The Smile 

Months after undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy, former CIA case officer Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) has made strides towards mental health but her progress is threatened when an asset from her former life comes in from the cold.

Director:

Michael Cuesta

Writers:

Alex Gansa (developed for american television by), Howard Gordon (developed for american television by)

Stars:

Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Morena Baccarin

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Claire Danes	...	Carrie Mathison
Damian Lewis	...	Nicholas Brody
Morena Baccarin	...	Jessica Brody
David Harewood	...	David Estes
Diego Klattenhoff	...	Mike Faber (credit only)
Jamey Sheridan	...	Vice President William Walden
David Marciano	...	Virgil Piotrowski (credit only)
Navid Negahban	...	Abu Nazir (credit only)
Jackson Pace	...	Chris Brody
Morgan Saylor	...	Dana Brody
Mandy Patinkin	...	Saul Berenson
Hrach Titizian	...	Danny Galvez
Amy Hargreaves	...	Maggie Mathison
James Rebhorn	...	Frank Mathison
Zuleikha Robinson	...	Roya Hammad

Storyline

It's 2011; Israel bombs five sites in Iran, and the CIA hears rumors of a retaliatory attack within the U.S. When a Lebanese woman offers intelligence but will only speak with Carrie, Estes and Saul are forced to bring her in from the cold for a couple days. (She lives with her sister and father, and she teaches English to immigrants). Once in Beirut, with a Canadian cover, an initial meeting goes wrong. Meanwhile, Brody, now a member of Congress, receives an assignment from a messenger of Abu Nazir. Things have come to a head with Brody's wife, as well, when their daughter has a problem at her new upper-crust, private high school.

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Plot Keywords:

muslim | argument | changes hair color | husband wife relationship | mother daughter relationship | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

30 September 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 21

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Goofs

Roya Hammad tells Brody he must steal an encryption key that unlocks a list of potential attack targets. However, encryption keys create secret messages, while decryption keys make those messages plaintext, so she should be saying decryption key.

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Quotes

Carrie Mathison: ...then I moved to Calgary.
Major Joy Mendez: So what's the hockey team?
Carrie Mathison: Uh, I don't follow hockey.
Major Joy Mendez: You're from Calgary you follow hockey. It's the Flames.

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Soundtracks

Homeland End Title
(uncredited)
Written by Sean Callery
Performed by Sean Callery Feat. Chris Tedesco

User Reviews

What a nice,exiting premiere

I'm not going to spoil anything because i think its not a nice work to explain the story in a review especially for a TV series like Homeland.First season had exiting and surprising moments but i'm sure that this season is going to rock ,"The Smile" is one of the best premiere of this year and month TV Shows ,its exiting and at the end you can't hold your self until the next week like me (:d).The directing and script writing is nice and this show has a potential to have at least 5 or 6 seasons.Next episodes are going to be epic and more exiting than this nice,well directed episode .Don't lose this show whoever you are !