![]() | "You need to keep people on the edge of their seats; you need to keep twisting and turning," says Damian Lewis about his freshman Showtime drama series "Homeland." "One of the appealing things about this show, for people who share our sensibilities, is that each episode feels a little bit like a film, rather than a TV show. And that's because the writers have busted their balls to explore character, explore the psychology of the situation, whilst remaining true to the genre: the thriller genre." The British actor plays U.S. Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody, a recently rescued prisoner-of-war who might have been turned by his Al Qaeda captors. C.I.A. operations officer Carrie Mathison (Emmy and Globe champ Claire Danes) is on a quest to uncover the truth about Brody. Producer Howard Gordon worked on the Emmy-winning "24," another show about secret missions within the government. I... |