Oh man! You guys! The Jack Bauer Power Hour is returning to Fox and Howard Gordon (exec prod for 24 & Homeland) is surely winning a place in my heart. The upcoming event series, 24: Live Another Day, now has Jon Cassar signed on to executive produce and direct multiple episodes. For those of you die hard fans out there, this is a very smart move for Fox as Mr. Cassar produced and directed on the series from Season 2 through 7. The two time Emmy Award winning director helmed a total 59 episodes, including the 24: Redemption TV movie which also won him a DGA Award for the series.
“I’m very happy to be renewing my relationship with the 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine family and am excited to call ‘action!’ again on the set of the resurrected 24,” said Cassar. “Considering I was not involved in (the final) Season 8, this new 24 event series gives me the chance for closure on a show that is very important to me.” And important to the fans, Jon! For anyone who has followed the trials and tribulations of Jack Bauer over the last decade, Season 8 was a weak departure for such a strong character that pretty much put put Kiefer Sutherland back on the map. And with the lackluster audience response for Fox’s show Touch, this reboot couldn’t come at a better time.
Gordon put in his two cents, “Jon was a profoundly integral part of 24 creatively and culturally. It doesn’t feel like it would be 24 without him, and we’re all just really thrilled to be working with him again.” Jon Cassar is joining Howard Gordon and David Fury in returning to the 24 world. Gary Newman, chair of 20th Century Fox TV, chimed in: “Jon Cassar was a critical force in the ongoing evolution of 24. He is a masterful director who has been responsible for many of the best episodes of the series, and Kiefer, Howard, and all of us at the studio value him enormously. We are thrilled to have him back.”
Several other familiar faces are currently in talks to possibly return, including Bob Cochran, Evan Katz and Manny Coto. Here’s hoping Fox will soon announce Mary Lynn Rajskub’s return as well, because honestly…what’s Jack Bauer without Chloe O’Brien?
24: Live Another Day will premiere it’s 12 episode run on Fox in May of 2014!
