Network: Showtime
Episodes: 96 (hour)
Seasons: Eight
TV show dates: October 2, 2011 — April 26, 2020
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Mandy Patinkin, David Harewood, Amy Hargreaves, Navid Negahban, Morena Baccarin, Diego Klattenhoff, Jackson Pace, and Morgan Saylor.
TV show description:
Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) is a volatile CIA operations officer who’s been assigned to the Counterterrorism Center. She was recently recalled from Baghdad because she angered the Iraqi government.
Carrie is liked and trusted by her mentor and former boss, CIA Middle-East Division Chief Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin). She’s only tolerated by her current boss, director David Estes (David Harewood). She previously had an extramarital affair with him.
While both men know Carrie very well, neither of them (nor anyone else at the agency) know that Carrie suffers from bipolar disorder. She is being secretly treated by her sister, psychiatrist Maggie Mathison (Amy Hargreaves).
Carrie hears a rumor from one of her contacts that an American POW (prisoner of war) has been “turned” into an al-Qaeda-trained terrorist. Soon after, she learns that American forces have found Marine platoon sergeant Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis). An expert sniper, Brody had been believed killed eight years earlier.
While the rest of the CIA and the political establishment believes Brody to be a war hero, Carrie is worried that he has been recruited and brainwashed by al Qaeda chief Abu Nazir (Navid Negahban) to act as a sleeper agent. She begins illegal surveillance of Brody’s home, hoping to substantiate her suspicions.
Back in America after so many years, Brody struggles to resume his domestic life. Believing that he was dead, his wife Jessica (Morena Baccarin) has been having a relationship with his best friend, Marine Captain Mike Faber (Diego Klattenhoff). In addition, Brody’s two children, Chris (Jackson Pace) and Dana (Morgan Saylor), are strangers to him. His readjustment is complicated by his erratic behavior.
Episode #96 — Prisoners of War
Saul and Carrie’s final mission comes to a conclusion.
First aired: April 26, 2020.
What do you think? Do you like the Homeland TV series? Do you think it should have ended with season eight? Would you have watched season nine on Showtime?
Love this show.. I was ecstatic to see that it wasn’t cancelled. Im curious to see where its going to take them now..
Hooked on the series, sorry to see it go.
My husband and I absolutely LOVE Homeland! Keep it going for SEVERAL MORE SEASONS!
Sad to see Quinn die or is he really dead? The last scene where Carrie looks at the Capitol from a distance seemed to be a good ending to all of it as the new president is becoming a dictator and “woe is us.”
Excellent show, hope it goes on!
Just watched the first 3 seasons on HULU. The first 3 seasons was excellent and I really liked all the actors but will not continue to watch, too violent for me.
Really hope Homeland will and should end after eight seasons which Showtime hasn’t even announce yet.
I hope they renew Homeland. I have watched from the beginning and I don’t want it to end. While, occasionally, they make some unbelievable choices, it has always kept me on the edge of my seat. You don’t get many series on US TV that are like that. And it has a great cast. It is worth having more seasons as long as they can continue making good scripts.
My favorite show and I’ve really missed it. I would hate to see it end. It’s a great shoe, complex storyline with an excellent cast. It would be a shame to let it go.
Definitely continue this series. It is one of the best, especially with the current world crisis in the Middle East. This program mirrors our present world situations.
Like very much Homeland please add serial 5
I’ve watched homeland from the beginning . Loved it then and love it now. I do miss Brody:)
Don’t get me wrong. I love Homeland but the finale for the 4th season was sure a disappointment. I mean for only 12 episodes and that’s how it ended. What a waste.
Yes, please bring it back!
Please renew the show.The ending left everything hanging.
How could Homeland possibly be canceled after season four?End of season two never goes back to Washington to track the mole.Season three moves to Iran and leaves.
Season four on to Pakistan and ends with every single issue of importance unresolved.
You would think there has been some aforethought the first four seasons that lead logically somewhere.
Cancel now and Homeland becomes the most disappointing TV series ever.