24 season 8
season of television series
The eighth season of the American drama television series 24, also known as Day 8, premiered in the United States on Fox on January 17, 2010. The eighth season was announced as the final season of 24 and the show's series finale aired on May 24, 2010. However, the series returned with a ninth season as 24: Live Another Day, which aired in 2014. The season's storyline begins and ends at 4:00 p.m.
Season overview
Set 18 months after season 7, the story arc involves Jack Bauer contending with assassination threats made during a peace conference between President of the United States Allison Taylor, President Omar Hassan of the fictional Islamic Republic of Kamistan (IRK) and Russia, with a treaty negotiated and ready to be signed by the three parties the following day. The season is set in New York City, with CTU's New York City Office having been re-activated. While there were originally no plans for filming in New York due to budget constraints, some scenes were shot on-location.
The three main acts of season eight are:
CTU pursues Hassan's brother who is working with the Russian mafia to have nuclear rods transported to his home country.
Multiple government agencies pursue Kamistani terrorists who kill Farhad Hassan and attempt to strike at America directly.
Jack wages a one-man war against the members of the Russian government who are responsible for the conspiracy after Allison Taylor refuses to do anything that could jeopardize the treaty.
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