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"Nazanin Boniadi has been promoted to a series regular for the forthcoming season of Homeland. The actress, who is currently starring in Scandal, will reprise her role as Muslim analyst Fara Sherazi.  Fara will be a key part of Carrie&amp;#039;s team at the CIA in the fourth run of the show. &amp;quot;These are characters we got to explore and enrich and see whether or not the show can withstand Brody&amp;#039;s absence,&amp;quot; said showrunner Alex Gansa of Boniadi and fellow guest Tracy Letts [who played Senator Andrew Lockhart]. &amp;quot;I think they raised their game and made the show vital without that central character onstage.&amp;quot; Homeland is expected to return this autumn on Showtime in the US and on Channel 4 in the UK. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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