Homeland is a 2011 English-language Crime Drama show developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa. The show was Produced by Lauren White, Katie O'hara, Charlotte Stoudt, Mandy Patinkin and Sunday Stevens under the banner of Teakwood Lane Productions in collaboration with Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet Broadcasting, Fox 21 , Fox 21 Television Studios , Showtime Networks and Studio Babelsberg. airing on Showtime. Homeland is an American espionage thriller television series developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa based on the Israeli series Prisoners of War which was created by Gideon Raff, who serves as an executive producer on Homeland. Homeland stars Claire Danes in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Damian Lewis, Morena Baccarin, David Harewood, Diego Klattenhoff, Jackson Pace and Morgan Saylor. The series is based on Prisoners of War by Gideon Raff. The music was composed by Sean Callery. Cinematography was done by Nelson Cragg, Chris Manley, David Klein, Giorgio Scali and Peter Levy. The series has a running time of 45-85 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 96 episodes during it's run of 8 seasons. The show made a box office gross of $0 million. Distribution rights for the series were acquired by 20th Television. Homeland is an American espionage thriller television series developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa based on the Israeli series Prisoners of War which was created by Gideon Raff, who serves as an executive producer on Homeland.