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"Mandy Patinkin has joined the cast of new Showtime drama pilot Homeland. Deadline reports that the actor will star alongside Claire Danes in the project, which is loosely based on Israeli series Hatufim. Homeland will focus on Carrie Anderson (Danes), a CIA officer working to prove that a US soldier is a double agent for terrorists. Patinkin will play Saul Berenson, the &amp;quot;smart and politically savvy&amp;quot; CIA chief and Anderson&amp;#039;s main ally. The Princess Bride star previously played Jason Gideon on Criminal Minds from 2005 to 2007 and has also appeared in episodes of Law &amp;amp; Order and Three Rivers. The Homeland pilot will be produced by former 24 showrunner Howard Gordon and co-written by Hatufim creator Gideon Raff. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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