‘White Collar’ season 5 spoilers: When do Matt Bomer and the cast reutrn?

There may not be that much available at the moment when it comes to actual “White Collar” season 5 scoop, but we can at least answer one valuable question: when in the world will the cast and crew be back to work?

According to some recent comments from Willie Garson to E! News, he, Matt Bomer, and the rest of the regular cast are all going to be back at work in a little less than a month trying to get some new episodes prepared … even if we are (tear) not going to see any of them until the fall. This is a long wait for new episodes of any show, and it’s also an interesting filming timeline given that many other cable shows that are premiering this fall (including “Sons of Anarchy” and “Homeland”) are not going to be filming until May. (Then again, this show typically has a larger episode count than either one of them.)

While we don’t know much about what is going to happen save for the fact that Peter now finds himself in a very precarious position behind bars, there is some casting news that all fans of the show should follow. According to Deadline, Hilarie Burton has signed on for the Fox pilot “The List,” which revolves mostly around a man (Michael Pena) who is trying to stop a killer who is after people within the witness protection program. Sound familiar? This show is basically “The Following” all over again, but if the series gets picked up, it’s possible that Burton will have a little less time to appear on the USA series.

What do you want to see happen during this new season of “White Collar”? In case you haven’t seen the first season 5 teaser, you can watch the video over at the link here.

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