LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The seventh season of the spy thriller "24" is facing another production delay.

The real-time Fox drama starring Kiefer Sutherland was scheduled to start filming August 27, but will now begin shooting September 10 so that the writers can complete enough scripts for the new seasonlong plot.

Production was originally set to begin in late July-early August, but the producers' original set-in-Africa story line fell through and they went back to the drawing board.

There has been only one new casting on the show so far -- Cherry Jones as the U.S. president -- with a couple of other deals at different stages.

"24" is going through a major revamping this year after coming off a lackluster sixth season.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Interesting... I thought season 6 was decent, but too much like previous years. Still a good show but a location change would go a long way. Why not move it to D.C.? Would be exciting! ;)

I also agree that season 6 was alright but was too similar to the previous 5 seasons. Still, the show can get crazy at times but worth the watch. Let's hope the 7th season will be better.:cool:

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