Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in 24. Photo/supplied
Hit action television series 24 is returning to the small screen for a limited 12-episode run.
Reports recently surfaced online suggesting Kiefer Sutherland's famous counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer would be heading back to TV, and now executive producer David Fury has confirmed the news.
He posted a link on Twitter
on Friday directing fans to a Deadline.com article about the supposed revival, and wrote, "Yep, I'm pulling double duty along w/ (with) (new pilot) TYRANT. Whoo & Hoo!"
Sutherland is said to be in talks to reprise his action-packed role for America's Fox network following the cancellation of his latest TV series, Touch.
The news will be warmly welcomed by 24 fans - plans to turn the drama into a movie have failed to come to fruition following the end of the show's eighth season in 2010, and director Antoine Fuqua recently suggested the film had been shelved.
