‘Homeland’ Season 3 — Five Things Fans Need to Know

Let's get the answer everyone is wondering about season 3 of 'Homeland' out of the way first: yes, Dana will be back. E! News interviewed Morena Baccarin, who plays Dana's mom, and here's a quote from the interview “Brody's (former) wife tells us to expect some exciting stories with her daughter, Dana, ones that include some ‘crying.’ Hopefully no more hit and run plots."

Great, not only is Dana still around, she doing even more crying.

It looks like Carrie is in quite a bit of legal trouble in season 3 of 'Homeland.' TVline reports that Amy Morton, from 'Boss,' has been cast as her attorney and will be a recurring character throughout the season. With Brody on the run, it's quite possible that Carrie could be considered as part of the terrorist attack that ended season 2 and put her in a more difficult situation than anything she's faced so far.

In an interview with ABC News, co-creator Alex Gansa had this to say:

"The issue in this season is, what happens if it were learned that a major attack on the United States was sponsored by a state? These are the big concerns that we're going to deal with in the first sweep of episodes," Gansa said. "And then there's the big question about, you know, where Brody is?"

With Abu Nazir out of the picture was this attack meant to incriminate Brody or was Brody behind it working for inside sources? Hopefully we'll have answers to these questions early in season 3 of 'Homeland.'

According to the LA Times, since Brody is the most wanted man in the country, he's going to be doing a lot of hiding, which means we won't be seeing as much of him on 'Homeland' in season 3.

"He is the most wanted man on the planet. By definition, he's going to be hiding somewhere. And if he's hiding, that limits what he can do,"

If the focus of the season isn't on Brody, does that mean Carrie is going to take on the brunt of the blame? It definitely appears as though the government believes she was involved, especially with her attorney playing a major role this season.

If you thought Carrie was alone before, check out this quick interview with Damian Lewis about season 3. The interview shows how far Carrie has fallen.

'Homeland' will premiere on September 29, 2013 on Showtime.