“One of the original members from the iconic movie ‘Flatliners’ is coming back for more,” reports Anita Busch in a scoop for Deadline.com.

The story continues, “Kiefer Sutherland is joining the cast of the reboot of the 1990 film after schedules were worked out for the actor to do both his new ABC series ‘Designated Survivor’ and the Sony feature film. Sutherland, who will play a seasoned doctor in the redo, joins Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton and Kiersey Clemens. His deal is not completely closed but he has committed to doing it.”