Homeland: Season 1 (2011-2011)
Average Rating: 9.3/10
Reviews Counted: 25
Fresh: 25 | Rotten: 0
Homeland is an addictive, politically resonant spy thriller and compelling character study that benefits from superb performances.
Average Rating: 9.6/10
Critic Reviews: 16
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 0
Homeland is an addictive, politically resonant spy thriller and compelling character study that benefits from superb performances.
Season Info
Self-destructive CIA agent Carrie Mathesin (Claire Danes) begins to suspect that veteran U.S. Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis), a celebrated war hero who was once held as a prisoner by al-Qaeda, may in fact be a terrorist sleeper agent in the critically-acclaimed television drama "Homeland". Season one of "Homeland" begins with Agent Mathesin investigating suspicions that Sergeant Brody was turned against his own government by the notorious terrorist faction, and investigating an
Network: Showtime
Cast
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Claire Danes
Carrie Mathison -
Damian Lewis
Nicholas Brody -
Mandy Patinkin
Saul Berenson -
Morena Baccarin
Jessica Brody -
David Harewood
David Estes -
Diego Klattenhoff
Capt. Mike Faber -
Morgan Saylor
Dana Brody -
Jackson Pace
Chris Brody -
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Episodes
Pilot
HD version. Season 1 Premiere. A CIA case officer becomes suspicious that a Marine Sergeant war hero rescued after eight years of captivity in Afghanistan, has been turned into a sleeper agent by Al Qaeda. (Dolby 5.1) Ends 5/1
Grace
HD version. Season 1. Carrie stays glued to the surveillance footage of Brody's home, which reveals a man struggling with his traumatic memories. (Dolby 5.1) Ends 5/8
Clean Skin
HD version. Season 1. The Brody family reluctantly grants an exclusive television interview; Carrie and her team close in on an Al Qaeda plot to fund a terrorist attack on the U.S. (Dolby 5.1) Ends 5/15
Semper I
HD version. Season 1. Brody is a national hero but his erratic behavior threatens his media darling status; Carrie grows desperate for evidence linking Brody with Abu Nazir. (Dolby 5.1) Ends 5/22
Blind Spot
Season 1. Brody's confrontation with the lone survivor among the insurgents that held him isn't what anyone expects; the CIA trails lovers who bought a house near the airport with illicit funds. (Dolby 5.1) Ends 7/10
The Good Soldier
Season 1. The CIA orders polygraphs, which Carrie sees as an opportunity to finally learn the truth about Brody. (Dolby 5.1) Ends 7/10
The Weekend
Season 1. The relationship between Carrie and Brody becomes complicated. Ends 7/17
Achilles Heel
HD Version. Season 1. Carrie and Saul reel from the news that Walker is still alive. (Dolby 5.1) Ends 7/17
Crossfire
HD Version. Season 1. Brody relives his captivity after trying to sever ties to Nazir. (Dolby 5.1) Ends 7/17
Representative Brody
HD Version. Season 1. Brody is approached to run for a disgraced congressman's seat. (Dolby 5.1) Ends 7/17
The Vest
HD Version. Season 1. Carrie's manic theories may be true; the Brodys visit Gettysburg. (Dolby 5.1) Ends 7/17
Marine One, Part 1
In Part 1 of the two-part Season 1 finale, a near-catatonic Carrie is confined to bed as Saul puzzles over the unnerving implications of her time line. Elsewhere, Walker settles on a perch from which to complete his mission.
Marine One, Part 2
HD Version. Season 1. While Carrie is near catatonic, Saul investigates her unsettling timeline; Brody makes final preparations for the Vice President's policy summit. (Dolby 5.1) Ends 12/18
Critic Reviews for Homeland: Season 1
Am I hooked? Big time. Of all the drama pilots I watched, this was my favorite.
Above all Homeland arouses our suspicions-if the show had a sub-title, it would be "Insecurity," not "Security."
Showtime's edgy, edge-of-your-seat series, is, bar none, the best thriller on American TV.
Homeland is not just the best new drama of the season, it's the first telling of a post-9/11 story that is all the things it should be: politically resonant, emotionally wrenching and plain old thrilling to watch.
I'm hooked.
There are a couple of bush-league moments in the show...those are minor quibbles, made even more insignificant by the extraordinary performances of Danes, Lewis, Patinkin and Baccarin.
A bracing, well-paced series that stands out as the season's best new drama.
It's compelling, enthralling and steeped in current realities.
This is must-see TV in every possible way.
The show's most intriguing quality is its fascination with voyeurism, which it encodes in its central relationship.
Like Manchurian Candidate, Homeland does some of its best work via flashbacks to Brody's time in captivity, sprinkling additional tidbits with each glimpse into the past.
Homeland is 24 for grown-ups.
Homeland juggles a number of subplots and minidramas, which fortunately don't turn out to be either intimidating or confusing because they're introduced smoothly and painlessly.
What should keep viewers coming back to Homeland? The performances.
Homeland is the perfect show for a post-9/11 America, a nation united not by trust, but by suspicion.
Shows like Homeland have a way of keeping us deliciously off balance.
An addictive espionage thriller and a compelling character study. Without a doubt, it is one of the finest new shows of the year.
Viewers hungering for a twisty-turny, who's-right-who's-wrong thriller will find it in Showtime's domestic terrorism drama Homeland.
Right now, what I see in front of me is so clearly fascinating that, like Carrie Mathison, I'm going to dive into the deep end and worry about consequences much, much later.
An intense, subtly written cat-and-mouse game.
Showtime lets them [the producers] take their time to spin serpentine story lines, gradually pulling us deep into one very sticky, scary web of intrigue.
Once you watch the first episode, it's going to be hard standing the wait for the next.
It's no lie to say you don't get this sort of stylish and challenging stuff very frequently on TV, adult subject matter treated maturely in a series that makes you squirm and think.
We're looking forward to the rest of the season to watch this finely drawn mystery unravel.
Based on the first episode's strong script and performances, it looks as though the reveal will be worth the wait.
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