One of the most innovative, thrilling and acclaimed drama series on television, 24, created by Joel Surnow (“La Femme Nikita,” “Miami Vice”) and Robert Cochran (“La Femme Nikita,” “The Commish”), will retain its unique format in the fifth season. Each episode will cover one hour of real time, and the season’s entire story will take place in one day. Once again, viewers will be able to follow several key characters through a day that none of them will ever forget.

The first season itself revolved around the lead character, Jack Bauer being torn between his duty as part of a counterterrorist unit and his kidnapped daughter. The frame -to-frame camera techniques as well as the digital clock counting down that was shown randomly throughout the episodes brought a sense of urgency and truly made 24 unique and ground-breaking.