TELEVISION: NBC’s Chuck Returns In January With Two-Hour Premiere!

Devoted fans of NBC’s Chuck [and Subway] will be pleased by the news, just released, that the action-comedy series will return with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, January 10th, 2010 at 9/8C, before returning to NBC’s Monday night line-up the next evening at 8/7C.

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Chuck Bartkowski [Zachary Levi], the world’s nerdiest secret agent begins the show’s third season with the newly uploaded Intersect 2.0 in his brain – finally giving him the combat skills to become a real agent. Unless, of course, his pesky emotions get in the way…

Season three of Chuck promises action, humor and a wave of top-flight guest stars, including: Angie Harmon [Law & Order, Women’s Murder Club], who will play Sydney, an enemy operative; Brandon Routh [Superman Returns], who is set to play CIA Agent Daniel Shaw; Robert Patrick [Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Unit] will play Colonel Keller, a soldier and spy from Casey’s past; Kristin Kreuk [Smallville], who will portray Hannah — a potential love interest for Chuck; Armand Assante [The Mambo Kings, NCIS] as dictator Premier Goya, who is the target of an assassin; Steve Austin [WWE Smackdown!] will portray Hugo Panzer, who becomes entangled in Chuck’s first solo mission; and Vinnie Jones [Snatch, EuroTrip] who returns as arms dealer Carl Stromberg.

Also returning are John Casey [Adam Baldwin, Firefly/Serenity] returns with partner Sarah Walker [Yvonne Strahovski, Gone], one of the CIA’s top agents and Chuck’s dream girl.  As Chuck assumes his new role as the Intersect 2.0, Casey and Sarah need to protect him but also help him become the agent he is destined to be.

Also featured are: Joshua Gomez (Without a Trace) as Morgan Grimes — Chuck’s best buddy; Sarah Lancaster [Roswell, What About Brian?] as Chuck’s ever-supportive sister Ellie; Ryan McPartlin [Living with Fran, Super Capers] as Devon Woodcomb [a.k.a. Captain Awesome], Ellie’s husband.  Chuck’s Buy More team consists of Big Mike [Mark Christopher Lawrence, The Pursuit of Happyness] and the Nerd Herd, which includes Lester [Vik Sahay, Time Bomb, This is Wonderland] and Jeff [Scott Krinsky, The O.C.].