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Carlos Bernard will reprise his role as Tony Almeida on “24 : Legacy”.
The Chicago-born thesp, also known for his roles on “Dallas” and “Burn Notice”, played the beloved counter terrorist agent on 5 seasons of the hit FOX series before returning for the show’s 7th season – this time as ‘Bad Tony’.
In a statement issued to TV Line co-showrunners Manny Coto and Evan Katz said : “Tony Almeida is one of the most indelible personalities in the 24 universe, at times loyal and loving, other times an utterly amoral, ruthless mercenary. Carlos Bernard has done an amazing job portraying this dark and conflicted character, and we couldn’t be more thrilled with his return to the show.”
While it’s unlikely Kiefer Sutherland will appear this season as Jack Bauer (since he’s committed to new NBC series “Designated Survivor”), it’s believed there’s a good chance some other original “24” faves – in addition to Bernard- will make appearances.
“24 Legacy” stars Corey Hawkins as the new Jack Bauer-esque hero (though, as opposed to Jack, this guy is a newbie in the world of superheroics) in a scenario that involves the assassination of a terrorist leader.
“The premise of the season is based on a real story about the guys who took out Osama bin Laden,” Coto previously explained to TVLine. “It struck us as a fascinating [introduction] for a character who participated in a huge mission to take out a terrorist leader and then had to go back to his normal life. And then what would happen if [someone] started killing off the members of his team one by one?
