’24’: Behind the Scenes of Hit Fox Drama’s Road to Success

Former Fox chairman Sandy Grushow tells TheWrap how location costs, casting dilemmas and 9/11 almost permanently sidelined the Kiefer Sutherland drama

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The original “24” series starring Kiefer Sutherland officially turned 15 years old this month, and in honor of the milestone, TheWrap tookย a look back atย the hit drama shot in real time.

Sandy Grushow, the formerย chairman of the Fox Television Entertainment Group, explainedย how he helped bring the show to air — and revealed how it almost didn’t happen.

From initial cost concerns to airing a show about terrorism after 9/11, what is now considered a modern classic nearly didn’t come to pass.

Read Grushow’s story below.

A Strong Beginning
“It’s a great example of how fragile these things are and how many twists and turns they take along the way.

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