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"Fox president Kevin Reilly has claimed that new drama The Following will be &amp;quot;the next 24&amp;quot;. The horror thriller stars Kevin Bacon as Ryan Hardy, an FBI profiler in pursuit of a deadly serial killer (James Purefoy).  &amp;quot;[Showrunner] Kevin Williamson, who created Dawson&amp;#039;s Creek and the Scream franchise, he&amp;#039;s the real deal,&amp;quot; Reilly told reporters at the Fox US TV upfronts.  &amp;quot;He pitched us a highly serialised show [about] tracking down a serial killer. The pilot ended up being incredible.  &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s going to play for 15 weeks straight and... we think it&amp;#039;s going to be the next 24.&amp;quot; Reilly added that he was thrilled to sign X-Men: First Class star Bacon for the show&amp;#039;s lead role. &amp;quot;There are more and more big stars who are intrigued by doing TV,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;For us, it worked. His needs fit our needs.&amp;quot; The Following will premiere on Fox in 2013. &amp;gt; Glee moves to Thursdays, Touch to Fridays in Fox&amp;#039;s 2012 lineup &amp;gt; Fringe, Alcatraz: What&amp;#039;s in and out at Fox - Scorecard Watch the trailer for The Following below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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