With the help of her longtime mentor saul berenson mandy patinkin, carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal wellbeing and even sanity, at every turn. In the end, homeland came full circle in several ways. The second is more of an extended epilogue, or a series of endnotes, some which are executed more successfully than others. The description of the season 8 finale simply reads, series finale, and will run for approximately one. This article contains major homeland series finale spoilers. Do not read if you have not yet watched prisoners of war, the series finale of homeland. The following story contains major spoilers for the series finale of homeland showtime ended homeland by giving carrie claire danes one. When alex gansa and howard gordon learned after season 5 that their. Long time coming is the fourth season finale of the american television drama series.
May 03, 2020 channel 4 sun 23 feb, 9pm series 8 episode 2. A confident, nuanced ending sidesteps nuclear war and easy answers alike, and brings carrie and saul full circle. Homelands fourth season, which ended last night, started with a quiet bang and ended with an. After eight seasons, the acclaimed showtime series concluded with a twist worthy of its legacy. From the beginning, the series has revolved around sgt. Homeland tv series cast behind the scenes duration. Homeland has long confronted the global complexities of terrorism and national security, but its final season gets very personal for carrie mathison, the selfsacrificing superspy at the.
But the key relationship in season 8 and the entire series, really is between carrie and saul, gansa emphasizes. But homeland season four, of course, ended with it. Receive the most important pandemic developments in your inbox every day. Homeland season 8, episode 12, which aired on showtime on april 26, was the last ever episode of the series, and it offered plenty of drama to bring the show to a close.
Hatufim, literally abductees, which was created by gideon raff the series stars claire danes as carrie mathison, a central intelligence agency officer with bipolar disorder, and damian. A recap of prisoners of war, the final episode of showtimes homeland. This article contains details of tonights homeland series finale. Subverting expectations, long time coming makes for a smart, sharp, and satisfyingly subdued finale for an excellent season of homeland. The fourth season of the american television drama series homeland premiered on october 5. On the cover of carrie mathisons book, her tellall about the apparent wickedness of the united states. The title of the series finale, prisoners of war, is a nod to the israeli series that inspired cocreators howard gordon and alex gansa, who cowrote this episode and handed it over to their favorite director, leslie linka glatter. When alex gansa and howard gordon learned after season 5 that their political thriller, homeland, would end after. Read allisons homeland recap for the season 4 finale, long time coming, starring claire danes, mandy patinkin, rupert friend, and f. Tonight on showtime their emmy awardwinning drama series, homeland airs with an allnew sunday, april 26, 2020, season 8 episode 12 series finale called prisoners of war, and we have your weekly homeland recap below.
Homeland final season pushed to 2020 first plot details revealed. This damn show, for all its flaws, holds my heart forever and is tied w another show for my top favorite of all time. Homeland was canceled way back in 2018, when the showtime series was announced to be ending after season 8. As station chief in kabul, carrie makes a critical decision when her counterpart in islamabad delivers urgent intelligence. Homeland was given a twoseason renewal by showtime in 2016 ahead of the seasonsix premiere.
The hour opens with the clip of nicholas brody explaining himself in hopes that his children would one. Apr 26, 2020 this interview includes spoilers for the series finale of homeland. Cia officer carrie mathison claire danes is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. The fourth season of the american television drama series homeland premiered on october 5, 2014, and concluded on december 21, 2014, on showtime, consisting of 12 episodes. The series started as a loosely based variation of the twoseason run of the israeli television series hatufim english.
On tonights homeland season 8 episode 12 events surrounding saul and carries final mission come to a conclusion. Jul 11, 2017 the season 3 finale of homeland was perhaps this years most polarizing episode of television. Homeland went out on a high note sunday with a 66minute final episode. Back in the states, saul struggles to adjust to his new role in the private sector. Apr 26, 2020 the homeland series finale airs sunday, april 26 at 9 p. Homeland series finale praised by fans for getting it right.
Season 8, much like the series, hinges on the relationship between carrie claire danes and her mentor, national security adviser saul berenson mandy patinkin, but it also marks a callback. Hurling a molotov cocktail in its fiery closing minutes, homeland came to the end of its eightseason run su. Homeland 70 minutes series finale airs sunday at 9 p. A bipolar cia operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by alqaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on american soil. Claire danes, damien lewis, alex gansa and mandy patinkin take a look back at the past eight seasons discuss the cultural impact of homeland. Season 4 of the spy drama begins with carrie mathison claire danes working as the cia chief of station in kabul, afghanistan, where she receives an urgent intelligence report from her.
Homeland 8x12 promo prisoners of war season 8 episode. Homelands series finale ended with one final twist. The first is homeland at its thrilling, suspenseful best, as saul and his team attempt to make their getaway from russia with simone in tow while carrie acts as a decoy. This fourth season has seemed at many times like a defiant, even sassy take that to homeland s oftcriticized shortcomings in previous yearsfrom the elimination of the entire brody family. In fact, watching carrie drive off in silence after unsuccessfully attempting to strongarm dar adal was a very homeland way to end a moderately successful seasonreboot of a series thats still trying to figure out what it wants to be in the wake of brodys death. The homeland series finale airs sunday, april 26 at 9 p. The following story contains major spoilers for the series finale of homeland showtime ended homeland by giving carrie claire danes one last, probably permanent, mission. Apr 27, 2020 this article contains major homeland series finale spoilers. This season grew better as it went along after a shaky start, and im looking forward to seeing how the series further examines the political climate were in. Prisoners of war created by gideon raff and is developed for american television by. Long time coming carrie returns home for a funeral and a surprise reunion. Hurling a molotov cocktail in its fiery closing minutes, homeland came to. Feb 06, 2020 season 8, much like the series, hinges on the relationship between carrie claire danes and her mentor, national security adviser saul berenson mandy patinkin, but it also marks a callback. Homeland was really created as a meditation upon the saul and carrie.
This season grew better as it went along after a shaky start, and im looking forward to seeing how the series further examines the. Carries run 20 is a novel that tells the story of carrie mathison in a series of events that take place before season 1. The season, however, was subject to a number of delays, meaning that the series finale. Homelands eighth and final series was originally intended to air on channel 4 in autumn 2019, but the ambitious final series was hit by delays with the show later set for broadcast in. It has been widely expected that the series would come to a conclusion following season eight. Watch season 8 of homeland on, where you can stream episodes of your favorite original series, movies, documentaries, boxing matches, standup comedy, and more. Dec 14, 2014 dont miss the homeland season 4 finale.
In the season four finale of homeland, carrie and saul learn the truth about dar adal. Carrie returns home for a funeral and a surprise reunion. Apr 18, 2018 homeland was given a twoseason renewal by showtime in 2016 ahead of the seasonsix premiere. Thats not to say homelands season 4 finale was a disappointment. With claire danes, mandy patinkin, damian lewis, rupert friend. Homeland season 8 spoilers follow homelands series finale was the perfect ending to the show, according to digital spy readers after 8 seasons, the espionage thriller finally came to. Homeland final season 8 premiere date on showtime tvline. Homeland is an american spy thriller television series developed by howard gordon and alex gansa based on the israeli series prisoners of war original title hebrew. Poetic, satisfying and full circle is how the team behind homeland is describing the final season and ultimate series finale of the showtime spy drama that launched 10 years ago. This interview includes spoilers for the series finale of homeland. When alex gansa and howard gordon learned after season 5 that. The fourth season of the american television drama series homeland premiered on october 5, 2014, and concluded on december 21, 2014, on showtime. As with most of its plotlines homeland teases the possibility of either option, but by now its.
The afghan peace process got rocked by tragedy this week on homeland read tvline s recap of season 8, episode 4. Homeland s series finale ended with one final twist. The season 3 finale of homeland was perhaps this years most polarizing episode of television. Paean to the people is split into roughly two halves.
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