The Bridge Showrunner Meredith Stiehm Departs for Homeland

According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Bridge showrunner Meredith Stiehm has departed the FX crime drama after one season, opting to return to Emmy-winning Showtime drama Homeland, which she worked on for the first two seasons. Stiehm inked a deal that brings her back to Homeland for its upcoming fourth season, as well as a yet-to-be ordered fifth season, reportedly due to a contentious working relationship with co-showrunner Elwood Reid. Reid, a novelist without experience in television, will serve as the lone showrunner for the second season of The Bridge. Homeland showrunner Alex Gansa has already enlisted Stiehm to pen the finale for the polarizing third season, set to air next month. Stiehm was responsible for some of the show s most acclaimed episodes for it the first two seasons of its run, including The Weekend (Brody and Carrie go to the cabin), The Vest (which won Claire Danes her Emmy for season one), and The Choice (the second season finale). Stiehm previously wrote for

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