'24' exec develops terrorist drama

Showtime is reportedly considering a new drama pitch from former 24 showrunner Howard Gordon.

The project - titled Homeland - is based on the Israeli series Hatufim, which follows three soldiers who return home after spending 17 years captive in Syria and struggle to readjust to civilian life.

Gordon's version will be a loose adaptation in which an American soldier is recovered from an Al-Qaeda safe house and returned home. A CIA operative subsequently receives a tip from an informant that the soldier has been corrupted by terrorists and is planning a strike on American soil.

"[The show] combines some of the suspense elements of the thriller genre but it also has a wonderful family drama at the centre of it," said Gordon.

The producer co-wrote the pilot alongside Alex Gansa and Hatufim creator Gideon Raff.

Hollywood star Ben Affleck is believed to be interested in directing the pilot episode. The project would mark his television directing debut.