The eighth season of
24
kicks off with 24 more hours in the life of Jack Bauer,
the revived CTU, and another crucial situation that needs to be solved,
this time in New York. With new cast members and a new dynamic, season
8 is set to be quite something.
We've
collected a handful of
24 spoilers in case you want to get ahead, and we'll update this bit with more
24 spoilers as we get them. Check back from time to time to see what's up with the eighth season.
General SpoilersGregory Itzin will reprise his role as President Charles Logan, in an episode arc halfway through the season. Jennifer Westfeldt said she will return as reporter Meredith Reed later in the season.
Also see:Gregory Itzin Returns to '24''24' Season 8 First Look: Jack Bauer Never Gets To Settle Down'24' Spoiler Alert: It's Detail After Detail After Detail... Part Two'24' Spoiler Alert: It's Detail After Detail After Detail...Comic-Con 2009: A Plot to Kill the President on '24' Season 8'24' Spoiler Alert: One Won't Make It To New York, Plus More (Probably Smaller) Finale Details24: Day 8 Is Moving to New York... Sort OfNew Cast MembersAnil Kapoor as Omar Hassan, a Middle Eastern leader on a peacekeeping mission to the US
Callum Keith Rennie as Vladimir Laitanan, a member of a Russian crime syndicate
Clayne Crawford as Kevin, Dana's ex-boyfriend who has come back for her
David Anders as Josef, Bashaev's son who will soon work with Jack and the CTU
Freddie Prinze Jr. as Cole Ortiz, the CTU's head of field ops
Hrach Titizian as Nabeel, President Hassan's second-in-command for security
Jennifer Westfeldt as Meredith Reed, an journalist who's having an affair with Hassan
John Boyd as Arlo Glass, a CTU systems analyst
John Diamantopoulous as Rob Weiss, the new White House chief-of-staff
Julian Morris as Agent Owens, a SWAT agent working with the CTU
Jurgen Prochnow as Bashaev, head of a Eastern European crime syndicate
Katee Sackhoff as Dana Walsh, a CTU data analyst with a dark past
Mykelti Williamson as Brian Hastings, the head of CTU
Rami Malek as Marcos, an Arab-American who is sympathetic towards radical Muslims
T.J. Ramini as Tarin Karoush, an associate of Omar's
Also see:First Photos: '24' Season 824: Three More Join Season 8 Cast24: David Anders Joins In, But Don't Expect Kim Raver To Return24: Another 'Battlestar Galactica' Star Jumps Ship24: German Actor Plays Jack Bauer's New Nemesis24: 'Desperate' Boot Campier Joins Anil Kapoor's Team24: Clayne Crawford Joins Cast24: Katee Sackhoff Joins The Cast (But Almost Didn't, Actually)24: Mykelti Williamson Is the New CTU Boss24: Freddie Prinze Jr. Joins Season 824: 'Starter Wife' Star Replaces Olivia24: 'Slumdog Millionaire' Star Anil Kapoor Joins Day 8Episode 8.07 "Day 8: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM"The CTU helps an underground Jack Bauer to intercept nuclear materials, as President Taylor's intentions are questioned by the peace deal's other delegates.
Episode 8.08 "Day 8: 11:00 PM-12:00 AM"The CTU adapts to the escalating situation as Jack's plan has operatives panicking.
- Henrik Batallones, BuddyTV Staff Columnist(Image courtesy of Fox)