What is 24 about?
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer fights the bad guys of the world, a day at a time. With each week's episode unfolding in real-time, "24" covers a single day in the life of Bauer each season.
A counterterrorism agent battles relentless threats in real-time, making every second a high-octane fight for survival.
Tense and suspenseful. A full-attention watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Hulu.
24 parents guide
Heads up on moderate sex and nudity, and brutal violence. That is past what the TV-14 on the box suggests. Beyond that, some strong language and a few tense moments.
Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the TV-14 suggests, because of the violence, and sex and nudity.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Brutal violence
- Our top level for violence.
- Sex and nudity
- Moderate
- Moderate means a sex scene or nudity on screen, even brief, or sexual violence that is described or implied but never shown.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is 24 scary?
- Only a little. 24 has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is 24?
- Light gore and brutal violence.
- What is 24 rated, and is it OK for kids?
- Rated TV-14. Expect moderate sex and nudity, some strong language, and brutal violence, so it suits teens more than kids.
Cast and crew
Created byRobert Cochran, Joel Surnow
StarringKiefer Sutherland, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Kim Raver, Yvonne Strahovski, Tate Donovan, William Devane
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