Homeland's most hated character Dana Brody and mother Jessica 'won't return as series regulars' in season four

PUBLISHED: 19:26 EST, 15 December 2013 | UPDATED: 06:00 EST, 16 December 2013

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Her angst-ridden character Dana Brody on Homeland has been called the most hated character on television.

And it appears the show's producers have heeded fans' calls to reduce her screen time.

According to TV Line, original cast members Morgan Saylor (Dana) and Morena Baccarin (who plays Dana's mother Jessica) won't return as series regulars in season four of the award-winning Showtime series.

TV's most hated character Dana Brody and mother Jessica 'won't return as series regulars' in season four of Homeland

Reduced screen-time: Homeland cast members Morgan Saylor (Dana Brody) and Morena Baccarin (who plays Dana's mother Jessica) won't return as series regulars in season four

The characters were seen less frequently as season three progressed and the focus shifted away from Brody's home life.

Morena's real life pregnancy also may have contributed to her sparse storyline this season.

According to the website, the actresses will have the option to return as guest-stars.

Reason enough: Morena barely appeared during season three, likely due to her real life pregnancy, pictured in LA in September

Devoted partners: Morena plays Brody's wife in the hit show, but she appeared less as season three progressed and the shift focused away from Brody's family life

The moody Dana character has been the subject of ridicule on fan message boards and online ever since the show began two years ago, but her stock went down further after she was granted so much screen time at the beginning of season three.

Adding to the virtual vitriol about Dana's prominent plot lines was the fact that her father Brody was notably absent.

Rather than just making Dana-esque scowls at their televisions, viewers took to Twitter to lament their hatred of the teenager, who had recently come out of rehab following a suicide attempt.

'Why is Dana still on the TV, WHY WHY WHY WHY,' Twitter user Jonathan McGarrigle wrote

'I thought that #homeland people would have realized by now nobody likes dana, but no, they give her a storyline nobody cares about,' fellow user @rapturebus wrote.

'When the f*** did Homeland turn into Twilight? Nobody cares about Dana!!!' wrote @lifeonvenus.

Not well-liked: The moody Dana character has been a subject of ridicule in fan message boards and online ever since the show began two years ago

The decision to include the Brody family prominently at the star of the season - while leaving viewers in the dark about the whereabouts of their patriarch - was a conscious one for the creators.

'There are all these families that are the victims of somebody in the family doing an act of violence. Whether it’s Sandy Hook, whether it’s Columbine, the Boston Marathon bombers, these people all have families who suffer the consequences of these psychopathic actions,' show-runner Alex Ganza told New York Magazine.

'It was interesting to think about what would happen to the Brody family.'

Irrelevant: Fans decried Dana's prominent plot lines, with some comparing it to the Twilight franchise

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illinois, westmont, United States, 8 hours ago

The finale was ridiculous.....Carrie and Sol simply saying goodbye?.?...Seriously! I can't stand Brody.....he looks like lee Harvey Oswald and needs blister for that split in his lower lip.....AND he needs his teeth fixed!!!

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