Sutherland Agrees to 3 More Years of “24″
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James Joyner @ Gone Hollywood | Monday, April 10, 2006 |
The hit drama “24,” originally conceived as a mini-series, should go continue three at least eight seasons, now that Kiefer Sutherland has been inked to a contract extension. Reuter’s Hollywood Reporter Nellie Andreeva writes,
“24″ star Kiefer Sutherland has inked a multifaceted deal with 20th Century Fox Television. The rich pact, which is set to begin in June, calls for the actor to continue on the hit Fox drama for three more years and includes a two-year development deal for Sutherland’s soon-to-be-launched production banner. Details on the deal were sketchy, but sources pegged the acting portion alone at more than $40 million for the three seasons, which could make Sutherland the highest-paid actor in drama series.
While the deal with Sutherland locks him in for three additional years beyond the current fifth season of “24,” the 20th TV/Imagine TV-produced show so far has been picked up for one additional season.
Under the pact, Sutherland also will be elevated from a co-executive producer to executive producer on “24″ next season alongside Joel Surnow, Robert Cochran, Howard Gordon and Evan Katz.
One can’t imagine signing Sutherland for two seasons, at over $13 million each, and not having a show go along with it.
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Josh: That’s a good point, although once it went from being a mini-series to a regular show, it was pretty much a given Jack wouldn’t get killed off.
I actually never got into the show. My wife and I watched Season 1 on DVD and, while it was initially quite gripping, we got tired of the insipidness of the plot after a few episodes. And the characters are sufficiently thin that I never cared when any of them got killed off.
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My problem is this: since Sutherland is being paid as an actor for the show for the next three years, he won’t die. He’s got a contract. Unless this is some sort of “conspiracy” cooked up by the 24 writers to throw us off the trail and Jack really does die at the end of this season (or maybe next season), there’s no real danger element. That really takes away from the story.
Additionally, as much as I like 24, it really is getting kind of old. Too much going on.