Showtime has released the first trailer for the new season of US political thriller Homeland.

The one-minute trailer features the first look at Merlin actor Bradley James as a character named Edgar and Spooks actor Raza Jaffrey as Aasar Khan, a lieutenant-colonel in the Pakistan intelligence service.

Other new cast members include Suraj Sharma (Life Of Pi) and Corey Stoll (House of Cards).

British actor Rupert Friend returns as CIA black ops SOG/SAD operative Peter Quinn.

Channel 4 confirmed to CultBox today that Homeland will return in the UK on the channel this autumn.

Watch the Season 4 trailer…

Season 4 begins in the US on Sunday 5 October on Showtime.

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