24: Exile

24: Exile is an upcoming television movie which was created to bridge the gap between the sixth and seventh seasons of 24.

Plot
The storyline of the prequel takes place during Inauguration Day for the next U.S. President, Allison Taylor, and is shot partially in South Africa. "[Jack] is a soul in turmoil and has been moving from place to place trying to find somewhere he can be at peace," says co-executive producer, Manny Coto. "But he winds up in Africa in the middle of a military coup." Meanwhile, Bauer is subpoenaed to appear before the Senate hearing while in Africa, but doesn't want to go.

Howard Gordon revealed the prequel takes place approximately a year after day six.

Production
On April 30, producers began scouting locations in Africa in order to film the prequel in the following weeks. Robert Carlyle was cast as Carl Benton, Jack's mentor in Africa. Gil Bellows plays a State Department officer ordered to serve Bauer with a subpoena. Eric Lively plays Roger, the President's son, and Tony Todd will portray African dictator General Benjamin Juma. On June 13 it was announced that Jon Voight had been cast as a villain, and would be appearing in the prequel and the second half of the regular season.

Shooting took place in Cape Town, South Africa from June 4 to June 20 with the final scenes being shot in Los Angeles, California.

As of July 13, director Jon Cassar has confirmed on his personal website that principal shooting for the prequel has been completed and post-production has begun. It has been officially titled as 24: Exile and a trailer, as well as an exclusive clip, will be shown at Comic-Con 2008.

Cast

 * Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer
 * Cherry Jones as President Allison Taylor
 * Eric Lively as President's son
 * Gil Bellows as State Department Officer
 * Robert Carlyle as Carl Benton
 * Tony Todd as General Benjamin Juma
 * Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Ike Dubaku
 * Jon Voight as unnamed antagonist