When the new season of "Homeland" kicks off this fall, expect some major changes abound for the characters of the well-watched cable series.
During the recent Television and Critics Association Tour held in Pasadena, executive producer Alex Gansa has offered early scoops for the new season. In a report from Variety, the showrunner revealed that season 5 will be filmed in Europe, specifically in Germany. He also discussed the time frame of the premiere, revealing that it will pick up two and a half years later from the events of December’s finale.
Additionally, Gansa also shared via TV Guide that Claire Danes’ Carrie Matheson will drop her badge as a CIA agent. This means that the latest season will find Matheson as a civilian.
“Carrie really isn't an intelligence officer this season. She's definitely rejected her past. She is trying to find a way to forgive herself for all the stuff that she's done throughout her career, and she's begun to question if any of it made any difference at all --whether she made any significant difference in the world. We actually find her doing something almost 180 degrees opposite to what she was doing in the CIA,” Gansa said.
Just like Carrie, Quinn will mirror the same direction in season 5. Gansa also told TV Guide that Quinn will be a “different character this year”.
“He spent a couple years down in Syria and Iraq leading a special forces team. You can imagine the stuff he's seen and how that might affect him,” he teased.
In other stoylines, the hit espionage series will also feature some new political arcs. According to Showtime boss David Nevins, viewers could expect the series to feature Putin, ISIS and NSA leaker Edward Snowden.
“The first episode’s going to real deal with Russia, being right next to Russia — what’s Putin up to? What’s going on with this tricky relationship there? It deals with ISIS. [Homeland producers have] shown the ability to have a new fresh story. I feel like this story is a very fresh story. It’s themes, I think, will resonate with people. Charlie Hebdo. [NSA leaker Edward] Snowden. It’s interesting elements to this season that brings a lot of things together. As long as they keep it fresh, it’s a show that’s never the same season after season,” Nevins said in a report from Entertainment Weekly.
Catch the new season on Sunday, Oct. 4th on Showtime.
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