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THE details of Jack Bauer’s next big “24” adventure are out.

A new TV movie, “24: Exile,” set to bridge the gap between seasons 6 and 7, will debut on Fox in November with super anti-terrorist agent Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) in Africa.

The action unfolds four years after the end of season 6, when viewers saw Bauer standing on the precipice of a mountain after ruining his personal life to save the world yet again.

In the film, Bauer has been seeking solace as a missionary in Africa, but finds himself in the midst of a bloody coupe in the small (fictional) nation of Sangala, where a ruthless dictator is drafting innocent children as soldiers.

Bauer embarks on a violent, personal crusade to save the children.

Fox will release the film on DVD immediately after the film has aired. Season 7 debuts next January.

The new film is expected to make it a bit easier for viewers to digest “24” when it finally returns after a year-long absence – the show was yanked this past winter when the Writers Guild strike made production impossible.

Besides the strike and Sutherland spending time behind bars for a DUI charge, “24” producers will try to recover from what was, at least creatively, the series’ worst season – one that seemed to have two finales. The second story line felt tacked on, and it was, producers admitted afterward.

A separate, more expensive theatrical “24” film is expected, too – possibly slated to go into production next summer, according to sources.