The first helping of Homeland’s Season 4 will be super-sized.

Showtime announced Monday that two episodes of Homeland will kick off the show’s new season Oct. 5, airing back-to-back beginning at 9 p.m. ET.

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The network has also moved up the premiere of The Affair, the perspective-shifting relationship drama starring Dominic West and Ruth Wilson. The show, also starring ER vet Maura Tierney and Fringe alum Joshua Jackson, will now premiere after Homeland’s episode 3 on Oct. 12 at 10 p.m. ET.

At the end of Homeland last season, Carrie (Claire Danes) was pregnant with the late Brody’s (Damian Lewis) baby and promoted to a new, extremely dangerous post in the Middle EastThe new season will explore her new position and introduce several new characters, including one played by Life of Pi star Suraj Sharma. Read more...More about Television, Showtime, Entertainment, Tv, and Homeland