Homeland: Season 5

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SHOWTIME | Season Premiere Date: October 4, 2015

Starring: Mandy Patinkin, Claire Danes, Miranda Otto

Summary: Season five picks up two years later with Carrie in Berlin working as security for a German philanthropist.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Season 5 Episodes

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S5:E13. Horse and Wagon
Air Date: November 22, 2016
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S5:E12. A False Glimmer
Air Date: December 20, 2015
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S5:E11. Our Man in Damascus
Air Date: December 13, 2015

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Verne Gay

Oct 1, 2015

Smart, taut, engaging and propulsive. The fifth looks terrific. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Sep 29, 2015

If last season was the redux, then Season 5 is peak Homeland. Read full review

Chris Cabin

Oct 2, 2015

Like the excellent fourth season of Homeland, season five suggests a politically wise and deeply skeptical update of John le Carré's very best spy-centric work, seeing the fury, confusion, and accepted hypocrisy of international diplomacy with the same clarity as the lies and duplicitous acts the show's characters indulge in on a regular basis. Read full review

Melissa Maerz

Sep 24, 2015

The Edward Snowden-inspired plot is the most compelling story line this season, which is packed with conspiratorial intrigue and complicated questions about political and journalistic ethics.... But the second that Carrie yields to her first fit of mania in years, pasting newspaper clippings all over her house and searching for connections between them--surely, there are computer programs now that allow people to do this without ruining their wallpaper!--it’s d.j. vu all over again. Read full review

Dorothy Rabinowitz

Oct 2, 2015

Syria and refugees are only the beginning of this season’s potent mix of ripped-from-the-headlines crises.... Carrie is, unsurprisingly, headed back to her old identity as master snoop on the hunt. Between that and the news focus, not to mention the glittering Berlin street scenes, welcome to the new Homeland. Read full review

Dan Fienberg

Sep 28, 2015

Homeland works at a slower pace and the premiere mostly lets Carrie keep up the illusion that she'll be able to live a carefree life with strudel and a smile.... It's that third episode, in which Carrie realizes that past misdeeds are coming home to roost, that the shape of the season really takes effective form. Read full review

Kristi Turnquist

Oct 1, 2015

If you're still on board with wondering if Carrie will go off her meds again, whether she and Saul will patch things up, or if Quinn is an alienated killing machine or kind of crushing on Carrie, welcome back to Homeland. But if you're craving something more, Season 5 may feel like a retread job on tires that are showing their wear. Read full review

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Ravivenk

Oct 19, 2015

As good as advertised, as good as ever. The new additions to the cast (Sebastian Koch, Miranda Otto) are compelling and the old gang are spot on. Mix in topical themes cleverly handled, and you've got smart entertainment at its best.

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Xfactr

Dec 14, 2015

Are you kidding me? Finally the show gets off of the Damian Lewis / Brody storyline and people are complaining? The new characters and a plot that is consistent with current events make this a must watch show. The introduction of the character Allison Carr was a coup. Another person toAre you kidding me? Finally the show gets off of the Damian Lewis / Brody storyline and people are complaining? The new characters and a plot that is consistent with current events make this a must watch show. The introduction of the character Allison Carr was a coup. Another person to hate! The show started of slow but quickly gained interest as characters became more developed and circumstances arose.… Expand

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Felindie

Jul 15, 2019

The thrilling moments are still there, the storyline is no so consistent but it's a great show though.

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Tony1984

May 16, 2017

It can be difficult to keep a show like Homeland fresh and original but they have the basic ingredients. Great actors, Germany as the location is a great idea, Same engaging visual style, Islamic terrorism.. All seems perfect but they drop the ball….Very poor writing. Unbelievability factorIt can be difficult to keep a show like Homeland fresh and original but they have the basic ingredients. Great actors, Germany as the location is a great idea, Same engaging visual style, Islamic terrorism.. All seems perfect but they drop the ball….Very poor writing. Unbelievability factor is high. Gaping plot holes which are extremely silly and unnecessary. Major chop chop is needed. Saul needs to go, ideally violently and some good new writers, otherwise, it’s legacy damage time.… Expand

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EPMD

Jul 24, 2016

I loved Season 4. I almost got into this season, but I just couldn't buy the plot...especially Carrie's involvement. She has always pushed the boundary of what's believable, but now she's borderline magic. And why did the writers think we needed to see yet another Carrie off of her medsI loved Season 4. I almost got into this season, but I just couldn't buy the plot...especially Carrie's involvement. She has always pushed the boundary of what's believable, but now she's borderline magic. And why did the writers think we needed to see yet another Carrie off of her meds episode?

I think the show is toast. The Carrie character doesn't work anymore because her past makes her present so implausible.… Expand

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RaiderRow

Dec 10, 2015

I got to episode 6 and couldn't do it anymore. How the mighty have fallen: to think just a few seasons ago, I thought this might be one of the greatest shows ever made for TV. It seems the creators hadn't given much thought to the direction of the show after the great Brody story ended sinceI got to episode 6 and couldn't do it anymore. How the mighty have fallen: to think just a few seasons ago, I thought this might be one of the greatest shows ever made for TV. It seems the creators hadn't given much thought to the direction of the show after the great Brody story ended since last season saw the start of its decline in cohesive story lines and creativity. If you thought last season barely made it through, I guarantee that you will not finish this one except to see how it ends!… Expand

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ZeljkoPantic

Jun 2, 2016

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unbelievable bad season of one of the most intelligent series of all time. Almost everything is rebooted at the level of essentially brand new TV show, with very slim connection to any previous plot. Too long scenes aimed to produce 12 episodes, although there is no more material for 6 normal episodes, I just finished looking episode 5, this is one of the worst episodes of any TV series I ever looked in my life. Peter Quinn, as a professional hit man, after several days of fever caused by a gun wound, decides to kill himself wrapping his right arm to a cement brick(?!), and jump into river, but there is a random men from the street sent from God to stop him, five minutes after, same guy is again in the right time at the right place, after Peter Quinn(no one knows why?) desperately tries to open some regular street garbage container and goes to a black out. Russian KGB villain goes with Ciao Cacao farewell/greeting/joke to a double agent in CIA?! Russian Ciao Cacao? Holding hands, stay a little longer with me please? Is this a soap or a spy TV show? I am a huge fan of this show, this season is so below anything in previous four seasons, that is just can't understand why someone destroyed such a good story with such a bad scenario.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 8

71
- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: February 9, 2020
Season 7

65
- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: February 11, 2018
Season 6

68
- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: January 15, 2017
Season 5

76
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: October 4, 2015
- tbd
  S5:E13. Horse and Wagon
  Air Date: November 22, 2016
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  S5:E12. A False Glimmer
  Air Date: December 20, 2015
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  S5:E11. Our Man in Damascus
  Air Date: December 13, 2015
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  S5:E10. New Normal
  Air Date: December 6, 2015
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  S5:E9. The Litvinov Ruse
  Air Date: November 29, 2015
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  S5:E8. All About Allison
  Air Date: November 22, 2015
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  S5:E7. Oriole
  Air Date: November 15, 2015
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  S5:E6. Parabiosis
  Air Date: November 8, 2015
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  S5:E5. Better Call Saul
  Air Date: November 1, 2015
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  S5:E4. Why Is This Night Different?
  Air Date: October 25, 2015
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  S5:E3. Super Powers
  Air Date: October 18, 2015
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  S5:E2. The Tradition of Hospitality
  Air Date: October 11, 2015
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  S5:E1. Separation Anxiety
  Air Date: October 4, 2015
Season 4

74
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 5, 2014
Season 3

77
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 29, 2013
Season 2

96
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 30, 2012
Season 1

92
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 2011