Homeland: Season 4

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SHOWTIME | Season Premiere Date: October 5, 2014

Starring: Nazanin Boniadi, Mandy Patinkin, Claire Danes

Summary: Season four picks up about six months after season three with Carrie working in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Season 4 Episodes

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S4:E12. Long Time Coming
Air Date: December 21, 2014
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S4:E11. Krieg Nicht Lieb
Air Date: December 14, 2014
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S4:E10. 13 Hours in Islamabad
Air Date: December 7, 2014

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Verne Gay

Oct 3, 2014

Homeland's fourth season feels as fresh, important and relevant as yesterday's news--or tomorrow's news. A bracing, intelligent start. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Oct 3, 2014

The rebooted Homeland promises to be an engaging, streamlined CIA thriller with a few big ideas about America and the war on terrorism. Read full review

Jason Hughes

Oct 6, 2014

We're getting the character we knew she was capable of being, with the added layer of new motherhood.... Admittedly, it's too early to declare definitively that Homeland is back, but I will say it's back to being a show I'm looking forward to watching, rather than one that made me angry as it lost its credibility mostly and lost its way completely. Read full review

Jeff Jensen

Oct 3, 2014

By episode 3, Homeland starts connecting. A murder mystery becomes intriguing, key franchise assets (including Mandy Patinkin's Saul) are plugged directly into the main narrative, and a new agent (Michael O'Keefe) provides a welcome spark. Read full review

Hank Stuever

Oct 3, 2014

The show feels new again, but that doesn’t mean it feels fully refreshed, nor is it immune to painting itself into the same sort of corners it got stuck in before. Read full review

Ellen Gray

Oct 3, 2014

You'll still need to suspend disbelief to accept her as someone the CIA could trust again, much less as anonymous enough for clandestine work. But if you can make the leap, it looks as if the post-Brody world still has stories worth telling. Read full review

Maureen Ryan

Oct 2, 2014

There is a flatness to the supporting characters--Saul's wife and Carrie's sister are now garden-variety Prestige Cable nags--and a measured predictability to the overall story that drains too much tension from even the sight of a wig-free Corey Stoll. Yet Mandy Patinkin and F. Murray Abraham are still fantastic, the show still employs top-notch directors and Homeland can still rustle up an atmosphere of tense isolation when it needs to. All in all, many of the tin-eared elements would more or less tolerable if I were still intrigued by Carrie Mathison. Read full review

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blackbird1

Apr 20, 2015

best season so far for me
best season so far for me
best season so far for me
best season so far for me
best season so far for me
best season so far for me
best season so far for me
best season so far for me
best season so far for me
best season so far for me

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Rio1210

Oct 7, 2014

I am really happy about the direction Homeland is going. I always felt after season 2 that the Brody storyline was getting a bit stretched. Now that he's gone, Homeland can be what it shoul've been all about giant plots on terrorism and events of national interest. Not myopic and short storylines

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Ravens1294

Dec 27, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After the disappointing season 3, Homeland soars to the occasion and delivers an intense and amazing season 4. After Brody's death in the season 3 finale, the show finally was released out of the shackles. It was free to start another story with Carrie and Saul. They decided to write an intense and harrowing drama that was mostly set in Pakistan and it dealt with recent events. The story that was laid was excellent, interesting, and a breath of fresh air. The acting was phenomenal as usual and direction was superior. The season was very intense and way more interesting than previous seasons. The stakes were much higher as the season was emotionally terrifying. Homeland managed to deal some great plot twists that made the story even better. After 11 great episodes. the season finale took a direction in the wrong turn. It was uneventful, slow, and it dealt with Carrie's family way too much and we did not want that. It was completely different than the rest of the season. However, it does lay some ground work for the next season. A season finale, no matter how bad, cannot ruin a season that was already amazing. Can't wait for season 5.… Expand

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ericdepp

Oct 8, 2014

After the first two episodes, I think we're off to a very good start. The show seems fresh and suspenseful
and looking forward to the next few episodes.

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Raymond23

Dec 9, 2014

This season started on a high point , with a good story line and a solid script. .But nearing its end , it seems the writers just want to get over with it. The twists are obvious and unrealistic

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aftab

May 12, 2015

It was pathetic to see season 4 depicting completely a wrong picture of Islamabad..Probably they shot season 4 in Capetown which is way different than Islamabad. Islamabad is beautiful planned city in the foothills of Himalayas. And here you see all the streets and markets like a normalIt was pathetic to see season 4 depicting completely a wrong picture of Islamabad..Probably they shot season 4 in Capetown which is way different than Islamabad. Islamabad is beautiful planned city in the foothills of Himalayas. And here you see all the streets and markets like a normal backward city. It might be interesting season but making a negative opinion of the world about a beautiful city is unfair.… Expand

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helohe

Oct 30, 2014

I used to like this series a lot. Seasons 1-3 were great. Season 4 so far is a complete turnover of the show. Everything that made the previous seasons so great was removed. The show has been turned into a kind of copy of 24. But with a hysterical, crazy person as the main lead actor. WhileI used to like this series a lot. Seasons 1-3 were great. Season 4 so far is a complete turnover of the show. Everything that made the previous seasons so great was removed. The show has been turned into a kind of copy of 24. But with a hysterical, crazy person as the main lead actor. While in previous seasons the focus was on who are the good guys who are the bad guys? is Broady a good or bad guy? etc.. in this season the bad guys are very clearly pinpointed. This season appears to be very reflective of the current US. foreign policy and warmongering and general racist sentiment in the US.
That one of the main lead actors was killed of in the last season does not bother me too much. What bothers me is, that anything related to the questions and stories unfolded in previous episodes is just left unanswered and put behind as resolved. The show made a change, what made it good before is gone.… Expand

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Season 7

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- 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
Season 4

74
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 5, 2014
- tbd
  S4:E12. Long Time Coming
  Air Date: December 21, 2014
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  S4:E11. Krieg Nicht Lieb
  Air Date: December 14, 2014
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  S4:E10. 13 Hours in Islamabad
  Air Date: December 7, 2014
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  S4:E9. There's Something Else Going On
  Air Date: November 23, 2014
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  S4:E8. Halfway to a Donut
  Air Date: November 16, 2014
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  S4:E7. Redux
  Air Date: November 9, 2014
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  S4:E6. From A to B and Back Again
  Air Date: November 2, 2014
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  S4:E5. About a Boy
  Air Date: October 26, 2014
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  S4:E4. Iron in the Fire
  Air Date: October 19, 2014
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  S4:E3. Shalwar Kameez
  Air Date: October 12, 2014
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  S4:E2. Trylon and Perisphere
  Air Date: October 5, 2014
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  S4:E1. The Drone Queen
  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