How ‘Homeland’ Reached 8 Seasons by Re-Inventing Itself
To keep “Homeland” alive, co-creators Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon used the same playbook they deployed for “24,” the Fox anti-terrorism drama that reshuffled its deck around star Kiefer Sutherland every year. “You have an intelligence officer out there combating terrorism,” Gansa told TheWrap. “That that can continue for a long time.” But “24” was centered more around a premise — an entire season that takes place within one day, with each episode spanning one hour. “Homeland” was initially presented as more a specific story: What happens when a POW who had been presumed dead returns, but a CIA officer suspects him being a terrorist? Also Read: Inside 'Homeland' Final Season Premiere: Fan Faves Return, a Series Finale Scramble, and Hidden Sushi That narrative propulsion drove the first season to critical acclaim and multiple Emmys wins. But it was short-lived. The first three seasons of “Homeland” centered around the relationship between Claire Danes’ CIA officer Carrie Mathison and Damian Lewis’ ex-soldier Nicholas Brody. But it appeared to run out of gas during that third season, which finally put an end to the Brody-led storyline, when the character was killed off. It was retooled for Season 4, moving Carrie to the Middle...
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