
Scripted series · Showtime
Homeland
The nation sees a hero. She sees a threat.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Homeland actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Homeland reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.
The run
Seasons
8 seasons · 96 episodes.

Season 0 · Complete
Specials
201415 episodes

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201112 episodes
7.7IMDbVolatile CIA agent Carrie Mathison investigates and ultimately becomes obsessed with returned POW marine Nicholas Brody, who may or may not be an al-Qaeda-trained terrorist. Brody struggles to resume his domestic life with his wife and two children whom he barely knows. Saul tries his best to support his bipolar protégé while pursuing leads of his own and trying to hold his crumbling marriage together.
Best episode · S01E12 Marine One

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201212 episodes
7.7IMDbCarrie continues her hunt for terrorist leader Abu Nazir while maintaining a complicated relationship with Brody that straddles the line between personal and professional. Brody is forced to work more closely with the CIA. Jessica Brody struggles to keep her family in tact despite increasing difficulty connecting with her husband. Saul discovers a clandestine plot.
Best episode · S02E12 The Choice

Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201312 episodes
7.6IMDbCarrie goes to extraordinary lengths to solve the latest crisis at the CIA while dealing with a deeply personal secret. Brody struggles to survive. Saul must walk a tightrope and play many opposing sides to keep his job at the CIA and try to revive his troubled marriage. Quinn has a crisis of faith.
Best episode · S03E10 Good Night

Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201412 episodes
7.5IMDbCarrie's career at the CIA takes off when she becomes an overseas station chief in a highly volatile region, but every drone strike and tactical raid comes at a cost and she quickly learns the true price of power. Saul fights to stay in the intelligence game.
Best episode · S04E10 13 Hours in Islamabad

Season 5 · Complete
Season 5
201512 episodes
7.4IMDbThe game has changed for Carrie Mathison. Out of the CIA and living in Berlin, Carrie is trying to start a new life but realizes now shes the one with a target on her back. As the danger intensifies, and without Saul and Quinn to rely on, one thing becomes clear shes never been at greater risk or with more to lose.
Best episode · S05E11 Our Man in Damascus

Season 6 · Complete
Season 6
201712 episodes
7.6IMDbCarrie Mathison is back in the US on the streets of New York, fighting for the protection of civil liberties and against the abuse of power within our government. She remains in opposition with Saul, who is still with the CIA.
Best episode · S06E11 R Is for Romeo

Season 7 · Complete
Season 7
201812 episodes
7.7IMDbAfter the attempted assassination of the president, Carrie Mathison is out of the White House while 200 members of the intelligence community are imprisoned. Now Carrie must prove that not all conspiracies are theories.
Best episode · S07E06 Species Jump

Season 8 · Complete
Season 8
202012 episodes
8.5IMDbCarrie Mathison's body is healing, but her memory remains fractured. While trying to broker peace with the Taliban in Afghanistan, Saul is dependent on his protégé's expertise. Against medical advice, Saul asks Carrie to assist him one last time.
Best episode · S08E12 Prisoners of War
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S08E12
Prisoners of War
A chat with Carrie's sister makes Saul suspicious. Seeing no other way to stop an imminent war, Carrie steels herself to carry out a plan against Saul.
- Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
- Written by Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa

S08E11
The English Teacher
Saul begs Tasneem for any intel she can get on where Jalal might be hiding. An unlikely ally helps Carrie find a lead on the rumored Kremlin spy.
- Directed by Michael Cuesta
- Written by Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson

S08E05
Chalk Two Down
Max's expertise is needed for a rescue mission. Carrie notices something suspicious on the flight manifest. G'ulom launches a manhunt for Haqqani.
- Directed by Alex Graves
- Written by Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson

S08E06
Two Minutes
Carrie asks Yevgeny to help her find Max. Jenna gets enhanced audio on the recording of Carrie's meeting with Yevgeny. President Hayes calls G'ulom.
- Directed by Tucker Gates
- Written by Debora Cahn

S08E04
Chalk One Up
President Warner arrives in Afghanistan to make an announcement to the troops — and the world. Samira gets an upsetting visit from her brother-in-law.
- Directed by Seith Mann
- Written by Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson

S08E10
Designated Driver
Carrie tells the helicopter mechanic what was on the black box. Yevgeny offers Carrie a deal. Jalal forces one of his men to accept a horrific mission.
- Directed by Michael Offer
- Written by Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S08E12
Prisoners of War
- Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
- Written by Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa

S08E11
The English Teacher
- Directed by Michael Cuesta
- Written by Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson

S08E10
Designated Driver
- Directed by Michael Offer
- Written by Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson

S08E09
In Full Flight
- Directed by Dan Attias
- Written by Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa

S08E08
Threnody(s)
- Directed by Michael Klick
- Written by Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson

S08E07
F**ker Shot Me
- Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter
- Written by Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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Howard Gordon
Creator
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Alex Gansa
Showrunner

Ron Nyswaner
Executive producer
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Alexander Cary
Executive producer

Michael Cuesta
Executive producer
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Chip Johannessen
Executive producer

Avi Nir
Executive producer

Debora Cahn
Executive producer
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Meredith Stiehm
Executive producer

Claire Danes
Executive producer

Henry Bromell
Executive producer
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Patrick Harbinson
Executive producer
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Michael Klick
Executive producer

Gideon Raff
Executive producer

Lesli Linka Glatter
Executive producer
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Ran Tellem
Executive producer

David Fury
Writer
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Ted Mann
Writer

Benjamin Cavell
Writer
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Charlotte Stoudt
Writer
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James Yoshimura
Writer
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Liz Flahive
Writer
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Will Soodik
Writer

Barbara Hall
Writer
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Anya Leta
Writer
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Evan Wright
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Ron NyswanerExecutive Producer
- Alexander CaryExecutive Producer
- Michael CuestaExecutive Producer
- Chip JohannessenExecutive Producer
- Avi NirExecutive Producer
- Debora CahnExecutive Producer
Writing
- Ron NyswanerWriter
- David FuryWriter
- Ted MannWriter
- Alexander CaryWriter
- Chip JohannessenWriter
- Benjamin CavellWriter
Direction
- Brad TurnerDirector
- Guy FerlandDirector
- Michael CuestaDirector
- Dan AttiasDirector
- Daniel MinahanDirector
- Michael OfferDirector
Cinematography
- Christopher ManleyDirector of Photography
- Giorgio ScaliDirector of Photography
- Peter LevyDirector of Photography
- David KleinDirector of Photography
- Nelson CraggDirector of Photography
Music
- Sean CalleryOriginal Music Composer
Recognition
Awards
3 wins
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 win · latest 2012
- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series2012
Homeland · Homeland
Golden Globes
2 wins · latest 2012
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama2012
Homeland · Homeland
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama2011
Homeland · Homeland
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