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"Homeland will undergo a &amp;quot;reset&amp;quot; for its third season, exec Howard Gordon has revealed. The Showtime drama&amp;#039;s writing team are currently working on new episodes, producer Gordon confirmed to Entertainment Weekly. &amp;quot;It is a little bit of a reset,&amp;quot; he said of the new season. &amp;quot;But it is really promising at the same time.&amp;quot; Gordon explained that he is keen to introduce new characters and plot points in season three, citing the character of Quinn (Rupert Friend) as a successful addition to Homeland&amp;#039;s second run. &amp;quot;Quinn is an amazing character that had a really slow ramp-up but a strong, amazing finish,&amp;quot; he suggested.  Homeland exec Alex Gansa recently claimed that season three will likely be &amp;quot;smaller&amp;quot; in scale, comparing future episodes to the work of spy author John le Carr\u00E9. Showtime&amp;#039;s President of Entertainment David Nevins has defended the show&amp;#039;s divisive second season, claiming that he &amp;quot;really liked&amp;quot; the latest run. Homeland returns to Showtime on September 29. The new season will air on Channel 4 in the UK. &amp;gt; Damian Lewis confirmed for Homeland return &amp;gt; Homeland&amp;#039;s Claire Danes wins Golden Globe: &amp;#039;Our writers didn&amp;#039;t buckle&amp;#039; Watch Homeland win the award for &amp;#039;Best TV Series, Drama&amp;#039; at the Golden Globe awards:      Golden Globe winners - photo gallery:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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