Homeland: Season 8

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SHOWTIME | Season Premiere Date: February 9, 2020

Summary: The eighth and final season finds Carrie recovering from being in a Russian gulag. Meanwhile, President Warner (Beau Bridges) tasks Saul, now National Security Advisor, to negotiate peace with the Taliban.

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Season 8 Episodes

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S8:E12. Prisoners of War
Air Date: April 26, 2020
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S8:E11. The English Teacher
Air Date: April 19, 2020
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S8:E10. Designated Driver
Air Date: April 12, 2020

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Verne Gay

Feb 7, 2020

Fine, sharp opener to what already feels like a tragic climax. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Feb 4, 2020

There are purposeful pieces in place, running a circuitous yet skeptical mission. What may seem impossible now may not in a few months — that’s what “Homeland” would have us believe, and so far, it’s worth going along one more time. Read full review

Melanie McFarland

Feb 10, 2020

When she slips into operative mode with the ease of a worn-in suit have an extra level of tension to them: the world, dangerous as it is, is not what it was any more than she is the same woman she once was. ... She can also be cold and cruel and create stupendous debacles out of her bad decision-making. In that way, however, she's also the personification of what makes the series worth seeing to its end after nine long years, that the personal frames of mind from which a few people operate can end up determining whether million of people will live in peace or suffer under years of conflict. Read full review

James Poniewozik

Feb 6, 2020

Homeland is about a lot of things, personal and geopolitical. But at its most powerful, the new season conjures that simple, sad feeling: My God, it’s been so long. All of this — the war, the fear, the vengeance. ... The first four episodes of the season have their wild plot lurches but also the gimlet eye for human nature of “Homeland” at its best. Danes gives us a Carrie who’s older and wiser but also wrenchingly aware of her own precariousness. And the show is conscious of the collateral damage of the great game. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Feb 7, 2020

With "Homeland," the future is always a bit murky, but if these first steps are any indication, it's still struggling to live up to that past. Read full review

Amy Amatangelo

Feb 6, 2020

Overall the first four episodes made available for review plod along. ... But then, just as I’m about to write off this final season, something happens at the end of the fourth episode that pulls me right back in. Read full review

The Times Carol Midgley

Mar 3, 2020

Its return last night, I'm sad to say, felt like an irritating houseguest who has outstayed their welcome and is telling the same anecdotes, over and over again. Read full review

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Hua

Sep 25, 2020

Could not have ended more perfectly. But I'm still so sad to see it go. Farewell, Carrie & Saul; you will be missed.

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Deisler

Feb 10, 2020

great start of the show, loved the last shot, acting at its finest; they really built something great with this new / old story line

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tvwatcher1423

Feb 14, 2020

Homeland is back! Powerful, relevant and consistently one of the best shows on TV. Claire Danes is a force of nature. A must see!!!

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matthewmirliani

Apr 27, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Homeland’s final chapter rivals season 4 and 5 in its intensity and quality, ending the brilliant series on a strong note. It sticks the landing by bringing us full-circle - paralleling Carrie’s journey with that of Brody’s, and presenting a similar scenario to pre-Iraq invasion. The show continues to deftly balance the defense of “facts on the ground,” the layered criticism of US foreign policy, and the riveting spy games of our beloved Carrie and Saul.… Expand

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bosmer-fr

Feb 12, 2020

Great start, with carrie back in action ! Remind me one of the best season in pakistan...

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HiSticking

Mar 3, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Season 8 is now 4 episodes in, and seems to have run out of ideas. We're seeing much of the same things we see each season. I would have hoped with a short number of episodes we would see some new trade-craft or unexpected twists and turns. Instead we get the same Carrie ordeals, Max unable to speak more then a single sentence here and there... Did they run out of budget for something that actually looks like a Firebase in this episode? ...and the whole helicopters ending (I don't want to give to much away) was very disappointing.… Expand

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OlivierPiel

Feb 9, 2020

Ho Meh Land....Title needs an extra "h"....Very boring, lazy, clichéd, badly acted first episode. (Claire Danes is such an overrated actress)

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 8

71
- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: February 9, 2020
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  S8:E12. Prisoners of War
  Air Date: April 26, 2020
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  S8:E11. The English Teacher
  Air Date: April 19, 2020
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  S8:E10. Designated Driver
  Air Date: April 12, 2020
- 8.3
  S8:E9. In Full Flight
  Air Date: April 5, 2020
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  S8:E8. Threnody
  Air Date: March 29, 2020
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  S8:E7. F**ker Shot Me
  Air Date: March 22, 2020
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  S8:E6. Two Minutes
  Air Date: March 15, 2020
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  S8:E5. Chalk Two Down
  Air Date: March 8, 2020
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  S8:E4. Chalk One Up
  Air Date: March 1, 2020
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  S8:E3. False Friends
  Air Date: February 23, 2020
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  S8:E2. Catch and Release
  Air Date: February 16, 2020
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  S8:E1. Deception Indicated
  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
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