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24: Legacy just aired its season finale last night, but will there be a second season? Executive producer Manny Coto recently spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the future of the FOX TV series.
The 24 reboot stars Corey Hawkins as Eric Carter, an Army Ranger who becomes the target of a terrorist organization. The show’s cast also includes Miranda Otto, Jimmy Smits, Teddy Sears, Dan Bucatinsky, Anna Diop, Ashley Thomas, Charlie Hofheimer, Coral Pena, and Sheila Vand.
In the interview, Coto said FOX loves 24: Legacy and he hopes the network will renew the series for a second season:
I’m sure Fox would have wanted the ratings to be higher, but the fan reactions have been greatly gratifying. My guess is it’s a decision that will come some time in May [when all the bubble shows are evaluated], in concert with Fox’s decisions on their overall programming for next season. But I’m hopeful! I think the show is really good and I think Fox loves the show, so we’ll see.”
What would happen in season two? Coto revealed his plans:
There are ideas that we’ve floated around. We all know where we want to take the next season. I could say pretty confidently that it would probably be Eric as a CTU agent, and my guess is it would be in a place that’s not necessarily the U.S. As a young agent, he’s stuck somewhere. He’s not getting the choicest assignments. It might be fun [to focus on] someone in some backwater CTU station who ends up stumbling on a larger plot that could bring down the country. My feeling for next season would be something where the country is at stake in a large way. It involves Jimmy Smits and the country and his presidency. It would hopefully go big, and be more along the lines of Live Another Day, and be larger than life and still explore relationships, like Eric and his wife. Are they still together? Are they not?”
And what about any of the original 24 characters? Who would Coto bring back?:
Tony Almeida would definitely be in there, and I would love to bring back Chloe as well.”
What do you think? Did you watch season one of 24: Legacy? Do you think the show should be renewed for a second season? Would you watch?
My husband and I recorded the entire series because we wanted to watch 24 Legacy as a marathon. It was fantastic! Multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and a very realistic plot. While my husband and I are ex-military, we are now professionals living in Europe. This show, unlike so many other U.S. exports, appears quite relevant to what we are experiencing in Europe where we witness firsthand frequent terrorists attacks (be it London, France, Germany) in response to European allegience with America. We certainly hope that the negative feedback from U.S. viewers will not prevent the series continuing, as some of us (especially… Read more »
YES I WOULD WATCH NEXT YEAR. I WOULD SUPPORT HAVING CLOE RETURN