First, Fox tried to reboot “24” with Kiefer Sutherland reprising his role as veteran terrorist-killer Jack Bauer. After that fizzled, Fox went back to the well again, and they decided to start fresh with a new reboot led by a new actor, Corey Hawkins, as the lead terrorist-killer. Now, hoping the third time is indeed the charm, Fox is changing the “24” game again, but with a new twist on the real-time drama.

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We’re approaching the end of the traditional TV season for this year (something that’s becoming increasingly irrelevant in the era of small-screen disruption from streaming services and cable, and now mostly used as an Emmy-qualifying signifier), and as finales land or get near, showrunners are keen to go out with a bang. And so often in television land, going out with a bang means killing off a beloved character.

Almost as long as serialized TV drama has been a thing, the death of a character has been a way of amping up the stakes (and, more often than not, of also granting the wishes of an actor who wants off the show).

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