Jack Bauer is back Jan. 13-14, the two-night season premiere event Fox announced today for its rebounding thriller "24."
But the big news is the return of Carlos Bernard as sorely missed -- and previously presumed dead -- CTU cohort Tony Almeida. Turns out maybe Tony wasn't killed when left horribly wounded [Fox photo above] in CTU's infirmary by a terrorist conspirator in Season 5. (Remember what a bloodbath that one was. Michelle Dessler. President Palmer. Sean Astin's new CTU head. A corpse cast of thousands.)
“Tony’s uncertain fate near the end of ‘Day 5’ left the door open for his return,” showrunner Howard Gordon said in Fox' press release. “And since there was no silent clock at the conclusion of his last appearance -- the '24' tribute to a major character’s demise -- we always kept this as a possibility.”
Kiefer Sutherland's Jack Bauer character will now be in D.C. and on trial for last season's renegade activities. In the vicinity will be Mary Lynn Rajskub's Chloe O'Brian and James Morrison's Bill Buchanan.
Others on hand include Cherry Jones (“The Heiress”) as President Allison Taylor and Colm Feore (“Slings & Arrows”) as prez hubby Henry Taylor. Bob Gunton (“Desperate Housewives”) is White House Chief of Staff Ethan Kanin. And Janeane Garofalo (“The Larry Sanders Show”) arrives as FBI agent Janis Gold.
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Will Jack return with the yellow uniform of jailbirds? :)