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According to Entertainment Weekly, stage and screen star F. Murray Abraham has signed on to appear in the second season of Showtime's 'Homeland.' Abraham will star as 'a brilliant intelligence operative in his 60-70's. He has worked all over the world for the Special Activities Division of the CIA.'

Viewers nationwide can now sample the first 20 minutes of the highly-anticipated season two premiere of the Golden Globe®-winning and Emmy® Award nominated hit series HOMELAND.

SHOWTIME will unveil the highly-anticipated second season premiere of its Golden Globe®-winning and Emmy® Award nominated hit series HOMELAND at an evening affair on the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City on Friday, September 7. The invitation-only premiere screening and reception, presented by Time Warner Cable, will roll out the red carpet for the show's star-studded cast, dignitaries and New York elite. This occasion marks the first entertainment event held in the new home to the historic Space Shuttle Enterprise. HOMELAND returns to SHOWTIME for its second season debut on Sunday, September 30th at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

SHOWTIME has launched a new Digital Media campaign in support of the season two premiere of its Golden Globe®-winning and Emmy® Award nominated hit series HOMELAND, available now on ItHitsHome.com.

A new promo for the upcoming second season of Showtime's hit drama series HOMELAND has been released. The 30-second clip features series star Claire Danes's character Carrie disguised in a brown wig and being chased by a group of men. The season premieres on Sunday, September 20 at 10pm ET on Showtime. Check out the promo below!

SHOWTIME has released the first look at the highly-anticipated second season of its Emmy nominated, and Golden Globe and Peabody Award-winning hit series HOMELAND. Get a sneak peek below! HOMELAND season two premieres on Sunday, September 30th at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

This morning, SHOWTIME was honored with 22 Emmy nominations across seven series, with HOMELAND nominated for nine Emmys - the most nominations of any freshman drama or comedy series this year, and the most nominations ever for a SHOWTIME series.

Nominations for this year's Primetime Emmy Awards were announced today, Thursday, July 19, from the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre at Television Academy headquarters in the NoHo Arts District of Los Angeles.

CBS, SHOWTIME and the CW will make their mark at Comic-Con 2012 with star-studded sessions and signings, including premiere screenings of new series and first looks at the new seasons of returning hits.

SHOWTIME has announced its panel line-up for the Comic-Con International: San Diego 2012 which will feature stars from some of the network's biggest original series. This year's panels will include the Emmy®-nominated series DEXTER, as well as the hit drama series SHAMELESS.

As reported today in Israeli press, the Golden Globe and Peabody award-winning SHOWTIME drama series HOMELAND kicked off production for its second season this week in Israel and had a surprise guest visit the set on Tuesday - Real-life POW and Israeli hero Gilad Shalit.

SHOWTIME has put together a powerful one-two punch on Sundays this fall with the premieres of its top-rated drama series' DEXTER and HOMELAND. On Sunday, September 30th, DEXTER will make its seventh season premiere at 9:00 PM ET/PT, followed by the highly-anticipated second season of the Golden Globe®-winning drama seriesHOMELAND at 10:00 PM ET/PT. The announcement was made today by David Nevins, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc.

David Nevins, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc. and Executive Producers Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa will be honored with the 2012 IFF Achievement in Television Award for the critically-acclaimed series 'Homeland,' at the opening night event taking place on Thursday, March 15th at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles, California. 'Homeland' is based on a hit Israeli television show that was developed into a Golden Globe Award-winning American series by its executive producers and Showtime, marking the highest profile American transformation of an Israeli series to date.

At last night's ceremony of the 59th Annual Motion Picture Sound Editor's Golden Reel Awards, the sound editing teams of Hugo, The Muppets, Super 8, The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse were among the honorees at the prestigious event held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel.

Woody Allen was given the WGA best original screenplay award for his Parisian journey through time, MIDNIGHT IN PARIS. The honor marks the fifth WGA award for the director who has won in the past for 'Annie Hall,' 'Broadway Danny Rose,' 'Hannah and Her Sisters' and 'Crimes and Misdemeneanors.' This year's nomination was his 20th.

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in television, news, radio, promotional writing, and graphic animation during the 2011 season. The winners will be honored at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 19, 2012, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.

Viewers around the country can now test their curiosity, as SHOWTIME will offer polygraph exams in-person and online to consumers around the country, to see if they too can beat a lie detector.

On the heels of HOMELAND's biggest numbers yet, for this past Sunday's airing, SHOWTIME has ordered a season two, consisting of 12 new one-hour episodes.

SHOWTIME has announced its panel line-up for the 2011 Comic-Con which will feature stars from some of the network's biggest original series.

Following the successful debuts of four critically acclaimed, new original hit series - The Big C, Shameless, Episodes and The Borgias - Showtime Networks and President of Entertainment David Nevins, will be adding two more original series to the premium channel's line-up.