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24 trailer: New season ‘Legacy’ looks like it was shot and edited on iPhone

The clock is ticking, yet again.

Christopher Hooton
Tuesday 17 May 2016 09:14 BST
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FOX is really soaking up the dregs of the 24 franchise with new season Legacy, the trailer for which could pass as fan-made.

The two-minute-thirty teaser is so lacking in colour grading it looks like it was made from footage ripped from someone’s smartphone, and generally has a pretty budget look bar a couple of big explosions/car crashes.

Also, keep an eye out for one of the worst overdubbings ever at 0:49.

It would have made sense to retire the series with 2014’s Live Another Day mini-series, which saw Kiefer Sutherland return as Jack Bauer, but FOX is ploughing on with new lead Corey Hawkins - Sutherland serving only as an executive producer.

Here’s the official synopsis for the new season, which doesn’t yet have a release date:

'Six months ago in Yemen, an elite squad of U.S. Army Rangers, led by Sergeant ERIC CARTER (Corey Hawkins, “Straight Outta Compton”), killed terrorist leader Sheik Ibrahim Bin-Khalid. In the aftermath, Bin-Khalid’s followers declared a fatwah against Carter, his squad and their families, forcing them into federal witness protection. But a recent attempt on Carter’s own life makes it clear to him that his team is now exposed. To thwart further attacks, Carter enlists REBECCA INGRAM (Miranda Otto, “Homeland”), who quarterbacked the raid that killed Bin-Khalid. She’s a brilliant and ambitious intelligence officer who has stepped down from her post as National Director of CTU to support her husband, SENATOR JOHN DONOVAN (Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Jimmy Smits, “NYPD Blue,” “The West Wing”), in his campaign for President of the United States. Decades of sleepless nights and missed anniversaries landed her at the top. With the White House within their grasp, can she truly embrace a new role as First Lady? Or will her love of the action draw her back in? Together, in this fast-paced thrill ride, Carter and Ingram uncover a sophisticated terrorist network that will force them to ask: “Who can we trust?” As they battle Bin-Khalid’s devotees, they are forced to confront their own identities, families and pasts.'

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