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Homeland (season 6)

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Country of origin
  
United States

Original network
  
Showtime

No. of episodes
  
12

Starring
  
Claire Danes Rupert Friend Elizabeth Marvel F. Murray Abraham Mandy Patinkin

Original release
  
January 15, 2017 (2017-01-15) – present

The sixth season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on January 15, 2017, on Showtime, and will consist of 12 episodes. The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim (English: Prisoners of War) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa.

Contents

Plot

Taking place several months after the previous season, Carrie Mathison is back in the United States, living in Brooklyn, New York with her young pre-school aged daughter. She is now working at a foundation whose efforts are to provide aid to Muslims living in the United States. Peter Quinn is alive but has suffered a major stroke and is incapacitated. Saul Berenson and Dar Adal are still CIA operatives and are dealing with counter-terrorism within the United States. The season features the results of a presidential election of a female candidate, and takes place between election day and inauguration day. The season will also discuss the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Main

  • Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, now working at a foundation for Muslims mistreated by domestic law enforcement in New York
  • Rupert Friend as Peter Quinn, a former CIA SAD/SOG (black ops) operative recovering from sarin poisoning
  • Elizabeth Marvel as Elizabeth Keane, a junior senator from New York, elected as the President of United States.
  • F. Murray Abraham as Dar Adal, a CIA official and black ops specialist.
  • Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson, a CIA official and Carrie's former boss and mentor.

    • Recurring

  • Sebastian Koch as Otto Düring, a German philanthropist.
  • Maury Sterling as Max, a freelance surveillance expert.
  • Hill Harper as Rob Emmons, White House Chief of Staff to President Keane.
  • Patrick Sabongui as Reda Hashem, CUNY School of Law professor and advocate to the Muslim-American community.
  • J. Mallory McCree as Sekou Bah, a Muslim man suspected of radicalization and a client of Carrie's
  • Robert Knepper as General Jamie McClendon, the Department of Defense representative briefing President Keane and her transition team.
  • Dominic Fumusa as FBI Special Agent Ray Conlin
  • Shaun Toub as Majid Javadi, an IRGC general and CIA asset being blackmailed by the United States.
  • Allan Corduner as Etai Luskin, Israeli ambassador to Germany.
  • Jacqueline Antaramian as Dorit, Saul's sister
  • Nina Hoss as Astrid, a German Intelligence officer working for the BND.

    • Development

    On December 9, 2015, the series was renewed for a sixth season. On August 11, 2016, at the 2016 Summer TCA Press Tour it was announced that filming of the season would begin in August 2016, in New York. Showrunners Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon along with Gideon Raff, Chip Johannessen, Michael Klick, Patrick Harbinson, Lesli Linka Glatter, Avi Nir, Ran Telem, and Claire Danes are executive producers.

    In September 2016, co-star Rupert Friend sustained an injury to his foot, forcing production to shoot around his character Peter Quinn. Despite the setback his sabbatical is not expected to affect the premiere date. Also announced that month, while the majority of shooting and plot will take place in New York City, production will be returning to film scenes in Morocco (subbing for Abu Dhabi and Israel); where the series has not filmed since the third year. A promotional poster and a behind-the-scenes video was released on November 17, 2016.

    Casting

    On July 27, 2016, Elizabeth Marvel was cast in the role of Elizabeth Keane, a senator from New York who was just elected to be the next President of the United States. On August 10, 2016, it was announced that Hill Harper and Patrick Sabongui joined the cast. On August 16, 2016, Robert Knepper joined the cast in a recurring role of General Jamie McClendon the Department of Defense representative. On September 10, 2016, it was announced that Dominic Fumusa had joined as FBI Special Agent Ray Conlin.

    References

    Homeland (season 6) Wikipedia
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