Homeland is one of the best television series in America that has been liked by many viewers. It is an espionage thriller that has been inspired by Prisoners of War, a television series from Israel. The development of this Homeland is done by Alexa Gansa and Howard Gordon. Homeland features a talented star cast including Claire Danes who plays the role of a CIA officer Carrie Mathison suffering from bipolar disorder.
Another main star cast is Damien Lewis. He plays the role of Nicholas Brody, a Marine Corps Scout Sniper. He is shown as a prisoner of war captured by Al-Qaeda. The drama espionage series starts begins from this base, with the constant secretive task by CIA officer Carrie. The broadcasting of this series took place on Showtime, an American Premium television network. Whereas, Fox 21 Television Studios is behind the production of it. The premiere of Homeland first came in 2011 on 2nd October.
Even before the television broadcast, the first episode of Homeland could be accessed online. It exceeded beyond two weeks. The premiere of the 8th season, known to be the last one of the series took place two years ago on 9th February. The final episode aired on 26th April in the same year (2020). Although there has been an announcement by the show creators for follow-up season 9, it is not clear whether it is going to return on Showtime or another network Channel 4.
Fans who have loved watching Homeland since its first season are very inquisitive in hoping the series returns with the new season on either of these channels. They are expecting the newly released episodes in the coming time, as per the declaration by the character Carrie Mathison played by actress Claire Danes in telling more stories. Join us in this article, if you want to know about the release of season 9 of the Homeland television series.
Show Details
| TV series: | Homeland |
| Genre: | Serial drama, Espionage thriller, Psychological thriller, & Political thriller |
| Developed by: | Howard Gordon & Alex Gansa |
| Based on: | Prisoners of War (Israel) by Gideon Raff |
| Place: | United States |
| Star cast: | Claire Danes, Damian Lewis, Morena Baccarin, David Harewood, Diego Klattenhoff, & more |
| Original language: | English |
| Number of seasons: | 8 |
| Number of episodes: | 96 |
Storyline
As has been briefly cleared above, the story of the espionage thriller series Homeland revolves around the main character Nicholas Brody, a CIA operative, played by actor Damien Lewis. He is shown as a man who is suffering from bipolar disorder. He is a [risoner of war who gets captured by Al-Qaeda and is made to plot a terrorist attack on his home country America. Now if you ask what makes this series to be watched, then let us tell you it has won prestigious awards – Golden Globe Award and Emmy Awards (6 times) for being the Outstanding Drama Series. Homeland is one such TV series that will keep you engaged and gripped. So it is indeed worth watching.
Briefing 3 main star cast
Homeland is an award-winning thriller series developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa. It is an espionage thriller drama show that has been inspired by the Gideon Raff Israeli show Prisoners of War. It comes with an engaging story plot revolving around the main characters – CIA officer Carrie Mathison and Nicholas Brody, a Marine Corps Scout Sniper. So let us get to know about 3 mainstream actors briefly below:
Claire Danes
She plays the mainstream character of the CIA case officer Carrie Mathison, who is assigned to Counterterrorism Center in the espionage thriller drama series Homeland. Talking about the actress, she belongs from America. The American actress is the recipient of prestigious awards including Golden Globe Awards (won 4 times), Screen Actors Guild Awards (2 times winner), and Primetime Emmy Awards (won 3 times). Claire has also been named on the list of 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2012. Besides the above awards she has won, the American actress has also made up for the Hollywood Walk of Fame, seven years ago.
Claire has starred in several films since the 90s. Her films include Little Women, Romeo + Juliet, The Rainmaker, Brokedown Palace, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Princess Mononoke, Stage Beauty, Stardust, Shopgirl, and Brigsby Bear. Apart from big-screen appearances, Claire has also proved her mettle in television series that include Law & Order, Saturday Night Live, Lifestories: Families in Crisis, Temple Grandin, Master of None, The Essex Serpent, and of course, Homeland.
Damien Lewis
Damien is another main star cast of the Homeland series. The British actor plays the role of a Marine Corps Scout Sniper, Nicholas Brody, the prisoner of war, who gets captured by Al-Qaida. He is made to plan a terrorist attack on his home country America. Damien was born Damian Watcyn Lewis in 1971 on February 11. He has starred in many films including Robinson Crusoe, Chromophobia, Stormbreaker, Dreamcatcher, The Escapist, Romeo & Juliet, Our Kind of Traitor, Queen of the Desert, and Dream Horse. Besides these films, Damien was also seen in TV series including Micky Love, Warriors, Band of Brothers, Friends and Crocodiles, Wolf Hall, Spy Wars, and Homeland.
Nimrat Kaur
The American series Homeland also includes a talented actress from India. You must have watched her in films like Airlift with Akshay Kumar and The Lunchbox with late actor Irfan Khan. Yes, she is Nimrat Kaur, and her role is of Tasneem Qureshi, who is a member of Inter-Services Intelligence. The Indian actress has played different roles in Indian films like Yahaan, Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, El’ayichi, Peddlers, Airlift, The Lunchbox, and Dasvi in 2021. Apart from Homeland, Nimrat has also appeared in another foreign TV series Wayward Pines as Rebecca Yedlin.
Will there be season 9 of Homeland?
Homeland made a good opening with positive responses from the viewers from its beginning seasons. Those who are expecting the ninth season release of the latter espionage thriller drama series, then there is bad news for them. The series popularity has waned in the last two seasons, so the creators have decided not to come up with a new installment. The eighth season is supposed to be the last ending of the series.