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Fox announces limited return of '24'

Actor Kiefer Sutherland attends a stage greeting during a preview event for the TV drama "Touch" in Tokyo, Japan, on September 4, 2012. UPI/Keizo Mori
Actor Kiefer Sutherland attends a stage greeting during a preview event for the TV drama "Touch" in Tokyo, Japan, on September 4, 2012. UPI/Keizo Mori | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, May 13 (UPI) -- Kiefer Sutherland is to star in a 12-episode limited run of his canceled U.S. political thriller series "24," starting in May 2014, Fox announced Monday.

Former show-runner Howard Gordon is to produce the mini-season of the series. The critically acclaimed action-drama initially ran from 2001-10.

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"'24' compressed over 12 weeks, Jack is back," The Hollywood Reporter said Fox Entertainment Chairman Kevin Reilly told reporters early Monday during a conference call.

The news comes shortly after the network canceled Sutherland's drama "Touch," which ran for two seasons.

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