24: Legacy Is Bringing Back Carlos Bernard

 

We’ve already heard that there’s the possibility of Mary Lynn Rajskub returning as Chloe O’Brian, but now we have definitive news on the return of a veteran character from the show, one with a history spanning all the way back to the first season That character is Tony Almeida.

TV Line has learned that Carlos Bernard will reprise his role as Tony Almeida in 24 Legacy, the reboot of the action adventure series on FOX which exists in the same universe of the original series, but focuses on an all-new main character. 24: Legacy showrunners Manny Coto and Evan Katz confirmed the casting with a brief statement: “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.”

Tony Almeida has a complicated history in the world of 24. For four seasons, he was one of Jack Bauer’s most trusted colleagues, but in the fifth season, he was hit hard by tragedy as his wife, Michelle Dessler (Reiko Aylesworth), was killed by a car bomb. Then at the end of the fifth season, Almeida was killed by a lethal dose of hyoscine-pentothal, or so we thought.

24: Legacy will debut after Super Bowl 51 on Sunday, February 5, before it moves to Monday nights at 8pm ET/PT.