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| starring = {{Unbulleted list|[[Claire Danes]]|[[Damian Lewis]]|[[Mandy Patinkin]]|[[Morena Baccarin]]|[[David Harewood]]|[[Diego Klattenhoff]]|Morgan Saylor|Jackson Pace}}
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* [[Claire Danes]] as Carrie Mathison, a CIA operations officer assigned to the [[Counterterrorism Center]].
* [[Claire Danes]] as Carrie Mathison, a CIA operations officer assigned to the [[Counterterrorism Center]].
* [[Damian Lewis]] as Nicholas Brody, a [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine]] [[Sergeant#Marine Corps|Sergeant]] who was rescued by [[Delta Force]] after being held by [[Al-Qaeda]] as a [[prisoner of war]] for eight years.
* [[Damian Lewis]] as Nicholas Brody, a [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine]] [[Sergeant#Marine Corps|Sergeant]] who was rescued by [[Delta Force]] after being held by [[Al-Qaeda]] as a [[prisoner of war]] for eight years.
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* [[Mandy Patinkin]] as Saul Berenson, the CIA's Middle-East Division Chief. He is Carrie's old boss and mentor.
* [[Morena Baccarin]] as Jessica Brody, Nicholas Brody's wife.
* [[Morena Baccarin]] as Jessica Brody, Nicholas Brody's wife.
* [[David Harewood]] as David Estes, the Director of the CIA's Counterterrorism Center. He is Carrie's boss.
* [[David Harewood]] as David Estes, the Director of the CIA's Counterterrorism Center. He is Carrie's boss.
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* Morgan Saylor as Dana Brody, Nicholas Brody's daughter.
* Morgan Saylor as Dana Brody, Nicholas Brody's daughter.
* Jackson Pace as Chris Brody, Nicholas Brody's son.
* Jackson Pace as Chris Brody, Nicholas Brody's son.
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* [[Mandy Patinkin]] as Saul Berenson, the CIA's Middle-East Division Chief. He is Carrie's old boss and mentor.


===Recurring cast===
===Recurring cast===

Revision as of 22:41, 2 October 2011

Homeland
File:Homelandposter.jpg
GenrePsychological thriller
Created by
Starring
ComposerSean Callery
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes(list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Running time43 minutes
Production companyFox 21
Original release
NetworkShowtime

Homeland is an upcoming American psychological thriller television series created by Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa and Gideon Raff. The series stars Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, a CIA operations officer who has come to believe that an American Marine, who was held captive by Al-Qaeda as a prisoner of war, was turned by the enemy and now poses a significant risk to national security.

The series will be broadcast in the United States on the cable channel Showtime, and is produced by Fox 21. It is due to premiere on October 2, 2011.[1] The first episode was made available online, over two weeks prior to broadcast, with viewers having to complete some tasks to unlock access.[2][3]

Overview

Main article: List of Homeland episodes

The series follows Carrie Mathison, a CIA operations officer who, after conducting an unauthorized operation in Iraq, is put on probation and reassigned to the CIA's counterterrorism center in Langley, Virginia. While she was conducting the operation in Iraq, Carrie was warned by an asset that an American prisoner of war had been turned by Al-Qaeda. Carrie's job is complicated when her boss, Director of the Counterterrorism Center David Estes, calls Carrie and her colleagues in for an emergency briefing. It is then that Carrie learns that Nicholas Brody, a U.S. Marine Sergeant who had been reported as missing in action in Iraq since 2003, has been rescued during a Delta Force raid on a compound belonging to terrorist Abu Nazir. Carrie comes to believe that Brody was the American prisoner of war that her asset in Iraq was talking about. However, the federal government and her superiors at the CIA consider Nicholas Brody a war hero. Realizing it would be next to impossible to convince her boss, David Estes, to place Brody under surveillance, Carrie approaches the only other person she can trust, Saul Berenson. The two must now work together to investigate Brody and prevent another terrorist attack on American soil.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Development and production

Based on Gideon Raff's Israeli series Hatufim, also known as Prisoners of War, Homeland was created by Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa and Gideon Raff in early 2010.[7] On September 19, 2010, Showtime placed a pilot order for Homeland as the first project David Nevins had undertaken since leaving Imagine Entertainment to become president of Showtime.[7] Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa and Gideon Raff wrote the pilot, Michael Cuesta was attached to the project as director, with Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa, Gideon Raff, Avi Nir and Ron Telem serving as executive producers.[7][8][9]

Casting announcements began in November 2010, with Claire Danes first to be cast. Danes portrays Carrie Mathison, "a driven CIA officer battling her own psychological demons."[10][11] Next to join the series was Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson, "the smart and politically savvy CIA Division Chief Saul Berenson who is Carrie's main champion in the intelligence upper echelon and her sounding board."[12][13] Laura Fraser was next to be cast as Jessica Brody, "Scott Brody's smart, strong wife."[14] Next to join the series was Damian Lewis and David Harewood, with Lewis playing Scott Brody, "who returns home after spending eight years as a prisoner of war in Baghdad", while Harewood was cast as David Estes, "a rising star in the CIA, Carrie's boss David Estes is the youngest director of the Counterterrorism Center in the Agency's history."[15] Diego Klattenhoff, Morgan Saylor and Jackson Pace were the last actors to join the main cast, with Klattenhoff playing Mike Faber, "Brody's close friend and fellow Marine, Mike Faber was convinced that Brody was dead, which is how he justified falling in love with Brody's wife Jessica", Saylor playing Dana Brody, "The Brodys' oldest child", and Pace playing Chris Brody, "Nick and Jessica's eager-to-please, self-conscious thirteen year-old son."[16][17][18]

Filming of the pilot took place in Charlotte, North Carolina.[14] Numerous scenes were filmed at the Carolinas Aviation Museum.

On April 7, 2011, Showtime green-lighted the series with an order of 12 episodes.[19][20][21] Along with the series pickup Showtime announced that Laura Fraser would not be continuing past the pilot and her role had been re-cast with Morena Baccarin taking over the role of Jessica Brody.[22] It was also announced that Chip Johannessen would be joining the series as a a producer, while Michael Cuesta, who had served as the director on the pilot, would join the series as an executive producer.[23][24] Showtime later announced that Jamey Sheridan, Navid Negahban, Amir Arison and Brianna Brown had joined the series as recurring guest stars. Sheridan was cast as the Vice President of the United States, Negahban was cast as Abu Nazir, with Arison playing Prince Farid Bin Abbud and Brown playing Lynne Reed.[4][5][6]

On July 21, 2011, at the San Diego Comic-Con, Showtime announced that the series would premiere on October 2, 2011.[1] Along with the announcement of the premiere date for the series, the network also announced that the names of the characters portrayed by Claire Danes and Damian Lewis had been renamed Carrie Mathison and Nicholas Brody, respectively.[1] The series is produced by Fox 21.

Reception

The pilot episode has received universal acclaim, scoring 92 out of 100 from 23 critics.[25] Hank Stuever of The Washington Post gave the pilot episode an A-, saying "What makes Homeland rise above other post-9/11 dramas is Danes's stellar performance as Carrie—easily this season's strongest female character" and that "The latter half of the first episode is exhilarating. I'm hooked."[26] Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe said it was his favorite drama pilot of the season, giving it an A.[27] Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker gave it an A-, stating "It's the fall season's most intriguing, tense puzzler."[28] IGN TV gave it a positive review, saying that it was an "ace thriller" that also managed to have something to say about the War on Terror.[29]

International broadcasting

Country Network Premiere date
 Australia Network Ten TBA
 United Kingdom Channel 4 TBA[30]

References

  1. ^ a b c Seidman, Robert (July 21, 2011). "Showtime Releases Trailers for 'Dexter' and 'Homeland' (Video), Both Premiere Sunday, October 2". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  2. ^ "homeland". Showtime. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  3. ^ Ng, Philiana (September 13, 2011). "Showtime Puts 'Homeland' Pilot Online Ahead of October Premiere". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "Showtime - Homeland - Extended Trailer". Showtime. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Navid Negahban Cast In Showtime's 'Homeland'". All Your TV. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Goldberg, Lesley (June 21, 2011). "'Homeland': Showtime Series Adds 'General Hospital' Regular (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  7. ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (September 19, 2010). "David Nevins On The Move At Showtime: Picks Up Thriller From Howard Gordon". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 12, 2010). "Several Television Pilots Land Directors". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 16, 2010). "Claire Danes Eyes Showtime Pilot Lead". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 18, 2010). "It's Official: Claire Danes To Star In Showtime's Drama Pilot 'Homeland'". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  11. ^ "Claire Danes to Star in Showtime's 'Homeland'". The Hollywood Reporter. November 18, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 9, 2010). "Mandy Patinkin In Showtime's 'Homeland'". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  13. ^ "Mandy Patinkin Signs On for Showtime's 'Homeland'". The Hollywood Reporter. December 15, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  14. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (December 14, 2010). "TV CASTINGS: Laura Fraser Joins Showtime Pilot 'Homeland,' Two Added To 'True Blood'". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  15. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 21, 2010). "Damian Lewis Cast As The Male Lead In Showtime's Pilot 'Homeland'". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  16. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 4, 2011). "PILOT CASTINGS ROUNDUP: Two Join 'Danni Lowinski,' One Added To 'Homeland'". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  17. ^ Guthrie, Marissa (January 2, 2011). "EXCLUSIVE: Showtime Finalizes Cast for 'Homeland'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  18. ^ "Showtime - Homeland - Cast and Characters". Showtime. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  19. ^ Seidman, Robert (April 7, 2011). "Showtime Picks Up "House of Lies" and "Homeland" to Series". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  20. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 7, 2011). "Showtime Picks Up 'Homeland' & 'House Of Lies' To Series". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  21. ^ "Showtime Greenlights 'Homeland,' 'House of Lies'". The Hollywood Reporter. April 7, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  22. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 31, 2011). "'V' Star Morena Baccarin Joins Showtime Drama Series 'Homeland' As Regular". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  23. ^ Guthrie, Marissa (April 21, 2011). "Former 'Dexter' Showrunner Chip Johannessen Joins Showtime's 'Homeland' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  24. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 4, 2011). "Michael Cuesta Joins Showtime Series 'Homeland' As Executive Producer". Deadline. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
  25. ^ "Homeland: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  26. ^ Stuever, Hank. "2011 TV season: Few smooth takeoffs, many bumpy arrivals". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  27. ^ Gilbert, Matthew (September 4, 2011). "Which new fall series make the grade?". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  28. ^ Tucker, Ken. "Homeland". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
  29. ^ Collura, Scott (September 30, 2011). "Homeland: "Pilot" Review". IGN. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  30. ^ "Channel 4 acquires Homeland and New Girl in Twentieth Century Fox deal". Channel 4. July 18, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
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