Homeland
EspionageSpies, intelligence agencies and double lives.This show: 10/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 9/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 9/10Mental healthPsychological struggle treated with real seriousness.This show: 8/10Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 8/10Political intriguePower struggles inside governments and institutions.This show: 8/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 8/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 8/10
Rate this series
Starring
Claire DanesMandy PatinkinDamian LewisRupert FriendMaury SterlingF. Murray Abraham
Written by
Alex GansaHoward Gordon
Starring
Claire DanesMandy PatinkinDamian LewisRupert FriendMaury SterlingF. Murray Abraham
Written by
Alex GansaHoward Gordon
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
Homeland Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.0 | |
| S2 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 9.1 | |
| S3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 8.4 | |
| S4 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 5.7 | |
| S5 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 7.7 | |
| S6 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.2 | |
| S7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.3 | |
| S8 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 9.4 |
Download Infographic
About
"Paranoia and instability dressed up as espionage"
A CIA officer convinced a returning war hero may have been turned by the enemy while he readjusts to life at home. Homeland runs on paranoia and slow-burn tension, anchored by a lead performance that swings between brilliance and self-destruction. Early seasons are tightly wound, tense, and morally uneasy, mixing espionage plotting with a genuinely unstable character study. Later seasons widen the scope to global politics and lose some of that claustrophobic intensity, but the show never stops being watchable, even when it stretches credulity.
Watch it for
a career-defining performance built on volatility, obsession, and moral uncertainty.
Maybe skip if
you need consistent quality across every season rather than a strong, uneven run.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
▶
Season 12011
8.250K1210h 50m
Volatile CIA agent Carrie Mathison investigates and ultimately becomes obsessed with returned POW marine Nicholas Brody, who may or may not be an al-Qaeda-trained terrorist. Brody struggles to resume his domestic life with his wife and two children whom he barely knows. Saul tries his best to support his bipolar protégé while pursuing leads of his own and trying to hold his crumbling marriage together.
▶
Season 22012
8.545K1210h 22m
Carrie continues her hunt for terrorist leader Abu Nazir while maintaining a complicated relationship with Brody that straddles the line between personal and professional. Brody is forced to work more closely with the CIA. Jessica Brody struggles to keep her family in tact despite increasing difficulty connecting with her husband. Saul discovers a clandestine plot.
▶
Season 32013
8.143K1210h 16m
Carrie goes to extraordinary lengths to solve the latest crisis at the CIA while dealing with a deeply personal secret. Brody struggles to survive. Saul must walk a tightrope and play many opposing sides to keep his job at the CIA and try to revive his troubled marriage. Quinn has a crisis of faith.
▶
Season 42014
8.248K129h 50m
Carrie's career at the CIA takes off when she becomes an overseas station chief in a highly volatile region, but every drone strike and tactical raid comes at a cost and she quickly learns the true price of power. Saul fights to stay in the intelligence game.
▶
Season 52015
8.234K1210h 31m
The game has changed for Carrie Mathison. Out of the CIA and living in Berlin, Carrie is trying to start a new life but realizes now shes the one with a target on her back. As the danger intensifies, and without Saul and Quinn to rely on, one thing becomes clear shes never been at greater risk or with more to lose.
▶
Season 62017
8.031K129h 59m
Carrie Mathison is back in the US on the streets of New York, fighting for the protection of civil liberties and against the abuse of power within our government. She remains in opposition with Saul, who is still with the CIA.
▶
Season 72018
8.129K1210h 42m
After the attempted assassination of the president, Carrie Mathison is out of the White House while 200 members of the intelligence community are imprisoned. Now Carrie must prove that not all conspiracies are theories.
▶
Season 82020
8.632K1210h 28m
Carrie Mathison's body is healing, but her memory remains fractured. While trying to broker peace with the Taliban in Afghanistan, Saul is dependent on his protégé's expertise. Against medical advice, Saul asks Carrie to assist him one last time.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Claire Danes Carrie Mathison
Mandy Patinkin Saul Berenson
Damian Lewis Nicholas Brody
Rupert Friend Peter Quinn
Maury Sterling Max Piotrowski
F. Murray Abraham Dar Adal
Morena Baccarin Jessica Brody
Jackson Pace Chris Brody
Morgan Saylor Dana Brody
Diego Klattenhoff Mike Faber
Crew
Alex Gansa
Howard Gordon
Similar Series
Popular picks Shows that people who know this one usually know too. From our AI taste analysis.
Our recommendations Specific picks with the reason, including shows you may not have heard of. From our AI taste analysis.
The Bureau
20K 50 2015–2020
authentic tradecraft and agent psychological toll
Rubicon
12K 13 2010–2010
paranoid slow-burn intelligence conspiracy
The Honorable Woman
12K 8 2014–2014
personal trauma entangled with geopolitical intrigue
Fauda
44K 59 2015–present
morally gray counterterrorism operatives
Deutschland 83
16K 8 2015–2015
Cold War espionage with intimate character focus
Salamander
3K 22 2012–2018
conspiracy unraveling institutional corruption
Baron noir
2K 25 2016–present
ruthless political maneuvering and betrayal
The State
2K 4 2017–present
radicalization narrative from inside the threat
Close in taste Nearest neighbors in our taste profile comparison: shared tone, themes and style.