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CLAIRE Danes will make an epic return to TV screens in a new Netflix thriller.

The Golden Globe Award-winning actress has reportedly been cast to star in a leading role.

Clare Danes will star in a new Netflix thriller
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Clare Danes will star in a new Netflix thrillerCredit: Mega
She is best known for her role in Homeland alongside the likes of Damian Lewis and Mandy Patinkin
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She is best known for her role in Homeland alongside the likes of Damian Lewis and Mandy PatinkinCredit: Alamy
One of the big creative names of Homeland will serve as showrunner on her new project
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One of the big creative names of Homeland will serve as showrunner on her new projectCredit: Alamy

Claire, 44, was last seen on TV in 2023 when she appeared in six episodes of Full Circle on Max.

But now the streamer has announced a brand new limited series called The Beast In Me.

The new Netfix show is set to portray an author who withdraws from her normal life after the tragic death of her son.

Her desire for writing is only relighted when a new neighbour arrives on the scene.

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She finds out that he was once the prime suspect after his wife completely vanished.

So the writer decides to make him the main topic of her new story, and she becomes determined to discover the truth.

This is despite the fact that she may potentially put herself in harms way in order to do so.

The synopsis from the streamer reads: "Since the tragic death of her young son, acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs has receded from public life, unable to write, a ghost of her former self.

"But she finds an unlikely subject for a new book when the house next door is bought by Nile Sheldon, a famed and formidable real estate mogul who was once the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance.

"At once horrified and fascinated by this man, Aggie finds herself compulsively hunting for the truth – chasing his demons while fleeing her own – in a game of cat and mouse that might turn deadly."

The duo of Howard Gordon and Gabe Rotter are behind the new project.

Gordon is behind hit shows such as The X Files and Homeland, and he will sit as showrunner.

This is whilst Gabe Rotter serves as creator of the show as well as the primary writer.

Claire is best known for her role of Carrie Mathison in Homeland for the US network, Showtime.

She received critical and audience acclaim for her acting skills, as she won the Best Actress in a Drama Series category at the Golden Globes on two consecutive years.

The Hollywood star also won two Primetime Emmy Awards for her role in the long-running show.

Her eponymous role in Temple Grandin also won the actress accolades at the two ceremonies.

The star will make her TV return in an epic new limited series
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The star will make her TV return in an epic new limited seriesCredit: Getty - Contributor
She will play an author who has writers block in the wake of her son's tragic death
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She will play an author who has writers block in the wake of her son's tragic deathCredit: Getty
Her character's name is Aggie Wiggs and she discovers her neighbour was once the prime suspect in a vanishing case
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Her character's name is Aggie Wiggs and she discovers her neighbour was once the prime suspect in a vanishing caseCredit: Getty
Annie will then put her life in peril to uncover the truth
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Annie will then put her life in peril to uncover the truthCredit: Getty
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