'Homeland' Gets Two-Hour Return 

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'Homeland' Gets Two-Hour Return, 'The Affair' Premiering Early

Showtime\'s flagship drama will air back-to-back episodes on Oct. 5

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Though the Showtime drama isn't getting a full two-hour episode for its season premiere, it will return with two back-to-back episodes on Oct. 5. That's also good news for incoming drama

. The series is bowing on Oct. 12, earlier than originally anticipated.

’s stunning finale last season, there is such strong anticipation for the start of season four that we wanted to give

fans an extra generous helping of Carrie and company,” said network exec vp originals Gary Levine. “Once we decided to premiere

with a double episode, it made sense to use the momentum of that event to launch our newest series,

has been beefing up its cast since the departure of lead Damian Lewis and recently released its first trailer. Showrunner Alex Gansa has promised a lucid Carrie (Claire Danes) — after several seasons of her suffereing with mental illness — being the focus of the first batch of episodes.

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