‘‘ returns to television with a special two-night premiere January 17th and 18th on FOX.

What does the new season have in store?

Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) moves to the Big Apple to protect Omar Hassan, a Middle Eastern leader who’s in town for peace talks. He’s played by ‘Slumdog Millionaire‘ star Anil Kapoor.

The agent comes in contact with myriad new and returning characters, including returning Special Agent Renee Walker, played by Annie Wershing; Chris Diamantopoulos as Hassan’s possibly crooked Chief of Staff, Rob Weiss; ‘Battlestar Galactica’s‘ Katee Sackhoff as Dana Walsh, who is possibly a double agent. She is dating CTU agent Cole Ortiz (Freddie Prinze Jr.).

Check out a preview clip below.

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