What is Homeland, exactly? In its nervy, off-beat first season it was a tingly espionage mystery, filled with cool CIA process and some ballsy bits of pulp. (Our heroine sleeps with the man she is ...

Ah, Homeland, our dearest of occasionally disappointing TV dramas. The dark days seem so far removed, back when we were debating Carrie's Big Important Decision and the functionality of BlackBerrys.

Actress Claire Danes and showrunner Howard Gordon already know how to get pulses racing. The dynamic duo memorably worked together on Showtime's acclaimed espionage thriller "Homeland," which aired ...