Homeland season 7 explained

Season Number:7
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Num Episodes:12
Network:Showtime
Episode List:List of Homeland episodes

The seventh season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on February 11, 2018, and concluded on April 29, 2018, on Showtime, consisting of 12 episodes.[1] The series started as a loosely based variation of the two-season run of the Israeli television series Hebrew: [[Prisoners of War (TV series)|Hatufim]]|italic=yes (Hebrew: חטופים; English: Prisoners of War) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa.[2]

Plot

Carrie has left her job in the White House and is living with her sister Maggie. She takes on the Keane administration to secure the release of the 200 members of the intelligence community who were arrested under President Keane's orders the previous season.[1]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

See also: List of Homeland episodes.

Production

The series was renewed for a seventh and eighth season in August 2016.[10] For this season, Maury Sterling, Jake Weber and Linus Roache were promoted to series regulars; Sterling has been recurring since the first season, while Weber and Roache both first appeared in the sixth season.[3] The seventh season began production on September 11, 2017, filming in Richmond, Virginia.[11] [12] Filming wrapped in Budapest, Hungary on March 29, 2018.[13]

The writers initially planned for the series' seventh and eighth seasons to comprise a two-season arc, but current events surrounding the U.S. government convinced them to instead continue the arc from Season 6 into Season 7. Showrunner Alex Gansa said "Given the swirl of news about the Administration’s war with its own intelligence community, “It was just hard not to do it. It was hard to say ‘OK, let’s go tell a story in Paris. Let’s go tell a story in South America.’ Something very significant is happening in all our lives right now”.[14]

Reception

Critical response

The seventh season of Homeland received generally positive reviews from critics, who particularly praised the second half. On Metacritic, the season (based on the first episode only) has a score of 65 out of 100 based on 6 reviews.[15] On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 81% with an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 based on 140 reviews. The site's critical consensus is, "Though it lacks the series' patented agonizing suspense, Homelands seventh season remains an engaging drama by embracing its pulpier elements and pitting Claire Danes' magnetic protagonist against the White House."[16]

Accolades

For the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series received two nominations–Mandy Patinkin for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and F. Murray Abraham for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.[17] Alex Gansa won the for "Paean to the People" at the 71st Writers Guild of America Awards.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Homeland Season 7 Sets Premiere Date, Drops First Trailer . . Joe . Otterson . December 12, 2017 . December 13, 2017 .
  2. Web site: Homeland – Listings . . December 30, 2011 .
  3. Web site: 'Homeland' Ups Trio to Series Regulars for Season 7 (Exclusive) . The Hollywood Reporter . Michael . O'Connell . July 18, 2017 . December 13, 2017.
  4. Web site: Homeland Adds Morgan Spector, Mackenzie Astin to Season 7 Cast . TVLine . Dave . Nemetz . September 15, 2017 . December 13, 2017.
  5. Web site: 'Homeland' Adds Dylan Baker to Season 7 . The Hollywood Reporter . Bryn Elise . Sandberg . September 28, 2017 . December 13, 2017.
  6. Web site: ‘Homeland’ Casts Courtney Grosbeck; Necar Zadegan Joins HBO’s Alan Ball Series . Deadline . Denise . Petski . September 26, 2017 . December 13, 2017.
  7. Web site: ‘Homeland’ Adds ‘House of Cards’ Alum to Season 7 in Mystery Role (EXCLUSIVE) . Variety . Elizabeth . Wagmeister . November 1, 2017 . December 13, 2017.
  8. Web site: ‘Homeland’ Enlists ‘The Americans’ Actor for Season 7 . Variety . Elizabeth . Wagmeister . December 11, 2017 . December 13, 2017.
  9. Web site: 'Homeland' Adds James D'Arcy for Season 7 . The Hollywood Reporter . Michael . O'Connell . December 19, 2017 . January 1, 2018.
  10. Web site: Homeland Officially Renewed for Season 7 and Season 8 at Showtime . TVLine . Michael . Ausiello . August 11, 2016 . August 11, 2016 . September 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170901042231/http://tvline.com/2016/08/11/homeland-renewed-season-8-showtime/ . dead .
  11. Web site: ‘Homeland’ Heads to Virginia for Season 7 . Variety . Cynthia . Littleton . July 11, 2017 . July 11, 2017.
  12. Web site: 'Homeland' Adds Dylan Baker to Season 7 . The Hollywood Reporter . Bryn Elise . Sandberg . September 28, 2017 . November 12, 2017.
  13. Web site: It’s a wrap on @SHO_Homeland Season 7 in Budapest...another amazing journey with an extraordinary group of people...very grateful!!. Lesli Linka. Glatter. Twitter. March 29, 2018. March 29, 2018.
  14. Web site: ‘Homeland’ Boss on Season 7’s Trump Inspiration, Alex Jones and RIP Peter Quinn . Variety . Debra . Birnbaum . February 5, 2018 . February 8, 2018.
  15. Web site: Homeland: Season 7 . Metacritic . February 12, 2018.
  16. Web site: Homeland: Season 7 . Rotten Tomatoes . February 13, 2018.
  17. Web site: Emmys: Netflix Beats HBO With Most Nominations . The Hollywood Reporter . July 12, 2018 . July 12, 2018.
  18. Web site: Schwartz . Ryan . Gelman . Vlada . Writers Guild Awards: The Americans, Mrs. Maisel and Barry Among Winners . TVLine . February 18, 2019 . February 17, 2019.

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