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24 alumna Annie Wersching has landed the second lead opposite Scottie Thompson in Ed Bernero’s ABC drama pilot Partners. Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (The Beast) has also been cast in the project, a cop drama centered on two female police detectives, Mattie (Thompson) and Jess (Wersching), who are fiercely loyal to one another since they’re also secretly half-sisters. Gilliard will play Dr. J.

(via Deadline)

Today is actually Annie’s birthday – she was born March 28th, 1977 in St. Louis, Missouri which by my math makes her 32 today! Hope you had a good one and here’s to many more. Cheers!

Executive producer Howard Gorndon has confirmed that there will be an eighth season of 24!

Says Gordon, “We’re gearing up for a May start date. I’m with the writers now just putting our heads together, coming up with an idea. Unless we fail to come up with an idea that’s satisfactory, you’ll see an eighth season.” Holler!

And if that weren’t exciting enough, Annie Wersching is confirmed to return next season, which might mean some lovin’ for Mr. Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), except that Gordon also teased a shocking death—could it even be Jack Bauer finally kicking the bucket?

While the eighth season is secure, that doesn’t mean Jack Bauer is. Gordon told us at TCA that a post-season-eight movie is likely, but apparently producers don’t have their hearts set on it. Gordon said today, “We may decide ultimately if there’s not a movie [story] worth telling, Jack may see his last day on television. He could die in the series…I think that’s possible.”