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Homeland cast reveal they had a meeting with CIA officers at Langley under the Obama administration, spoke with Edward Snowden and set up a D.C. spy camp for show research
Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin, as well as the creators, revealed the secret tales of the spy drama in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter on Thursday
The previously unheard stories comes as the award-winning series prepares to air its eighth and final season on February 9
As part of their research, they went to the CIA headquarters to meet with about 50 agents and then-director John Brennan
The cast and creators also found themselves on a video chat with American whistleblower Edward Snowden from Russia at one point during the show
The crew would also hold yearly 'spy camps' in Washington D.C. where they would meet with intelligence officers, ex-CIA, ambassadors and former military
Soon after the show started airing in 2011, President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton started asking for early copies of episodes
By Emily Crane For Dailymail.com
Published: 15:57 EST, 16 January 2020 | Updated: 16:07 EST, 16 January 2020
The cast of Homeland went to the CIA to meet with 50 agents, spoke to Edward Snowden, set up a 'spy camp' in Washington D.C. and enlisted the help of Mossad agents as part of their research for the hit TV series.
The show's stars Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin, as well as the creators, revealed the secret tales of the spy drama in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter on Thursday.
The previously unheard stories comes as the award-winning series prepares to air its eighth and final season on February 9.
Homeland's creators say that soon after the show started airing in 2011, the likes of President Barack Obama and then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would call up asking for early copies of episodes.
The show's stars Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin (above), as well as the creators, revealed the secret tales of the spy drama as it prepares to air its eighth and final season on February 9
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The show's stars Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin (above), as well as the creators, revealed the secret tales of the spy drama as it prepares to air its eighth and final season on February 9
Obama admitted once that he used to lie to his wife Michelle by saying he was going down to his White House office to work on Saturdays when he was actually just watching Homeland DVDs.
As part of their research for the show, the cast and Showtime network executives once arranged a meeting at the CIA headquarters in Langely, Virginia.
It is not clear when the meeting took place but it was during the time John Brennan was at the helm.
All of their phones were confiscated for the meeting and the whole team found themselves sitting across from about 50 CIA agents.
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