Homeland season 5

The fifth season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on October 4, 2015, and concluded on December 20, 2015, on Showtime, consisting of 12 episodes. The series started as a loosely based variation of the two-season run of the Israeli television series Hatufim created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa. The fifth season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 10, 2017.
Set two years after the previous season, Season 5 finds Carrie no longer working for the CIA, but for a philanthropic foundation in Berlin, the Düring Foundation, co-operating with her former colleagues to stop a terror attack on Berlin as well as locate a CIA mole. The season includes several real world subjects in its storylines, including ISIS, Vladimir Putin, Bashar al-Assad, the Charlie Hebdo shooting, Edward Snowden and the European migrant crisis.

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Cast and characters

Main

Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, an ex-CIA intelligence officer with bipolar disorder, now working for a philanthropic foundation in Berlin
Rupert Friend as Peter Quinn, a CIA SAD/SOG operative
Sebastian Koch as Otto Düring, a German philanthropist and Carrie's boss
Miranda Otto as Allison Carr, the current Berlin CIA Chief of Station, working directly under Saul
Alexander Fehling as Jonas Hollander, legal counsel for the Düring Foundation and Carrie's boyfriend
Sarah Sokolovic as Laura Sutton, an American journalist in Berlin who works for the Düring Foundation
F. Murray Abraham as Dar Adal, a retired black ops specialist, currently head of the CIA
Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson, the head of the CIA's European operations and Carrie's mentor

Recurring

Nina Hoss as Astrid, Quinn's former lover who works for the German intelligence service, BND
Darwin Shaw as Ahmed Nazari, an asset used as a honey-trap for Alison.
as Numan, a computer hacker who downloads classified CIA files
as Armand Korzenik, a friend of Numan's
Micah Hauptman as Mills, a CIA tech working in the Berlin Station
Allan Corduner as Etai Luskin, Israeli ambassador to Germany
Mark Ivanir as Ivan Krupin, a Russian intelligence agent
Alireza Bayram as Qasim, member of a jihadist group in Berlin
René Ifrah as Bibi Hamed, leader of a group of jihadists in Berlin
Morocco Omari as Conrad Fuller, a CIA agent working at the Berlin Station

Guest

John Getz as Joe Crocker, a CIA officer working in Langley
Luna and Lotta Pfitzer as Frances "Franny" Mathison, Carrie's daughter
Alex Lanipekun as Hank Wonham, a CIA officer
Max Beesley as Mike Brown
Mousa Kraish as Behruz, an associate of Al Amin
Suraj Sharma as Aayan Ibrahim, who appears to Carrie in a hallucination
William R. Moses as Scott
as Boris, Russian ambassador to Germany
Yigal Naor as General Youssef
Janina Blohm Sievers as Sabine, a computer hacker
Reymond Amsalem as Mrs. Luskin
Darina Al Joundi as Mrs. Youssef
Emily Cox as Claudia, friend of Sabine
Jarreth Merz as Hajik Zayd, leader of a jihadist group
as Esam, Carrie's former informant
Makram Khoury as Samir Khalil, an Iraqi national who helps Carrie
Oshri Cohen as Igal
Assaad Bouab as Waleed
Rainer Bock as BND Officer Keller
Hadar Ratzon Rotem as Tova Rivlin
Rachid Sabitri as Dr. Aman Aziz, a professor who helps Bibi
Rus Blackwell as Dr. Emory, a surgical doctor
as Erna Richter, working for the German Foreign Office

Episodes

Production

The series was renewed for a 12-episode fifth season on November 10, 2014. In April 2015, it was confirmed the entire season would be filmed in Potsdam, Germany, at Studio Babelsberg, making it the first American TV series to film an entire season there. In June 2015, four new series regular roles were announced, including Sebastian Koch, Miranda Otto, Alexander Fehling and Sarah Sokolovic. Production began in Berlin on June 2, 2015. Executive producers for the fifth season are Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff, Alexander Cary, Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm, Patrick Harbinson, Lesli Linka Glatter, Avi Nir, and Ran Telem.

Reception

Critical reception

The fifth season received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, it has a score of 76 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season received an 88% rating based on 171 reviews with an average rating of 8/10. The critical consensus reads "Homeland re-energizes itself in season five by setting up a twisty Berlin-set spy thriller that spotlights Carrie's questionable ethics more than ever." Verne Gay of Newsday gave it an "A" grade and wrote that it's "Smart, taut, engaging and propulsive. The fifth looks terrific." Ben Travers of Indiewire gave it an "A−" grade and wrote that "If last season was the redux, then Season 5 is peak Homeland."

Accolades

For the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast was nominated for Best Drama Ensemble, Claire Danes was nominated for Best Drama Actress, and the series was nominated for Best Stunt Team. For the 42nd People's Choice Awards, Homeland won for Favorite Premium Cable Show. The American Film Institute named it on their list of the best television programs of 2015. For the 68th Directors Guild of America Awards, Lesli Linka Glatter was nominated for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series for "The Tradition of Hospitality". For the 20th Satellite Awards, Claire Danes won for Best Actress in a Drama Series. For the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series received four nominations: Outstanding Drama Series, Claire Danes for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Lesli Linka Glatter for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for "The Tradition of Hospitality", and David Klein for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series for "The Tradition of Hospitality".