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Fox's '24: Legacy' will not return for a second season. But never fear, '24' fans, that doesn't mean the franchise is done forever.

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00:00Yeah, Eric, I think Colleague's people found us.

00:04What is it?

00:05Get to the attic now.

00:07Fox's 24 Legacy will not return for a second season, but never fear 24 fans,

00:13that doesn't mean the franchise is done forever.

00:15While the network has decided to cancel 24 Legacy after just one season,

00:19Fox is already talking with 24 producers about a new anthological take on the franchise.

00:24Producers Howard Gordon and Brian Grazer are said to be very involved.

00:28The network remains confident that 24 will return for a new incarnation that would be built

00:33around 24's famous real-time storytelling device, but it will not be a version of Legacy,

00:38meaning the show's stars Corey Hawkins, Jimmy Smits and Miranda Otto would not be involved.

00:44The anthology format makes sense for the franchise and would allow for the creation

00:48of new storylines and characters. 24 remains a valuable franchise for Fox.

00:53It originally ran for eight seasons before being revived with original star Kiefer Sutherland

00:58for event series 24 Live Another Day. Legacy followed that series, but it was built around

01:03Hawkins and told a new story.

01:0524 Legacy launched in the prime post-Super Bowl slot on Fox, where it averaged 17.6 million

01:12viewers and a 6.1 rating among adults 18 to 49. However, the 12-episode series wrapped with

01:176.3 million total viewers and a 1.7 in the demo with seven days of DVR.

01:2324 fans, how do you feel about the possibility of another series joining the franchise?

01:28And will you miss Legacy? Let me know all your thoughts about it in the comments.

01:31I'm Tiffany Taylor for The Hollywood Reporter News.