Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) has given series orders to new dramas24: LegacyandStar. Both series are scheduled to premiere in the upcoming 2016-2017 season.24: Legacyis thenext chapterin the groundbreaking and award-winning action series from Emmy Award-winning executive producerHoward Gordon(Homeland,24: Live Another Day), Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning executive producerBrian Grazer(A Beautiful Mind,24), writers and executive producersManny CotoandEvan Katz(24,24: Live Another Day), director and executive producerStephen Hopkins(24) and executive producer and original series star Kiefer Sutherland.
StarringCorey Hawkins(Straight Outta Compton),Miranda Otto(Homeland) andJimmy Smits(Sons of Anarchy),24: Legacychronicles an adrenaline-fueled race against the clock to stop a devastating terrorist attack on United States soil - in the same real-time format that has propelled this genre-defining series.Foxhasn’t announced how many episodes of24: Legacywill be produced, or when the series may debut. WhileKiefer Sutherlandwill executive produce, the actor will not be reprising his role asJack Bauerfrom the original24series.
Staris a music-infused drama from Academy Award and Golden Globe nomineeLee Daniels(Empire) andTom Donaghy(The Whole Truth). InStar, three talented singers navigate the cut-throat music business on their road to success. Featuring three newcomers (Jude Demorest,Ryan DestinyandBrittany O’Grady) as the young singers, plus Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award, Grammy Award and Golden Globe Award winnerQueen Latifah(Bessie,Bringing Down The House) and Emmy Award nomineeBenjamin Bratt(24: Live Another Day,Law & Order), the series will feature original music, along with stunning musical fantasy sequences, as the girls dream of their future. The series will also feature guest starLenny Kravitz(Lee Daniels' The Butler,The Hunger Games).
24: Legacyis a production of 20th Century Fox Television and Imagine Television in association with Teakwood Lane Productions.Howard Gordon,Brian Grazer,Manny Coto,Evan KatzandKiefer Sutherlandare executive producers.CotoandKatzwrote the pilot script, which was directed byStephen Hopkins, who will also serve as executive producer on the pilot and series. Theoriginal serieswas created byJoel SurnowandRobert Cochran.
Staris produced by 20th Century Fox Television.Lee Daniels(Empire),Tom Donaghy(The Whole Truth),Pamela Oas WilliamsandEffie Brownserve as executive producers.DanielsandDonaghywrote the pilot script, which was directed byDaniels. We’ll be sure to keep you posted with more updates on both24: LegacyandStaras soon as more information comes in.
