Homeland

Seasons: 8
Years running: 2011-2020
As: Carrie Mathison
Created by: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon
Also starring: Mandy Patinkin, Rupert Friend, Damien Lewis, Maury Sterling.
Plot: A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.

My So-Called Life

Seasons: 1
Years running: 1994-1995
As: Angela Chase
Created by: Winnie Holzman
Also starring: Wilson Cruz, Jared Leto, A.J. Langer.
Plot: A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.