Broadway stars join cast of 24

Two Broadway stars have signed on for the new season of Fox’s action-drama 24.

Tony winner Stephen Spinella and two-time Tony nominee Jayne Atkinson have joined the cast of 24 for its fifth season, the network announced.

The four-hour, two-part season premiere of 24, which stars Kiefer Sutherland as US counterterrorist agent Jack Bauer, will air in the US next month.

Atkinson, who won Tony nominations for The Rainmaker and Enchanted April, will play Homeland Security official Karen Hayes and Spinella, who won a Tony for Angels in America, will play Miles, Hayes’ subordinate.

Jean Smart, Connie Britton, Sean Astin, Peter Weller and JoBeth Williams will also be featured in the new season.