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Homeland (2011)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.

IMDb rating
8.3 (388,906 votes)
Episode average
8.2 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons
8
Streaming (US)
Hulu · Netflix
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

8.20 avg 12 episodes 8.2 → 9.0 54 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 5,584 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 4,457 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 4,119 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 3,901 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 3,817 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 3,797 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 4,236 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 3,705 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 3,659 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 3,664 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 3,870 votesEp 12: 9.0 · 4,985 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Pilot8.25,584
2Grace7.94,457
3Clean Skin7.84,119
4Semper I7.63,901
5Blind Spot8.13,817
6The Good Soldier8.33,797
7The Weekend8.74,236
8Achilles Heel8.23,705
9Crossfire8.03,659
10Representative Brody8.13,664
11The Vest8.53,870
12Marine One9.04,985

Season 2 (2012)

8.43 avg 12 episodes 8.2 → 9.1 52 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 4,103 votesEp 2: 8.8 · 4,157 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 3,647 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 3,788 votesEp 5: 8.9 · 4,340 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 3,414 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 3,297 votesEp 8: 8.1 · 3,284 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 3,375 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 3,464 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 3,505 votesEp 12: 9.1 · 5,145 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Smile8.24,103
2Beirut Is Back8.84,157
3State of Independence8.13,647
4New Car Smell8.63,788
5Q&A8.94,340
6A Gettysburg Address8.23,414
7The Clearing7.73,297
8I'll Fly Away8.13,284
9Two Hats8.43,375
10Broken Hearts8.63,464
11In Memoriam8.53,505
12The Choice9.15,145

Season 3 (2013)

8.07 avg 12 episodes 7.7 → 8.4 51 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 3,977 votesEp 2: 7.2 · 3,625 votesEp 3: 7.1 · 3,692 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 3,518 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 3,211 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 3,149 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 3,116 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 3,208 votesEp 9: 8.4 · 3,311 votesEp 10: 8.7 · 3,470 votesEp 11: 9.1 · 4,422 votesEp 12: 8.4 · 4,581 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Tin Man Is Down7.73,977
2Uh...Oo...Aw7.23,625
3Tower of David7.13,692
4Game On8.03,518
5The Yoga Play7.93,211
6Still Positive7.93,149
7Gerontion8.13,116
8A Red Wheel Barrow8.33,208
9One Last Thing8.43,311
10Good Night8.73,470
11Big Man in Tehran9.14,422
12The Star8.44,581

Season 4 (2014)

8.16 avg 12 episodes 8.1 → 5.8 49 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 3,717 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 3,220 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 3,058 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 2,965 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 2,940 votesEp 6: 8.8 · 3,647 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 3,598 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 3,887 votesEp 9: 9.5 · 6,953 votesEp 10: 9.3 · 5,114 votesEp 11: 8.6 · 3,778 votesEp 12: 5.8 · 5,733 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Drone Queen8.13,717
2Trylon and Perisphere7.43,220
3Shalwar Kameez7.73,058
4Iron in the Fire7.72,965
5About a Boy7.52,940
6From A to B and Back Again8.83,647
7Redux8.53,598
8Halfway to a Donut9.03,887
9There's Something Else Going On9.56,953
1013 Hours in Islamabad9.35,114
11Krieg Nicht Lieb8.63,778
12Long Time Coming5.85,733

Season 5 (2015)

8.15 avg 12 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 53 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 3,324 votesEp 2: 8.1 · 2,991 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 2,876 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 2,950 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 2,654 votesEp 6: 8.0 · 2,551 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 2,512 votesEp 8: 7.9 · 2,527 votesEp 9: 8.9 · 3,090 votesEp 10: 8.2 · 2,621 votesEp 11: 9.0 · 3,401 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 3,096 votes
Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Separation Anxiety7.63,324
2The Tradition of Hospitality8.12,991
3Super Powers8.12,876
4Why Is This Night Different?8.52,950
5Better Call Saul7.92,654
6Parabiosis8.02,551
7Oriole7.92,512
8All About Allison7.92,527
9The Litvinov Ruse8.93,090
10New Normal8.22,621
11Our Man in Damascus9.03,401
12A False Glimmer7.73,096

Season 6 (2016)

7.98 avg 12 episodes 7.1 → 8.2 50 min avg

Ep 1: 7.1 · 2,872 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 2,510 votesEp 3: 7.3 · 2,377 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 2,390 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 2,967 votesEp 6: 8.1 · 2,390 votesEp 7: 7.7 · 2,292 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 2,473 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 2,364 votesEp 10: 8.3 · 2,400 votesEp 11: 8.8 · 2,671 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 3,080 votes
Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Fair Game7.12,872
2The Man in the Basement7.32,510
3The Covenant7.32,377
4A Flash of Light7.82,390
5Casus Belli8.62,967
6The Return8.12,390
7Imminent Risk7.72,292
8alt.truth8.32,473
9Sock Puppets8.32,364
10The Flag House8.32,400
11R Is for Romeo8.82,671
12America First8.23,080

Season 7 (2018)

8.04 avg 12 episodes 7.6 → 8.3 54 min avg

Ep 1: 7.6 · 2,587 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 2,398 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 2,223 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 2,613 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 2,183 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 2,322 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 2,156 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 2,189 votesEp 9: 8.5 · 2,566 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 2,181 votesEp 11: 8.7 · 2,771 votesEp 12: 8.3 · 2,654 votes
Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Enemy of the State7.62,587
2Rebel Rebel7.62,398
3Standoff7.52,223
4Like Bad at Things8.52,613
5Active Measures7.72,183
6Species Jump8.22,322
7Andante7.92,156
8Lies, Amplifiers, Fucking Twitter8.22,189
9Useful Idiot8.52,566
10Clarity7.82,181
11All In8.72,771
12Paean to the People8.32,654

Season 8 (2020)

8.47 avg 12 episodes 7.9 → 9.4 52 min avg

Ep 1: 7.9 · 2,540 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 2,189 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 2,119 votesEp 4: 8.8 · 2,575 votesEp 5: 8.9 · 2,525 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 2,157 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 2,119 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 2,232 votesEp 9: 8.3 · 2,123 votesEp 10: 8.6 · 2,355 votesEp 11: 8.9 · 2,665 votesEp 12: 9.4 · 6,012 votes
Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Deception Indicated7.92,540
2Catch and Release8.02,189
3False Friends7.92,119
4Chalk One Up8.82,575
5Chalk Two Down8.92,525
6Two Minutes8.32,157
7F**ker Shot Me8.22,119
8Threnody(s)8.42,232
9In Full Flight8.32,123
10Designated Driver8.62,355
11The English Teacher8.92,665
12Prisoners of War9.46,012
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