Wow, the new cast lineup for 24 keeps getting better and better. Silver Spoons and NYPD Blue alum Rick Schroeder has signed onto the series that has recently seen Chad Lowe, Regina King, Powers Boothe, Peter MacNicol, James Cromwell, Kal Penn and David Hunt join the series. He is one of many new faces who have signed up for the new season of 24, which premiere’s its new season with a four hour two night extravaganza in January.

Schroeder will play Counter Terrorism Unit operative Mike Doyle, who teams up with lead Keifer Sutherland’s character Jack Bauer to pull off key field operations.

I like Rick (although I honestly always think of him as little Ricky Schroeder) and am looking forward to see how he does this role in the series. While he had a stint on NYPD Blue, the tone of 24 is quite different.

This season is going to be great!!

More from the FOX press release

He joins a list of notable newcomers this season, including Chad Lowe (ER), Powers Boothe (Deadwood), Peter MacNicol (Ally McBeal), Regina King (Ray), James Cromwell (Babe), Kal Penn (Harold & Kumar), Marisol Nichols (In Justice), Alexander Siddig (Syriana), David Hunt (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Harry Lennix (Commander in Chief).

As previously announced, Emmy nominees Jean Smart and Gregory Itzin return for another day as FIRST LADY MARTHA LOGAN and PRESIDENT CHARLES LOGAN, while Eric Balfour and Carlo Rota reprise their respective roles as CTU contractors MILO PRESSMAN and MORRIS OBRIAN.

24s Season Six will feature WAYNE PALMER (DB Woodside), the strong-minded brother of the late President David Palmer; SANDRA PALMER (Regina King), a determined and powerful advocacy lawyer; presidential advisor KAREN HAYES (Jayne Atkinson); and CTU colleagues CHLOE OBRIAN (Mary Lynn Rajskub), CURTIS MANNING (Roger Cross) and BILL BUCHANAN (James Morrison).

This spoiler posted on Monday, December 4th, 2006 at 10:02 am.

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