I miss 24.

In a pre-streaming world, 24 set the bar for action-oriented television. As the clock ticked down every hour, Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) bowled through American cities to stop terrorist threat. As a real-time thriller, the series had heat that was simply generated from time itself. Although it sounds cliché, time was running out. This sort of television was a product of the Post 9/11 era but, frankly, there hasn’t been a worthy replacement for its furious pacing and action.

That is, until now.

Now airing on Super Channel Fuse, Nightsleeper tells the story of Joe Roag (Joe Cole), an off-duty police officer who boards an overnight train from Glasgow to London. Yet his quiet night on the sleeper is disrupted when the train is highjacked, sending it full throttle towards certain devastation. Joe’s best ally is Abby Aysgarth (Alexandra Roach), the acting technical director at the National Cyber Security Centre. Working the night shift at the NCSC, Abby works tirelessly to discover who’s behind the threat. But is the mysterious ‘Driver’ part of a terrorist organization or is it someone working against them from within the government?

Written by BAFTA award-winner Nick Leather, Nightsleeper offers the same sort of thriller fury that made 24such an energetic high. With a real-time clock ticking, the series goes full throttle, offering solid action and political intrigue that makes the series such a joy. This is a world where characters appear to switch sides as motivations are revealed and everyone is a suspect. It’s fast, furious fun that genuinely pops with energy.

What’s more, Nightsleeper feels somewhat timely as well. As we move into the ‘Cyber Age of AI’, the series taps into the general cultural anxiety that many feel towards our reliance on technology. Here, every aspect of their journey together is an opportunity for disaster as the mysterious hacker operates the train like a puppet master. (“Everything tonight is a cyber matter,” we’re told.) Admittedly, there are moments where the series feels like it goes over the top. But it’s worth noting that, while the series may seem over the top, they also brought in a ‘cyber expert’ to give the series a certain authenticity. (If that doesn’t make it more terrifying, I don’t know what will.)

Frankly, what’s most surprising about Nightsleeper is the strength of the chemistry from its leads, despite the fact that they are never in the same place. As Abby and Joe work together to save the train and its passengers, their interactions take place almost entirely on the phone. In this way, Roach and Cole’s performances are genuinely engaging as they attempt to work out whether or not they can trust one another without being able to look each other in the eyes.

And being able to trust one another is essential to the show. These are strangers who are thrown together into (sometimes, literal) fire. They know nothing about each other but are asked to fight together. As such, underneath the air of mistrust, Nightsleeper tries to find a common ground for these very different people that they can build upon. Unlike 24’s rogue cop Jack Bauer, the best way to fight is not by doing so alone. They need to find a way to survive together.

In the end, there’s a surprising amount of fun to be had onboard the overnight to London. Each episode, Nightsleeper has made most of its real-time format, creating increasing tension from its own ticking clock. As it hurtles towards the series finale on May 15th, there’s still time to get caught up. But hurry. Time is running out.

Nightsleeper is available on Super Channel now.