Former Homeland star Damian Lewis lands next role

Nicholas Brody is no more on Showtime's Homeland, but Damian Lewis will soon grace television screens once again as the actor has found his next role.

The British actor has joined the PBS Masterpiece presentation of Wolf Hall, a six-part adaptation of Hilary Mantel's award-winning book that follows the rise of Thomas Cromwell from his humble beginnings as a blacksmith's son to his position as Henry VIII's closest advisor. Lewis will play the British king, while Mark Rylance (The Other Boleyn Girl) will play Cromwell.

The rest of the cast includes Claire Foy (Little Dorrit) as Anne Boleyn, Jonathan Pryce (Cranford) as Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and Joanne Whalley (The Borgias) as Henry's first wife, Katherine of Aragon.

The series is currently filming in the South West of England and is aiming for a 2015 premiere.

In related news, the "Spoiler Chat" column at E! Online has some insight into where Homeland goes without the former Marine:

Greg: What will Homeland do without Brody next year? As tired as that storyline was becoming, I'm a little perplexed as to how they'll get the ball rolling again.

Howard Gordon, an executive producer on Homeland, is well aware of that question. He told us the biggest challenge storytelling wise is: 'What does a Brody-less Homeland look like is probably the biggest challenge. But Brody is always present in her life and the shadow of his loss is very long and dark,' Gordon told E! News at the 24: Live Another Day premiere. 'She was pregnant with his baby. Not unlike Jack Bauer, she is very good at what she does, but it's often incompatible with the human things that the rest of us get to enjoy: love, kindness and motherhood.'

But don't expect Homeland to fall into the melodrama trap. Gordon said this upcoming season 'requires patience, but it's exciting.' 'It's a thriller, it's still a thriller. It shares some of the DNA of 24,' he said."

Will you tune into Wolf Hall? Let us know in the comments below.