Carrie Mathison is pressed into service for one last quixotic mission to prevent geopolitical chaos from breaking out in Sunday’s series finale of the Showtime espionage drama “Homeland.”
The tortured tale of the brilliant, bipolar CIA agent played by Claire Danes draws to a close after eight seasons — 96 episodes — with an episode entitled “Prisoners of War,” a nod to the Israeli series that inspired “Homeland,” penned by executive producers Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, and directed by executive producer Lesli Linka Glatter.
Here, Variety breaks down five questions to ponder in preparation for the the final outing.
Better Kill Saul?
In the final moments of Episode 11, “The English Teacher,” Carrie was instructed by her Russian spy tormentor Yevgeny Gromov (Costa Ronin) to “kill Saul.” Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin) is, of course, Carrie’s mentor and protector, so this is tantamount to Luke Skywalker being dispatched to shove a lightsaber into Obi-Wan Kenobi’s belly.
The tortured tale of the brilliant, bipolar CIA agent played by Claire Danes draws to a close after eight seasons — 96 episodes — with an episode entitled “Prisoners of War,” a nod to the Israeli series that inspired “Homeland,” penned by executive producers Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, and directed by executive producer Lesli Linka Glatter.
Here, Variety breaks down five questions to ponder in preparation for the the final outing.
Better Kill Saul?
In the final moments of Episode 11, “The English Teacher,” Carrie was instructed by her Russian spy tormentor Yevgeny Gromov (Costa Ronin) to “kill Saul.” Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin) is, of course, Carrie’s mentor and protector, so this is tantamount to Luke Skywalker being dispatched to shove a lightsaber into Obi-Wan Kenobi’s belly.
- 4/24/2020
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
“Homeland” won eight Emmys for its first two seasons, then lost all 19 of its nominations for its next five. The last two seasons were not even nominated for Best Drama Series, but it was through little fault of the show itself and more a product of how the show peaked early with awards, then aged out of consideration. In fact, the seventh season finale was awarded by the Writers Guild of America as the best-written drama episode of 2018. It was able to get this win (and nomination) because a panel-based voting system necessitated that judges actually viewed the content, so its quality was not denied.
“Homeland” returned after a two-year hiatus for its eighth and final season three weeks ago and now eyes the goodbye hug that the Television Academy gave the likes of “Downton Abbey,” “Lost,” “Mad Men” and “30 Rock” — other first-season Best Series winners that dwindled in...
“Homeland” returned after a two-year hiatus for its eighth and final season three weeks ago and now eyes the goodbye hug that the Television Academy gave the likes of “Downton Abbey,” “Lost,” “Mad Men” and “30 Rock” — other first-season Best Series winners that dwindled in...
- 2/28/2020
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
Take a look at the eighth and final season of the Emmy award winning spy thriller TV series "Homeland", starring Claire Danes as 'Carrie Mathison', a 'Central Intelligence Agency' officer, premiering February 9, 2020 on Showtime:
"...'Saul Berenson', the 'National Security Advisor' for newly inaugurated 'President Ralph Warner'...
"...is assigned to negotiate peace with terrorists in Afghanistan. 'Carrie Mathison' is still struggling to recover from her brutal treatment as a prisoner in Russia...
"...but Saul wants to take her to Afghanistan, feeling her knowledge and experience in that country is essential..."
Cast also includes Maury Sterling as 'Max Piotrowski', Linus Roache as 'David Wellington', Costa Ronin as 'Yevgeny Gromov', Numan Acar as 'Haissam Haqqani', Nimrat Kaur as 'Tasneem Qureshi' and Mandy Patinkin as 'Saul Berenson'.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Homeland" - Season 8...
"...'Saul Berenson', the 'National Security Advisor' for newly inaugurated 'President Ralph Warner'...
"...is assigned to negotiate peace with terrorists in Afghanistan. 'Carrie Mathison' is still struggling to recover from her brutal treatment as a prisoner in Russia...
"...but Saul wants to take her to Afghanistan, feeling her knowledge and experience in that country is essential..."
Cast also includes Maury Sterling as 'Max Piotrowski', Linus Roache as 'David Wellington', Costa Ronin as 'Yevgeny Gromov', Numan Acar as 'Haissam Haqqani', Nimrat Kaur as 'Tasneem Qureshi' and Mandy Patinkin as 'Saul Berenson'.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Homeland" - Season 8...
- 12/7/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
David Crow Nov 11, 2019
Homeland Season 8 is the last season, bringing hopefully a happier close to Carrie's unending mission... and closure to some old foes.
In what is hardly a surprise, it was confirmed some time ago that Homeland Season 8 will be the final year of espionage with Carrie, Saul, and the whole CIA gang. Showtime president David Nevins confirmed it again at TCA, saying this was executive producer Alex Gansa and Claire Danes' call, who said they definitely wanted season 8 to be the end after Nevins asked "are you sure?"
This was expected, as Claire Danes said in spring 2018 the long rumored end was upon us. While the series has been on a creative upswing in the last few years, it was the show’s star herself, Claire Danes, who confirmed that the series will see its final twist in season 8 during an interview with Howard Stern. “Yeah that’s it,...
Homeland Season 8 is the last season, bringing hopefully a happier close to Carrie's unending mission... and closure to some old foes.
In what is hardly a surprise, it was confirmed some time ago that Homeland Season 8 will be the final year of espionage with Carrie, Saul, and the whole CIA gang. Showtime president David Nevins confirmed it again at TCA, saying this was executive producer Alex Gansa and Claire Danes' call, who said they definitely wanted season 8 to be the end after Nevins asked "are you sure?"
This was expected, as Claire Danes said in spring 2018 the long rumored end was upon us. While the series has been on a creative upswing in the last few years, it was the show’s star herself, Claire Danes, who confirmed that the series will see its final twist in season 8 during an interview with Howard Stern. “Yeah that’s it,...
- 4/18/2018
- Den of Geek
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.