AMostly, no. There were rumors that the real-time format of the series had been abandoned, in favor of a 12-hour format that would be a condensed version of a 24-hour day. However, the bulk of the series is still in real-time, with every 1-hour episode depicting an hour within the series.It is only in the final episode, 10 minutes before the end, that there is a flash-forward of 12 hours. As a result, the series starts at 11:00 AM, and ends at 11:00 AM the next day. It still encompasses 24 hours, but skips one block of 12 hours within it.
AKiefer Sutherland as Jack BauerMary Lynn Rajskub as Chloe O'BrianKim Raver as Audrey RainesandWilliam Devane as James HellerProducer/Writer David Fury has tweeted about talking and having dinner with Carlos Bernard (Tony Almeida), possibly hinting of his return too, although it is unknown if it will happen yet.More to be added as the news is announced06/30/2014 UPDATE: In episode 10 (8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.) of Day 9, Tzi Ma returned as Cheng Zhi to become the final part of the season's main villain.07/08/2014 UPDATE: After it became obvious that Tony wouldn't appear in LAD, Manny Coto & Evan Katz revealed that Tony Almeida was in prison and that his fate would be revealed in a Live Another Day DVD/Blu-Ray featurette.