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Originally posted by: Blade
Kiefer Sutherland returned to TV Wednesday, but not as the familiar federal agent Jack Bauer he played for eight years on "24."
Sutherland hit the small screen in Fox's "Touch," portraying Martin Bohm, a single father with an 11-year-old son who has an obsession with numbers and the ability to see interconnections within the universe, sometimes even predicting the future.
Fox previewed the one-hour series before the season officially begins March 19, Mondays 9pm ET.
The network describes the show as a "preternatural drama in which science and spirituality intersect with the hopeful premise that we are all interconnected."
Will "24" fans want to tune in?
"This is a very different kind of show," Sutherland said, according to the New York Daily News.
"Touch" is expected to be a lot more sentimental than "24," as Sutherland's character is haunted by an inability to connect to his mute, severely autistic son, portrayed by actor David Mazouz.
"The heart of this show is the father connecting with his son," Sutherland, 45, explained. "But it's also a suspense thriller, a procedural. Every week we set up and resolve a case. There's a lot of excitement and action."
Frank Kneeland is just going to be beside himself that the show attempts to prove that things are not random but fit into an algorithm that only the gifted can see.
