Jack Bauer may die in final '24'

24 executive producer Evan Katz has suggested that Jack Bauer may be killed off in the last episode of the hit spy show.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Katz said that the 24 team are weighing up their options as to how to handle the final series.

"There are two obvious choices: Jack dies, or Jack finally has a happy ending," said Katz. "It's actually an interesting discussion as to which would be more faithful to the show and more rewarding for the audience.

"If we give him a happy ending, part of the audience would be mad at us for doing what is easy. And if we kill him, they would be mad at us for a different reason altogether."

Star Kiefer Sutherland, who recently hinted that a 24 movie may shoot in the UK, admitted that he had only just started thinking about the end of the long-running action show.

He said: "It was one of those weird moments where the stage was unusually quiet; it was like a ghost town. I was looking around [thinking] about all the work that went into building this thing and it hit me. This will end one day, and I'm going to be sad about it.

"Whether Season 8 is the end or not, I don't know. I love making the show, so I'm leaving my options open. And in all fairness, I think the audience will dictate that more than anybody."