Damian Lewis will return to Homeland for its third season, it has been confirmed.
Executive producer Howard Gordon told TVLine that the actor will continue to play Nicholas Brody on the hit Showtime drama.
"He's alive so of course he'll be back," Gordon said. "One of the great challenges of next [season] is how he'll be back. But there's no doubt that he will be back."
Homeland's second season ended with Claire Danes's character Carrie Mathison helping Brody begin his new life as a fugitive.
Executive producer Alex Gansa had previously teased that Lewis's involvement in season three was "an open question".
"We had a much clearer picture of what the first two seasons would be than we do of what the third season would be," he said. "Damian's involvement and [the actors who play Brody's family] is very much up in the air."
Showtime boss David Nevins also hinted that Homeland could survive without Lewis.
Lewis won 'Best Actor In A Television Series (Drama)' at last night's Golden Globes for his role in Homeland. Co-star Danes won 'Best Actress In A Television Series (Drama)', while the show itself won 'Best Television Series (Drama)'.
