Homeland: Season 1

2011 · 12 episodes · ★ 7.7

What Season 1 of Homeland

Carrie Mathison, a CIA officer, is assigned to the Counterterrorism Center at Langley after an unauthorized operation in Iraq. There she receives a tip from an informant: an American prisoner of war has joined Al-Qaeda. Carrie suspects it is Nicholas Brody, a Marine sergeant listed as missing since 2003 and recently rescued. He now returns home as a hero, but the agent doubts his story and believes he is working for the terrorist network. Her questionable methods pit her against Saul Berenson, her mentor at the CIA, who may end up aligned with her investigation.

12episodes

Oct 2, 2011aired

Dec 18, 2011final episode

10.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Pilot
Oct 2, 2011 · 55 min · ★ 7.4
After missing and presumed dead for eight years, Marine Sergeant Nicholas Brody is rescued in Iraq, and returns home to his family. But CIA agent Carrie Mathison suspects he might have been turned by his terrorist captors, and believes he could be part of a plan to attack America.
Directing: Michael Cuesta · Writing: Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff, Alex Gansa · Starring: Maury Sterling, Jamey Sheridan, Navid Negahban, David Marciano
1x02 Grace
Oct 9, 2011 · 50 min · ★ 7.3
Carrie receives new evidence from an undercover agent and stays glued to the surveillance footage of Brody's home, which reveals a man struggling with his traumatic memories.
Directing: Michael Cuesta · Writing: Alexander Cary · Starring: Maury Sterling, David Marciano, Navid Negahban, Melissa Benoist
1x03 Clean Skin
Oct 16, 2011 · 49 min · ★ 7.4
Brody prepares to enter the spotlight; Carrie closes in on an al-Qaeda plot.
Directing: Dan Attias · Writing: Chip Johannessen · Starring: Maury Sterling, David Marciano, Navid Negahban, Melissa Benoist
1x04 Semper I
Oct 23, 2011 · 50 min · ★ 7.5
The political powers that be make big plans for national hero Brody, but his increasingly erratic behavior threatens his media darling status; Carrie grows desperate for evidence linking Brody with Abu Nazir, as Saul directs her to focus on Nazir's money trail.
Directing: Jeffrey Nachmanoff · Writing: Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa · Starring: Maury Sterling, David Marciano, Navid Negahban, Scott Bryce
1x05 Blind Spot
Oct 30, 2011 · 56 min · ★ 7.8
Brody confronts the lone survivor among the insurgents that held him, leading Carrie to believe she may be proved right about Brody once and for all - but Brody's reunion with his captor surprises everyone; the agency is hot on the trail of the lovers who bought a house near the airport with funds from a stolen necklace.
Directing: Clark Johnson · Writing: Alexander Cary · Starring: Maury Sterling, Sarita Choudhury, James Rebhorn, David Marciano
1x06 The Good Soldier
Nov 6, 2011 · 49 min · ★ 7.8
Reeling after losing key players in Nazir's plot against America, the CIA orders polygraphs on everyone who came in contact with them, including Brody, which Carrie sees as an opportunity to finally learn the truth.
Directing: Brad Turner · Writing: Henry Bromell · Starring: Sarita Choudhury, Omid Abtahi, James Urbaniak, Sherman Howard
1x07 The Weekend
Nov 13, 2011 · 58 min · ★ 8.2
The relationship between Carrie and Brody becomes more complicated when they head into the countryside for the weekend, while Mike and Jessica face the fallout of the truth about their relationship, and Saul catches Aileen on the run to Mexico.
Directing: Michael Cuesta · Writing: Meredith Stiehm · Starring: Joe Ward, Bridget Gethins, Chelsea Cardwell, Marin Ireland
1x08 Achilles Heel
Nov 20, 2011 · 50 min · ★ 7.5
As Carrie and Saul reel from the news that Walker is alive, the intelligence community clashes on the best way to capture him; Brody learns a shocking truth about his captivity.
Directing: Tucker Gates · Writing: Chip Johannessen · Starring: Sarita Choudhury, Joe Urla, Afton Williamson, Billy Smith
1x09 Crossfire
Nov 27, 2011 · 49 min · ★ 7.6
After his attempt to sever ties with Abu Nazir, Brody finds himself reliving his captivity and recommits to his mission; Carrie finds herself in the middle of a public relations nightmare on the heels of the mosque shooting.
Directing: Jeffrey Nachmanoff · Writing: Alexander Cary · Starring: Jamey Sheridan, Navid Negahban, Billy Smith, Sammy Sheik
1x10 Representative Brody
Dec 4, 2011 · 48 min · ★ 7.5
Carrie and Saul identify Walker's contact in Washington but their target has diplomatic immunity; Brody is approached to run for a disgraced congressman's seat in the House of Representatives.
Directing: Guy Ferland · Writing: Henry Bromell · Starring: Jamey Sheridan, David Marciano, Ramsey Faragallah, Trent Dawson
1x11 The Vest
Dec 11, 2011 · 54 min · ★ 8.1
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.
Directing: Clark Johnson · Writing: Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm · Starring: Jamey Sheridan, James Rebhorn, Taylor Kowalski, Nasser Faris
1x12 Marine One Season Finale
Dec 18, 2011 · 84 min · ★ 8.4
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.
Directing: Michael Cuesta · Writing: Chip Johannessen, Alex Gansa · Starring: Jamey Sheridan, Navid Negahban, David Marciano, Larry Pine