Acccording to Deadline, Kiefer Sutherland has joined ‘Heroes’ creator Tim Kring’s science fiction pilot ‘Touch’ for Fox.

‘Touch’ centers on a father, who will be played by Sutherland, that discovers
that his autistic, mute son can predict events before they happen. This is the first pilot script Kring has written since the ‘Heroes’ pilot.

The ’24’ star is currently performing a revival of Jason Miller’s ‘That Championship Season’ on Broadway. Sutherland earned an Emmy Award in 2006 for portraying ’24’s CTU agent Jack Bauer.