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Forget ‘Slow Horses’, an 8-Part Spy Thriller Is Officially Being Resurrected on Streaming
Homeland has returned to the top 10 of the US iTunes chart, as renewed interest in spy dramas brings the completed series back into view. The show follows a CIA agent investigating whether a released prisoner of war has been turned by al-Qaeda, and explores post-9/11 fears and geopolitics.
Starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis, Homeland ran for eight seasons from 2011 to 2020 and was based on the Israeli series Prisoners of War. It has an 85% overall score on Rotten Tomatoes, with its first season rated 100% and its eighth 85%. FlixPatrol reported its chart position alongside Killjoys and It: Welcome to Derry; Homeland is available on Paramount+.
In short
- Homeland has re-entered the US iTunes top 10.
- The spy drama ran for eight seasons, from 2011 to 2020.
- The series follows a CIA agent investigating a suspected al-Qaeda turncoat.