24: Legacy Season 1 Review - 4 Ups & 6 Downs

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4. Corey Hawkins' Charismatic Lead Performance

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The idea of a Jack Bauer-less season of 24 rubbed a lot of fans the wrong way, and rightly so, but at least Corey Hawkins gave a commendable lead performance under the circumstances.

The on-the-rise Straight Outta Compton star was put in a difficult position and did his best to give a multi-faceted portrayal, even when the script immersed him in bland melodrama or basically just made him feel like a photocopy of Bauer.

Hawkins did as well as could be expected, and if a second season does in fact get the green light, then hopefully Eric Carter might get a little more fleshed-out and harness some of the savage bada**ery that made Kiefer Sutherland's Bauer so ridiculously thrilling to watch.

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