There wasn’t much going on yesterday on the last day of San Diego Comic-Con 2016, but for those who did stick around, one of the goodies you were treated to was a first look at 24:Legacy — the next chapter in the series’ history. In the early afternoon in Hall H, fans were given a first look at exclusive footage that highlighted Corey Hawkins’ character, Eric Carter. The clip featured an action-packed sequence that occurs after the terrorists that have been hunting down Carter finally catch up to him and his wife.

With the story of the military team that killed a top terrorist as one narrative, 24: Legacy will also follow the presidential campaign of Senator John Donovan (Jimmy Smits). Adding a further twist, as the initial trailer revealed, the candidate’s wife is former CTU director Rebecca Ingra (Miranda Otto). Fans of the original series will remember that its Season 1 story followed a terrorist cell’s plot to assassinate White House hopeful David Palmer (Dennis Haysbert).

But, before the panel, the media were given the opportunity to chat with the cast and Executive Producers on what to expect from the next installment of the highly-popular action drama. Here are some of the highlights:

1. Actor Corey Hawkins is taking the lead this time around and according to him, Eric Carter is a “hero for a new day.” Hawkins also said that because Eric is a soldier, the way he approaches and struggles with protecting his family versus protecting his country makes for an interesting juxtaposition.
2. Showrunner Evan Katz revealed that Eric Carter’s story was partially inspired by the story of SEAL Team Six. “We were inspired originally by the story of these guys who killed Osama Bin Laden— these essentially superheroes who have to assimilate back into society,” said Katz.
3. Fans who were hoping we might find out how Jack’s doing at some point doing 24: Legacy will be disappointed to know that we probably won’t catch up with him this time around. According to showrunner Manny Coto, it’s just not in the cards right now. “All the characters are alive, but we’re not planning that right now,” said Coto.
4. Now, for The Walking Dead fans out there, your biggest question may be what does this mean for the character Heath now that Hawkins has been cast as the lead in 24:Legacy. I was curious too, but instead of bluntly asking Hawkins if Heath is being killed off, I simply asked the Executive Producers what is the production schedule for 24:Legacy.  Well, as of now, they plan on shooting from September until the beginning of February, which, unfortunately, doesn’t spell good news for the Heath fans out there. The Walking Dead normally shoots through November, and so, unless the writers keep Heath in the shadows for the back half of season 7, my guess is the character may be zombie chow very soon.

24:Legacy  premieres February 5th, 2017 after the Super Bowl on FOX. In the meantime, check out the below video interviews:

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Series stars Corey Hawkins and Jimmy Smits:

Series star Miranda Otto:

EPs Howard Gordon, Manny Coto and Evan Katz:

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