Homeland Revealed by Matt Hurwitz, Chronicle Books, 160 pages, $29.95.
Homeland Security, its name defines its role as protector of the home, in this case the home is the entire United States. The award winning Showcase series tapped into the concern over an attack and brought it to life through the impressive performances by an outstanding group of actors, believable storylines and great production.
Author Matt Hurwitz takes us behind the scenes of the show to let us see what went into the first three seasons of Homeland. Beginning with an overview of how the show, which is based upon an Israeli hit series by Gideon Raff, called Hatufim (or Prisoners of War), came into being. He profiles the main characters providing not just information on the actors but on the details that were incorporated into creating such rich and textured personalities. Hurwitz also looks at the filming locations and the writers before going on to examine the first season.
Each episode of the first three seasons is presented with photos and descriptions of the unfolding story, along with background details and comments from the actors, director, and writers.
