Kiefer Sutherland drama is coming to ABC - amusement Weekly

be aware all these times we watched 24 and dreamed of a Kiefer Sutherland presidency?

We're about to get our desire. ABC has ordered a drama pilot to sequence that allows you to celebrity the previous Jack Bauer as a U.S. cabinet member who suddenly becomes president in unique Survivor. It's for the 2016-17 tv season.

Sutherland's personality, Tom Kirkman, moves to the Oval workplace after an assault on Washington in an try to "keep away from the nation and his personal family unit from falling into chaos," according to ABC.

Sutherland is additionally some of the government producers on the series. It's becoming a cushty position for him: he'll additionally exec produce 24: Legacy, the next chapter within the 24 saga, at Fox within the fall. despite the fact, he received't seem in the new new release that's from Howard Gordon, Brian Grazer, Manny Coto, Evan Katz, and Stephen Hopkins.

within the coming days, ABC is anticipated to announce greater pilot pickups in training for its presentation to advertisers in ny on may also 17.

See a first seem above.