of receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Yale University...
Special Guest Appearance By
- Dennis Haysbert
Dennis Dexter Haysbert is an American film and television actor. He is known for portraying Nelson Mandela in Goodbye Bafana, baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, President David Palmer on the American television series 24, and Sergeant Major Jonas Blane in The Unit, as...
as David PalmerDavid Palmer, J.D. was a fictional President of the United States played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series, 24. Palmer served as the show's second-most prominent protagonist, after Jack Bauer. Throughout the series, Palmer's ex-wife Sherry and brother Wayne are both key figures...
Recurring
- Sean Astin
Sean Astin is an American film actor, director, and producer best known for his film roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, and Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy...
as Lynn McGill
- Jude Ciccolella
Richard Jude Ciccolella , better known as Jude Ciccolella, is an American character actor.Ciccolella graduated from Temple University with a Master of Fine Arts degree in theatre...
as Mike NovickMike Novick is a fictional character played by Jude Ciccolella as part of the television series, 24. He has appeared more than any other recurring character, having appeared in 58 episodes over 4 seasons, and has been given a promotional photo with the same background as the starring cast members,...
- Julian Sands
Julian R. Sands is an English actor, most well known for his roles in the cult film Warlock and the television series 24.- Life and work :Sands was born in Otley, West Yorkshire....
as Vladimir Bierko
- Jayne Atkinson
Jayne Atkinson is a Tony Award-nominated American film, theater and television actress. She is best known for the role of Karen Hayes on 24...
as Karen HayesKaren Hayes is a fictional character on the television program 24 portrayed by actress Jayne Atkinson. She appeared as a recurring character in twelve episodes of the fifth season and was a main cast member in eighteen episodes of the sixth season....
- Connie Britton
Connie Britton is an American actress.-Personal life:Britton was born Constance Womack in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Linda and Allen Womack, who was a physicist. When she was seven years old, she moved with her parents and sister Cynthia to Lynchburg, Virginia where she attended E. C....
as Diane Huxley
- Brady Corbet
Brady James Monson Corbet is an American actor. Corbet is perhaps best known for playing Mason Freeland in the film Thirteen, Brian Lackey in the film Mysterious Skin, and Alan Tracy in the 2004 film Thunderbirds...
as Derek Huxley
- Geraint Wyn Davies
Geraint Wyn Davies is a Welsh-American actor.The son of a Welsh Congregationalist preacher, he moved with his family to Canada from Haverfordwest at the age of seven, where he attended Upper Canada College. His most famous role is that of vampire turned police detective Nick Knight on Forever Knight...
as James Nathanson
- Sandrine Holt
Sandrine Holt is a British-born Eurasian Canadian model turned actress.-Biography:Holt was born Sandrine Ho in London, England to a Chinese father and a French mother. At the age of five, she moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which has been her home ever since. Holt attended St...
as Evelyn Martin
- Jonah Lotan
-Career:Lotan stars in the HBO mini-series Generation Kill. He has been cast as the lead in David Milch's upcoming HBO pilot Last of the Ninth. -Filmography:...
as Spenser Wolff
- Paul McCrane
Paul David McCrane is a Grammy Award and SAG nominated American movie, television and theatre actor, as well as an occasional television director...
as Graem
- Glenn Morshower
Glenn Morshower is an American actor known for his recurring role as Secret Service Agent Aaron Pierce on the television drama 24. Aside from series star Kiefer Sutherland , Morshower is the only actor to appear in each of the seven seasons of the series...
as Aaron PierceAaron Pierce is a fictional character on the television series 24, played by actor Glenn Morshower. Pierce is a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service, tasked with leading the teams guarding, at various times, David Palmer and Charles Logan. Pierce has one son, who, when last he was...
- John Allen Nelson
John Allen Nelson is an American actor.- Early life :John Allen Nelson was born in San Antonio, Texas. He spent his first three years in Germany with his three siblings, David, Nancy and Diana where his father was stationed as a doctor for the U.S...
as Walt Cummings
- Carlo Rota
Carlo Rota is a British-born Canadian actor.-Early life:Rota was born in London, England of Italian origin, the son of Rina, who worked in the restaurant business, and Dante Rota, a world-renowned chef. He grew up in Soho with two sisters and one brother...
as Morris O'BrianMorris O'Brian is a fictional character from the TV series 24. He is portrayed by actor Carlo Rota. As shown in Day 6 , Morris can speak and understand at least some of the Russian language.-Characterization:...
- Mark Sheppard
Mark Andreas Sheppard is a British actor and musician, born in London of an Irish-German background.-Personal life:He currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Jessica and two sons, Maximilian and William.Son of actor W...
as Ivan Erwich
- Stephen Spinella
Stephen Nicholas Spinella is an American stage, television, and actor. He is openly gay.Spinella was born in Naples, Italy to a father who was an American naval airplane mechanic...
as Miles Papazian
- Ray Wise
Ray Wise is an American actor, known for his roles as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks, as Leon Nash, right-hand henchmen to villain Clarence Boddicker in the sci-fi classic RoboCop, and most recently as the Devil in the CW television series Reaper.-Biography:Wise was born in Akron, Ohio and attended...
as Vice President Hal Gardner
- DB Woodside as Wayne Palmer
Wayne Palmer is a fictional President of the United States on the television series 24. He is played by D. B. Woodside.-Characterization:...
- Peter Weller
Peter Frederick Weller is an American film and stage actor, director and lecturer.He is best known to moviegoers as the titular character of RoboCop in the first two RoboCop movies as well as Buckaroo Banzai in the cult classic The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension...
as Christopher Henderson
Deaths
This season is notable for the high number of major characters killed off. Significant deaths included
David PalmerDavid Palmer, J.D. was a fictional President of the United States played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series, 24. Palmer served as the show's second-most prominent protagonist, after Jack Bauer. Throughout the series, Palmer's ex-wife Sherry and brother Wayne are both key figures...
,
Michelle DesslerMichelle Dessler is a fictional character played by Reiko Aylesworth on the television series, 24. She was Jack's closest and most trusted female ally at CTU as well as one of his closest friends outside of work. The character first appeared in the second season of 24 as an Internet Protocol...
, and
Edgar StilesEdgar Stiles was a fictional character played by Louis Lombardi in the American television series 24.-Characteristics:Edgar had experience as an Intelligence Analyst at CTU as well as being a protocol manager...
.
Tony AlmeidaAnthony "Tony" Almeida is a fictional character played by Carlos Bernard on the television series 24, and one of the few people Jack Bauer still trusted until his apparent death in Season Five...
was killed off as well, though his death was retconned in the seventh season. Other minor characters who died were Walt Cummings and Lynn McGill.
Aaron PierceAaron Pierce is a fictional character on the television series 24, played by actor Glenn Morshower. Pierce is a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service, tasked with leading the teams guarding, at various times, David Palmer and Charles Logan. Pierce has one son, who, when last he was...
was also going to be terminated, but Martha Logan saw what was about to happen and helped prevent it; thus far, Pierce is the only character other than Jack Bauer to appear in all seasons of the series.
Reception
Although Season 5 was a massive hit in the USA and UK; In
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, the show was rescheduled from the primetime airing on Friday 8:30pm to after the 8:30pm film on Saturday, from Episode 15 because of the lack of viewers. It was replaced by a season one repeat of
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. Later in TV Guide's Best on the Box top 20 TV shows of the year, 24 was rated the 9th best show on TV for 2006 in
New ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous smaller islands, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands. The indigenous Māori named New Zealand Aotearoa, commonly translated as The Land of the Long White Cloud...
.
7:00AM–8:00AM was the most watched episode and premiere in 24s history. It debuted with 17 million viewers, with a 7.3 Nielsen Rating in the 18-49 male demographic. Combined with
8:00AM–9:00AM, which had 15.5 million watchers and a 6.3 in the 18-49 age group, 34 million viewers have watched the complete season premiere. Reviews of
7:00AM–8:00AM were almost universally positive, with a score of 89/100 from
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. In positive light
Hollywood Reporter called the episode, "heart-pounding, mesmerizing adventure unlike anything else up or down the dial." while praising the new and returning actors, giving it a perfect 100, likewise
USA TodayUSA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth...
also gave 7:00AM–8:00AM a 100 and praising
Kiefer SutherlandKiefer William Fredrick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland is a British-born Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox thriller drama series 24. He is an Emmy Award- and Golden Globe award-winner...
, who portrayed
Jack BauerJack Bauer is the protagonist of the American television series 24, in which he has trained and worked in various capacities as a government agent, including U.S. Army Delta Force, Los Angeles Police Department, SWAT, CIA, and during the course of the show the Counter Terrorist Unit, CTU and the FBI...
.
New York Times giving it a 70 out of a possible 100, citing using L.A. as the same key location for
five seasons saying, "all the villains, be they Islamic fundamentalists, drug smugglers, American oil brokers or Russian separatists, keep picking Los Angeles as a target for attack.".
The Boston GlobeThe Boston Globe is an American daily newspaper based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Globe has been owned by The New York Times Company since 1993. Its chief print rival is the Boston Herald....
gave it an 80, praising returning performances and strong plot.
Emmy Nominations
Season Five of
24 was nominated for twelve Emmy awards, becoming the most nominated series. The nominations were:
- Outstanding Drama Series - WON
- Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (Kiefer Sutherland
Kiefer William Fredrick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland is a British-born Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox thriller drama series 24. He is an Emmy Award- and Golden Globe award-winner...
) - WON
- Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Gregory Itzin
Gregory Itzin is an American film and television actor, best known for his role on the series 24 as President Charles Logan.-Early life:...
)
- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Jean Smart
Jean E. Smart is an American film, television, and stage actress. She is known for her comedic roles, one of the best known being her role as Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the CBS sitcom Designing Women. She later gained critical acclaim for dramatic work, with her portrayal of Martha Logan on 24...
)
- Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series ("9:00 PM – 10:00 PM")
- Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (7:00AM–8:00AM) - WON
- Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series (7:00AM–8:00AM)
- Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series ("9:00 AM – 10:00 AM") - WON
- Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) ("6:00 AM - 7:00 AM") - WON
- Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series ("9:00 PM – 10:00 PM")
- Outstanding Single-Camera Sound Mixing for a Series (7:00AM–8:00AM)
- Outstanding Stunt Coordination ("9:00 AM – 10:00 AM")
Episodes
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