'Homeland' Ups F. Murray Abraham And Sarita Choudhury To Season 3 Regulars

Posted: 05/09/2013 1:39 pm EDT Updated: 05/09/2013 1:45 pm EDT

"Homeland" ups F. Murray Abraham and Sarita Choudhury to series regulars for Season 3. | Showtime

Two familiar "Homeland" faces have gotten a promotion, and they both have ties to the new acting director of the CIA: The one and only Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin).

According to HitFix, F. Murray Abraham has been upped to series regular after playing retired black ops specialist Dar Adal in a few key scenes in Season 2, while Sarita Choudhury will finally be getting more screen time (and, we assume, moving back home) as Saul's wife, Mira.

Although not much is known about Season 3 of "Homeland," it will pick up during the aftermath of the terrorist attack at the end of Season 2 that caused Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) to leave the country with the help of Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes).

Additionally, the new season will find Carrie and Saul working to rebuild their personal and professional lives in the midst of a media firestorm about the terrorist attack and the search for Brody.

"Homeland" Season 3 premieres Sunday, September 29th at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime.

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Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison and Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson in Homeland (Season 2, Episode 2). - Photo: Ronen Akerman/SHOWTIME
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison and Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson in Homeland (Season 2, Episode 2). - Photo: Ronen Akerman/SHOWTIME
Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson in Homeland (Season 2, Episode 1). - Photo: Ronen Akerman/SHOWTIME
Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison and Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson in Homeland (Season 2, Episode 2). - Photo: Ronen Akerman/SHOWTIME
Damien Lewis as Nicholas "Nick" Brody (center) and Morena Baccarin as Jessica Brody (right) in Homeland (Season 2, Episode 2). - Photo: Kent Smith/SHOWTIME
Damien Lewis as Nicholas "Nick" Brody and Jamey Sheridan as the Vice President of the United States, William Walden, in Homeland (Season 2, Episode 2). - Photo: Kent Smith/SHOWTIME
Damien Lewis as Nicholas "Nick" Brody and Jamey Sheridan as the Vice President of the United States, William Walden, in Homeland (Season 2, Episode 2).
Damien Lewis as Nicholas "Nick" Brody in Homeland (Season 2, Episode 1). - Photo: Kent Smith/SHOWTIME
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Damian Lewis
Claire Danes & Damian Lewis