Kiefer Sutherland, the star of hit TV show 24, and rock group The White Stripes have been confirmed as the newest guests set to appear on The Simpsons upcoming season.

According to the BBC, the Detroit-based band will play themselves in an episode that sees Bart organizing a benefit concert. Sutherland, however, will voice an original character — a tough colonel in an episode that finds Homer accidentally joining the army.

Natalie Portman, Eric Idle and television’s most famous psychologist, Dr. Phil McGraw, are also set to appear throughout the 18th season of the animated show.

The new set of Simpsons episodes will begin airing on September 18, with the 400th episode to be shown the following May.

A feature-length Simpsons film is also being produced and is set for a 2007 release to celebrate the characters’ 20th anniversary.






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