Homeland (2011– )

Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody returns home eight years after going missing in Iraq. Carrie Mathison, a driven CIA officer, suspects he might be plotting an attack on America.

Stars:

Damian Lewis, Jackson Pace, Morgan Saylor

Won 6 Golden Globes. Another 24 wins & 27 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Damian Lewis	...	Nicholas Brody (36 episodes, 2011-2013)
Jackson Pace	...	Chris Brody (36 episodes, 2011-2013)
Morgan Saylor	...	Dana Brody (36 episodes, 2011-2013)
Mandy Patinkin	...	Saul Berenson (36 episodes, 2011-2013)
Claire Danes	...	Carrie Mathison (35 episodes, 2011-2013)
Morena Baccarin	...	Jessica Brody (35 episodes, 2011-2013)
David Harewood	...	David Estes (24 episodes, 2011-2012)
Diego Klattenhoff	...	Mike Faber (24 episodes, 2011-2012)
Rupert Friend	...	Peter Quinn (21 episodes, 2012-2013)
David Marciano	...	Virgil (19 episodes, 2011-2012)
Navid Negahban	...	Abu Nazir (18 episodes, 2011-2012)
Jamey Sheridan	...	Vice President William Walden (17 episodes, 2011-2012)
Sarita Choudhury	...	Mira Berenson (16 episodes, 2011-2013)
Hrach Titizian	...	Danny Galvez (15 episodes, 2011-2012)

Storyline

Carrie Mathison, a CIA operations officer, is on probation after carrying out an unauthorized operation in Iraq. As a result, she has been reassigned to the Counter terrorism center. Whilst in Iraq, she was warned that an American prisoner had been turned by Al-Qaeda. When Nicholas Brody, a U.S. Marine Sergeant, is rescued after being held hostage since 2003, she suspects that he is the turned American prisoner. Brody is received home as a war hero, so Carrie goes to any lengths possible, ignoring protocol, to catch him out.

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Plot Keywords:

iraq | marine | cia | terrorism | war hero | 

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Taglines:

It Hits Home

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Domovina

Filming Locations:

Concord, North Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Teakwood Lane Productions, Cherry Pie Productions, Keshet Broadcasting

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a New York Times interview, Alex Gansa said that there was a line item in the season 2 production budget to digitally erase Claire Danes's pregnant midriff in some shots.

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Goofs

Brody's uniform ranking changes several times throughout season 1. At highest rank on service uniform he has the ranking of Gunnery Sergeant. In dress blues to attend dinner, he is shown with only a Sergeant ranking. In reference to repeated naming of ranking, he is referred to as Sergeant, if the Gunnery Sergeant rank is true, everyone would refer to him as Gunnery Sergeant or Gunny for short

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Connections

Referenced in Portlandia: Missionaries (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Homeland Main Title"
Written by Sean Callery
Performed by Sean Callery Feat. Chris Tedesco

User Reviews

Intriguing Drama with an immensely talented cast.

If you wanted to see a gripping thriller with incredible characters, you have come to the perfect place. 'Homeland' is the new Showtime Drama that entertains you throughout and never lets you go, thus succeeding in slipping in some really unexpected twists in the plot. With writers who've previously written for '24', the show does look inspired when it comes to keeping the audience in the dark.

The show is blessed with a small but amazing cast whose performance is worth every penny. Claire Danes plays an intense CIA analyst who believes that recently recovered P.O.W. (Damian Lewis) is plotting to attack America. Her character is unstable and makes it hard for the audience to believe her which adds to the beauty of the script. Damian Lewis, on the other hand, plays the 'guy in uniform' with ease as he did splendidly in 'Band of Brothers'. The show hasn't revealed much about Damian's character and I have a feeling they wouldn't do that any time soon, since it keeps the suspense going.

The pilot was top-notch and certainly the best that premiered this fall. If the show continues to be intriguing and maintains the high quality of the pilot, it can surely be a genius.

10 stars at least for now.