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If Tony Almeida can return, anything is possible...

A Fox press release has confirmed that Gregory Itzin will be reprising the role of villainous President Charles Logan on season eight of 24.

Late in the season, current commander-in-chief Alison Taylor (Cherry Jones) will reluctantly enlist her disgraced predecessor to help with a growing diplomatic crisis.

Logan played a major role in a terrorist scheme during season five of the drama. He was last seen getting stabbed by his mentally unstable ex-wife, Martha, on season six.

24 exec producer Howard Gordon told Entertainment Weekly the opportunity to watch Jones and Itzin go head-to-head “was simply too compelling to pass up.”

As for Tony, he's safely in custody, following the events of last year. At least we assume that's the case - but we'll be tuned in to the 24 season premiere on January 17 just to be sure. (And because Jack Bauer is our hero.)

Stephen Root - who got his big break on the underrated sitcom Newsradio and appeared as a vampire on True Blood - will come aboard season eight of 24 for a few episodes

The versatile actor will portray Ben Prady, a Department of Corrections officer that investigates the disappearances of a parolee.

Root will next be seen in the George Clooney movie Men Who Stare at Goats.

He joins Freddie Prinze Jr., Katee Sackhoff and David Anders as recognizable faces on the eighth season of 24.

Another Battlestar Galactica is set to come aboard 24.

Callum Keith Rennie, who portrayed Leoben Conoy on the beloved sci-fi drama, will be joining his former castmate Katee Sackoff on the eighth season ofthe Fox hit.

Callum, who also enjoyed a recurring role on Californication, will take on the role of Vladimir Laitanan. Exectuive producer Brannon Braga describes the character as a Russian syndicate mobster who debuts around episode six or seven.

Look for Laitanan join forces with 24's other new bad guy, Eastern European mobster Bazhaev, played by Jurgen Prochnow.