Kiefer Sutherland is this week's Radio Times cover star
The star of 24 discusses the enduring legacy of the hit series and his new TV drama, Rabbit Hole.
When he arrived on our screens in 2002 as Jack Bauer, star of the action thriller 24, television felt blessed by the arrival of Kiefer Sutherland. Here was Hollywood royalty in our midst, albeit a royal whose star was no longer in the ascendant.
Now 56, Sutherland is older and wiser than when he first embraced TV, but he still retains an easy-going charisma to go with his considerable acting talent, as our writer Michael Hodges discovered when he encountered him for our cover feature.
Sutherland’s return to the small screen comes in a new thriller, Rabbit Hole, that is released next week. In our exclusive interview, he talks about still being cast as an action hero in his middle years. "For years I learnt how to attack. Now, everything is in reverse, I have to defend."
He also discusses the lessons he’s learnt over the course of his career. Read more in this issue of Radio Times magazine.
Of course, if Sutherland has changed since the launch of 24, so too has television. In fact, unlike the star, with his fine head of hair and distinctive appearance, television has changed beyond all recognition.
Rabbit Hole is being released on Paramount Plus, just one of the many streaming services that make up TV today, and finding Hollywood stars inhabiting the small screen universe is no longer unusual.
Also in this week’s Radio Times:
- Pedro Pascal reveals the challenge of wearing a mask in The Mandalorian, whether he will carry on playing the character and why he’s good at playing a reluctant father
- Anneka Rice on reviving Challenge Anneka, "overwhelmingly scary" tabloid intrusion, and how her programmes changed the perception of women on television
- Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice, who star in Anton and Giovanni: Adventures in Sicily, discuss their bromance and being a "Strictly institution"
- Speaking to The Radio Times Podcast, Sam Claflin on being starstruck while starring in Pirates of the Caribbean, being very unmusical despite his hew role in fictional band Daisy Jones & The Six, and overcoming a very low moment during lockdown
Rabbit Hole will be available to stream on Paramount Plus on Sunday 26th March.
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