24

24 is an American television show about C.T.U agent Jack Bauer, the success of the character made producers realize that the rouge government agent could be a money making idea and so the brought Jason Bourne to the Screens, then Daniel Craig took over as James Bond , and we even have Laim Neeson in Taken as a retired Agent whose daughter is kidnapped, which is strikingly similar to 24, without Jack Bauer i doubt we would be seeing alot oft he films that are n cinemas today, also another interesting note, in the first few seasons, half of the plot is about america having its first black president, which audiences thought was ridiculous at the time, but the actor who played him (Denis  Hasbert) is credited for getting Barack Obama in the White-House.