Following reports earlier this year, Fox executives have said they're exploring ways for the 24 franchise to continue, including in applying the storytelling style of the show to other formats.
Speaking during the Television Critics Association press tour's Fox executive panel, Fox Chairman and CEO Dana Walden said the goal of 24: Legacy, the sequel series to the original 24, was meant to "to do something different that genuinely extends the life of the franchise.
"We whetted [24 fans'] appetites, and now we're exploring where the next version might live," Walden said.
Walden also confirmed she has spoken with the show's producers about the series future and that "they have a really exciting idea that I thought was very compelling, but we're at very early stages."
Walden said the potential is there for 24 to live on as "a more anthological storytelling franchise," rather than one continuing story across seasons like the original 24.
"We want to take that same king of [storytelling style] and apply it to a different format," Fox's President of Entertainment David Madden said during the TCA press tour. "It will be some other venue, using that same style," he continued, though he noted the intention is not to apply that real-time format to a sci-fi series.
Fox did not pick up 24: Legacy, which starred Kong: Skull Island's Corey Hawkins, for a second season as previously reported, in part, Walden revealed today, to allow Hawkins to star in the Six Degrees of Separation revival on Broadway.
The original 24 ran for eight seasons, before being followed up by 24: Live Another Day and then 24: Legacy.
For our thoughts on the short-lived series, read IGN's 24: Legacy - Season 1 review.
Jonathon Dornbush is an Associate Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter @jmdornbush.
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