The BEST Episodes of Homeland

A bipolar CIA operative becomes convinced a prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda and is planning to carry out a terrorist attack on American soil.

#1 - Prisoners of War

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired Apr 26, 2020

Events surrounding Saul and Carrie's final mission come to a conclusion.

8.51

2,018 votes

Directors: Lesli Linka Glatter

Writers: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon

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#2 - The Choice

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired Dec 16, 2012

Carrie is faced with a pivotal decision, while Brody meets with Faber to contemplate the future of the family. Meanwhile, Saul undertakes a secret assignment; and Quinn has a decision to make that may prove to be a game-changer.

8.43

8,954 votes

Directors: Michael Cuesta

Writers: Alex Gansa, Meredith Stiehm

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#3 - There's Something Else Going On

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired Nov 23, 2014

Carrie improvises to salvage her mission. The CIA closes in on a leak.

8.35

5,077 votes

Directors: Seith Mann

Writers: Patrick Harbinson

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#4 - Marine One

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired Dec 18, 2011

While Carrie is near catatonic and confined to bed, Saul investigates the unsettling implications of her timeline; Walker secures a perch for his mission; Brody makes his final preparations for the Vice President's policy summit at the State Department.

8.30

10,241 votes

Directors: Michael Cuesta

Writers: Alex Gansa, Chip Johannessen, Howard Gorden

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#5 - Big Man in Tehran

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired Dec 8, 2013

Brody's loyalty to the mission wavers when he meets a ghost from his past. As Lockhart's confirmation looms, Saul stares into the precipice between success and failure.

8.26

7,588 votes

Directors: Daniel Minahan

Writers: Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson

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#6 - The Star

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired Dec 15, 2013

Security forces close in on Carrie and Brody. As Saul plans a last ditch rescue operation, Brody struggles to find redemption.

8.16

7,417 votes

Directors: Lesli Linka Glatter

Writers: Alex Gansa, Meredith Stiehm

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#7 - 13 Hours in Islamabad

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired Dec 7, 2014

The security breach at the Embassy has far reaching consequences.

8.15

5,204 votes

Directors: Daniel Attias

Writers: Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon

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#8 - Chalk Two Down

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired Mar 8, 2020

Carrie chases answers. Max attempts a rescue. G’ulom takes an opportunity.

8.12

1,979 votes

Directors: Alex Graves

Writers: Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson

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#9 - Halfway to a Donut

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired Nov 16, 2014

Carrie organizes a last-ditch operation. Lockhart and Martha stall the ISI.

8.10

5,111 votes

Directors: Alex Graves

Writers: Chip Johannessen

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#10 - Krieg Nicht Lieb

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired Dec 14, 2014

Carrie puts her life on the line to get her team out of Pakistan.

8.10

4,834 votes

Directors: Clark Johnson

Writers: Alexander Cary, Chip Johannessen

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#11 - R Is for Romeo

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired Apr 2, 2017

Carrie and Quinn make a discovery while Keane makes a decision and Max finds trouble.

8.10

6,754 votes

Directors: Seith Mann

Writers: Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson

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#12 - The English Teacher

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired Apr 19, 2020

Saul backchannels; Carrie seeks out one final favor.

8.09

1,861 votes

Directors: Michael Cuesta

Writers: Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson

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#13 - Our Man in Damascus

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired Dec 13, 2015

Carrie follows a lead.

8.08

5,238 votes

Directors: Seith Mann

Writers: David Fury

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#14 - All In

Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired Apr 22, 2018

Saul's mission is a go. The clock ticks on the Keane administration.

8.07

3,296 votes

Directors: Alex Graves

Writers: Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson

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#15 - Beirut Is Back

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired Oct 7, 2012

Fatima tells Carrie about a meeting her Hezbollah commander husband will be having in Beirut with Abu Nazir and Carrie and Saul request a special forces team to capture him.

8.06

9,728 votes

Directors: Michael Cuesta

Writers: Chip Johannessen

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#16 - Designated Driver

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired Apr 12, 2020

No one admits to anything.

8.05

1,872 votes

Directors: Michael Offer

Writers: Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson

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#17 - Good Night

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired Dec 1, 2013

Brody embarks on a high stakes mission, but his fragile condition threatens the entire operation. Quinn makes an uncomfortable discovery about Carrie, while a sudden crisis forces Fara to rejoin the team.

8.04

7,689 votes

Directors: Keith Gordon

Writers: Alexander Cary, Charlotte Stoudt

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#18 - Q&A

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired Oct 28, 2012

Brody is a prisoner again. Carrie plays second fiddle after her rash judgment call at the hotel as Estes is busy keeping Jessica off their trail. Dana and Finn's date night turns deadly serious.

8.04

9,543 votes

Directors: Lesli Linka Glatter

Writers: Henry Bromell

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#19 - The Flag House

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired Mar 26, 2017

Dar plays his hand. Quinn revisits his past.

8.04

6,627 votes

Directors: Michael Klick

Writers: Alex Gansa

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#20 - Two Hats

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired Nov 25, 2012

Brody makes a necessary phone call. Saul teams up with Virgil and Max to dig up some information on one of their own. Carrie finds herself preparing for the most important meeting of her career.

8.03

9,108 votes

Directors: Dan Attias

Writers: Alexander Cary

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#21 - Chalk One Up

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired Mar 1, 2020

Saul plans an announcement. Carrie gets a surprise.

8.03

2,005 votes

Directors: Seith Mann

Writers: Chip Johannessen, Patrick Harbinson

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#22 - Broken Hearts

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired Dec 2, 2012

Saul catches up with an old friend and discovers evidence of covert activities by Estes. Brody and Vice President Walden find themselves at odds over the future of their political relationship, while Dana and Finn come to terms with their own differences.

8.02

9,123 votes

Directors: Guy Ferland

Writers: Henry Bromell

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#23 - The Vest

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired Dec 11, 2011

In the wake of the explosion, Saul finds Carrie hospitalized and manic, but realizes her chaotic theories have merit; before his congressional campaign begins, Brody takes his family on a weekend trip to Gettysburg, where he retrieves an important item.

8.01

11,237 votes

Directors: Clark Johnson

Writers: Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm

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#24 - Paean to the People

Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired Apr 29, 2018

Carrie and Saul's mission doesn't go as planned. Elizabeth Keane fights for her presidency. Season finale.

7.99

3,216 votes

Directors: Lesli Linka Glatter

Writers: Alex Gansa

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#25 - Casus Belli

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired Feb 19, 2017

Keane gets sidelined. Carrie's work follows her home.

7.98

6,959 votes

Directors: Alex Graves

Writers: Chip Johannessen

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