Fans of ‘Homeland’ can now have a glimpse of what is to come in the new season of the hit series as Showtime unveiled the first official trailer for Season 5 featuring Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison.
With ‘Homeland’ returning for a fifth run, the political drama series will follow the events that take place two years after Carrie’s term as CIA station chief in Islamabad.
As she deals with her guilt and disappointment after rendering years of service to the agency as well as her considerable interest and involvement in the “war on terror”, Carrie makes a major decision to take on a new job as the head of security for a German philanthropist and separate herself from the CIA.
The fourth season of ‘Homeland’ offered a rather sad ending for Carrie and Peter Quinn.
The finale episode showed Carrie seeking comfort in Quinn after her father's death. The couple also shared their first kiss after which, Carrie had second thoughts about right away, and told Quinn that she knows she will just complicate things.
"I've seen you at your worst. You want out too, We get out together,” Quinn assures her.
After going their own ways, Quinn feels betrayed and goes on a suicide mission while Carrie deals with her own personal issues as her mother returns to her life after two decades of missing out.
Danes’ character will also have a new love interest, Jonas Happich, who will be portrayed by Alexander Fehling. Serving as a legal counsel for the Düring Foundation, Happich will be seen having dates with Carrie.
If such is the case, it remains a big question whether the former CIA station chief will get back together with Quinn in season five.
Rupert Friend, who plays the black-ops agent in the series, opened up about his character’s possibilities with Carrie.
"We're not given a season outline or anything," he said in an interview with Deadline. "It's done very much blow-by-blow."
When asked about his character’s short-lived romance with Carrie at the end of last season, Rupert Friend shared, "I think it was very interesting to see this so-called tough guy – who we've seen be violent, and who has deep anger management issues and is very thick-skinned in many ways – open himself in any way to anybody, even the tiniest bit, and be even mildly rejected."
The 33-year-old actor described his character to be vulnerable and clarified Quinn's response to Carrie's betrayal.
“…For you or I, if somebody just didn't return a phone call, I don't think you'd send yourself off to war,” Friend said. “To me that spoke volumes because really this is not someone who is used to or prepared to repeat any demonstration of intimacy or vulnerability if the outcome is not 100 per cent the way he wished it would be…”
Meanwhile, ‘Homeland’ season five will be comprised of 12 episodes and is set to make its way to TV screens this fall. Its first teaser trailer is available below.
