‘Homeland’ season 4 set as Showtime also approves ‘Masters of Sex’ season 2

Showtime renewed Homeland for a fourth season and Masters of Sex for an additional season, the network announced Tuesday.

The award-winning Homeland will move ahead for a 12-episode season 4.

“Homeland continues to prove its strength for Showtime, and is one of television’s most exciting, provocative and widely-discussed shows. It has grown its audience significantly in each of its three seasons,” said Showtime entertainment president David Nevins.

Nevins also addressed the popularity of Showtime’s new show Master of Sex, which was also renewed.

“The critical and audience reaction to Masters of Sex since its great launch has been incredibly gratifying. It’s a privilege to get to work with such talented and creative people as Alex Gansa and Michelle Ashford, as well as their tremendous casts. They have each created truly original shows, with distinctive voices that are among the most admired series on television.”

Homeland is Showtime’s most popular show, replacing Dexter which ended this summer, averaging 6.5 million viewers weekly.

 Masters of Sex averages 5.4 million

 About Homeland (via Showtime):

The winner of 6 Emmy® Awards including Outstanding Drama Series, HOMELAND is an edge-of-your-seat sensation. Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody (Emmy® winner Damian Lewis) is both a decorated hero and a serious threat. CIA officer Carrie Mathison (Emmy® winner Claire Danes) is tops in her field despite being bipolar. The delicate dance these two complex characters perform, built on lies, suspicion, and desire, is at the heart of this gripping, emotional thriller in which nothing short of the fate of our nation is at stake.

 Masters of Sex

Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan star in MASTERS OF SEX, a one-hour drama series chronicling the unusual lives, romance, and pop culture trajectory of the pioneers of the science of human sexuality, William Masters and Virginia Johnson.