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Showtime's 'Homeland' recruits 'V,' 'Firefly' star Morena Baccarin

Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin and Damian Lewis star in the drama series

By Daniel Fienberg Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:14 PM

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It didn't take Morena Baccarin long to bounce back from the cancelation of ABC's "V" reboot.
 
Showtime announced on Tuesday (May 31) that Baccarin has landed "a major role" on the new drama series "Homeland." Baccarin will play Jessica Brody, wife to Sgt. Nick Brody (Damian Lewis). The premiere cable network describes the character as "intrepid and complicated." The role was played by Laura Fraser in the "Homeland" pilot.
 
Adapted by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa from the Israeli format, "Homeland"  stars Lewis as a left-for-dead POW recovered from Iraq after a lengthy absence. While Sgt. Brody returns to the States as a hero, one CIA officer (Claire Danes) becomes convinced that he's actually a key piece in an upcoming terrorist attack. Mandy Patinkin also stars.
 
Production on "Homeland" will begin later this month, with the series now set to premiere on Showtime at some point this fall.
 
In addition to her two-year run as the vicious-yet-alluring Anna on ABC's "V," Baccarin won fans as one of the stars of FOX's "Firefly" and the subsequent feature "Serenity."
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A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.
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    max

    Bring us back V!!! :'(

    June 1, 2011 at 12:49AM EST Reply to Comment
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    Tausif Khan

    Did Showtime say anything about why Laura Fraser would not be reprising the role for the series?

    June 1, 2011 at 4:19AM EST Reply to Comment
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      dan Tausif Khan - Nope. Just one of those things that happens with some frequency. Something wasn't exactly right? They saw the chance to get a bigger name? Or maybe she signed on knowing that it was always just going to be for the pilot? There are plenty of viable reasons, but none were part of the Showtime announcement...

      -Daniel

      June 1, 2011 at 2:22PM EST
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    Nick H.

    I watching no matter what for Damian Lewis, but this is a nice bonus.

    June 1, 2011 at 6:03PM EST Reply to Comment

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