Finally, some accurate news about the 24 movie?

As many of you know, I thought season 6 of 24 sucked, but I'm still looking forward to season 7, hoping the show will redeem itself.

According to the trailer, season 7 takes place in Washington, D.C. as opposed to Jack's familiar L.A. stomping ground.

They were underway with filming season 7 and planned to air it at the beginning of 2008, but the writer's strike derailed those plans. Instead of interruptions or delays between each weekly episode, the producers decided to put off the entire season until early 2009.

What to do in the meantime? There have been numerous reports about a 2-hour movie that would air sometime this fall. There were reports that it was a "prequel" to season 7, then there was a rumor that it would merely be the first two episodes of the season, not a stand-alone piece.

Today Cinematical reports that it will be a 2-hour "prequel" (not simply the first two episodes of the season) but that it will go straight to DVD, releasing on 11/25/08. From Cinematical:

Looking like more of a feature-length episode prequel, Exile will be released on the 25th of November. Acting as a bridge between the seasons, the prequel follows Bauer as he works as a missionary in Africa. The US government is after him, and he's also been tapped to stop a warlord from drafting innocent children. "But first, Bauer must confront his own torturous past and face an impossible decision that will change his life forever." That man has a rough life. Will it ever end?

The DVD will include the first 16 minutes of the first episode of season 7 to tease us.