The USA Network series "The 4400" will bring back guest stars Peter Coyote and Jeffrey Combs in the upcoming third season, but fans may have to wait to see the resolution of last season's cliffhanger, which featured the mysterious reappearance of actor Billy Campbell's character Jordan Collier, co-creator Ira Steven Behr told SciFi Wire.

Before "The 4400," Behr worked with Combs as a recurring character on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine."

"We're gong to tease this a little longer, partially because Billy Campbell is on a tall ship cruise around the world as a crew member, not as a passenger. He's up there in the riggings," Behr said in an interview. "But it will be worth the wait, that's all. We've come up with an idea for him that I think is very good, and the way you saw him at the end of last season, with that beard and that hair, I think, is going to play a part in his character, so that might give you some idea."

SciFi Wire noted that at the end of last season, fans saw what appeared to be 4400 leader Collier on a beach, though he was supposedly assassinated earlier in the year.

Behr said that the new season will bring back new regular cast member Karina Lombard as Alana Mareva, who was introduced as the love interest of Joel Gretsch's Tom Baldwin last year. "I think she's going to be in 10 out of 13 episodes playing Alana, Tom's lover and 4400 member," Behr said. "And I think that relationship and her abilities are going to have a big impact this season."

"The 4400" tells the story of 4,400 humans abducted and then returned to Earth. New episodes begin on the USA Network in June.