24 Legacy is not a reboot! Here is why you should watch!
https://www.bustle.com/p/24-legacy-vs-the-original-series-shows-there-are-differences-beyond-the-cast-35137
Manny Coto said this in this article at the bottom of this article! http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/…/24-legacy-what-expect-97… Of course, that's not to say 24 is out of the Bauer business forever.
"Who knows what the future may bring," says Coto. "Jack Bauer is in a Moscow prison right now. I for now don't intend to keep him there. It could be Eric Carter's job to get him out some day. You never know. It's something we can easily envision and would be fun to do some day. I hope we get the chance."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/…/24-legacy-what-expect-97…
The fact that 24 Legacy was never conceived as another 24 is a good thing! The original idea was another thriller series, not set in the 24 universe. It was not supposed to be another chapter of 24. No one asked the producers to bring a sequel to 24, it came along as Manny and Evan were discussing idea's for their new show. As they were discussing idea's they thought there new idea was perfect for the 24 world! So this came very natural. It was not forced like many reboots and remakes are!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1LnIfxaTy0&t=118s
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/remote-controlled-24-legacy-jimmy-smits-corey-hawkins-1201976639/
Listening to Manny Coto, he said that the CTU Mole story will have a spin on it to make it fresh from the old series and CTU is the National headquarters which has never been done before. Past CTU's all have been branches of CTU! More freshness
It's nice this season is the 1st season of Eric Carter, so I love that it will be like season 1! And I read Jimmy Smits character will be similar to David Palmer!
Its very reassuring that Kiefer Sutherland supports 24 Legacy and says 24 can live past Jack Bauer and says the format is the real star of 24! Kiefer would not just put his name on something just for the sake of it! Him as EP this season, means he really believes in the 12 episodes as a whole not just the 3 episodes the critics are writing reviews on!
To Note, 24 in 2001 started very slow in the ratings and Fox only renewed it cuz it did very well in other countries such as England! 24 Legacy will be airing in 160 other countries as well! Fox will look at this for renewals as well! And the original 24 kept growing in the ratings season 2-5! 24 Legacy may reach its peak in a future season as the story progresses! And with only 12 episodes, there will be less filler than a normal 24 episode season! Not every episode will be action packed because they have to explain the story and get people used to the characters but a majority of the 12 episodes will be action packed!