Share While no stars had been confirmed for the series, British actress Rosamund Pike had initially been attached, though she then left the project for Amazon's Wheel of Time. Subsequently, insiders said, offers had gone out to several A-listers. Challenge: Sources told The Hollywood Reporter the international scope of the drama made it difficult to produce as quarantine and other regulations remain in place around the globe Originally sought: While no stars had been confirmed for the series, British actress Rosamund Pike had initially been attached, though she then left the project for Amazon's Wheel of Time Eight episodes had been planned and all had been written by Homeland's Meredith Stiehm with her Homeland collaborator Lesli Linka Glatter set to direct them.