Jon Cassar joins ’24: Live Another Day’ as director, producer

Jon Cassar will return as director and executive producer of the highly-anticipated 24: Live Another Day.

The original series filmmaker will produce the long-awaited show and helm the first two episodes of the 12-episode limited season.

“I’m very happy to be renewing my relationship with the 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine family and am excited to call ‘action!’ again on the set of the resurrected 24,” Cassar said.

“Considering I was not involved in season eight, this new 24 event series gives me the chance for closure on a show that is very important to me.”

Executive producer Howard Gordon said: “Jon was a profoundly integral part of 24 creatively and culturally. It doesn’t feel like it would be 24 without him, and we’re all just really thrilled to be working with him again.”

Cassar has won two Emmys and a DGA Award for his work on the Emmy Award-winning drama series.

Kiefer Sutherland will be back on our screens as Counter Terrorist Agent Jack Bauer for the 12-episode series, expected to return in May 2014.