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Homeland: Pilot

In the opener of this "Manchurian Candidate"-like political thriller, a marine (Damian Lewis) rescued after eight years as a POW in Afghanistan returns home a war hero. But a CIA operative (Claire Danes) suspects he may actually be an enemy agent with a connection to Al Qaeda and part of a plan to commit a terrorist act on U.S. soil.

Source: Showtime


Episode Info


Episode number: 1x1
Airdate: Sunday October 02nd, 2011


Alternate Airdates:

NL (BNN) Jan 01, 2012
UK (Channel 4) Feb 19, 2012
CA (Bravo!) Mar 06, 2013

  • Currently 8.6/10
8.6/10 (23 Votes cast)
Guest Stars
Afton WilliamsonAfton Williamson
As Helen Walker
Recurring
David MarcianoDavid Marciano
As Virgil
Recurring
Jamey SheridanJamey Sheridan
As Vice President
Recurring
Maury SterlingMaury Sterling
As Max
Recurring
Navid NegahbanNavid Negahban
As Abu Nazir
Recurring
Nestor SerranoNestor Serrano
As Major General Tony Trujillo
Main Cast
Damian LewisDamian Lewis
As Nicholas Brody
Claire DanesClaire Danes
As Carrie Mathison
Mandy PatinkinMandy Patinkin
As Saul Berenson
Diego KlattenhoffDiego Klattenhoff
As Mike Faber
Morgan SaylorMorgan Saylor
As Dana Brody
Jackson PaceJackson Pace
As Chris Brody
Morena BaccarinMorena Baccarin
As Jessica Brody
David HarewoodDavid Harewood
As David Estes

Recap

The scene opens in Baghdad where CIA Operative, Carrie Mathison, is driving through the city talking to David Estes of the CIA. He denies her request to be able to hold off the execution of a known terrorist, Hasan, and says that it is in the hands of the Iraqi people. She says that Hasan has Intel that will help them with the war and David tells her that it is not going to happen. Carrie meets with a contact who has someone who says that they can get her inside the prison. She goes up to Hasan and he doesn’t have any information for her because she can’t save him. She says that she can save Hasan’s family if he agrees to help them. The Iraqi guards come in and take Carrie by force. Hasan says what he knows to her and tells her to keep her promise to save his family. ..

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