Homeland is an American television series that is based on the Israeli version of "Prisoners of War." It follows the life of Carrie Mathison, a CIA operations officer who, after conducting an unauthorized operation in Iraq, is put on probation and reassigned to the counterterrorism center of the CIA in Langley, Virginia. The series stars Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin, Morena Baccarin, David Harewood, Diego Klattenhoff, Morgan Saylor and Jackson Pace.