24: Legacy is currently streaming in Australia on Disney Plus, and in the US on Hulu, and its 6/10 TMDB rating reflects what viewers who have already found it know. A tightly focused run that does not overstay its welcome. That rating comes from 270 viewer scores — enough to represent a genuine consensus rather than a handful of enthusiasts. The availability across streaming platforms means you can start tonight without hunting for a disc or a dodgy stream. Corey Hawkins is the obvious draw, but once you are in, it is the writing and the ensemble that keep you watching. If it has been sitting on your watchlist untouched, there is no better time to finally start it.

Originally commissioned by FOX, 24: Legacy quickly became exactly the kind of show that viewers rearrange their evenings for. The story of military hero Eric Carter’s return to the U.S. And the trouble that follows him back – compelling him to ask CTU for help in saving his life, and stopping what potentially could be one of the largest-scale terror attacks on American soil. It aired in 2017. What distinguishes the best crime dramas from the rest is whether the character work can carry episodes where the mystery takes a breath — 24: Legacy passes that test consistently. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

If you are the type who cannot walk away from a good mystery, 24: Legacy will keep you watching far longer than you planned. The run is short enough to finish in a weekend but substantial enough to feel satisfying. The procedural elements give the show its rhythm, but it is the character development across the run that creates genuine investment. Viewers who think they have seen every variation of the crime drama format tend to find 24: Legacy goes somewhere they were not expecting. The writing takes the genre seriously without disappearing into self-referential games, and the result is a show with genuine momentum — the kind where you finish an episode and immediately start the next.