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‘Homeland’ season 5 addresses ISIS, Charlie Hebdo, Snowden

The Showtime drama will feature storylines about extremist group the Islamic State (ISIS) and Russian President Vladimir Putin as the show’s setting moves from the Middle East to Germany, where it was also filmed. “What’s going on with this tricky relationship there?”

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“It deals with Isis [also known as Isil]”, Nevins said on Tuesday, during the Television Critics Association summer press tour.

He added that the show “deals with Isis”, which contradicts what the show’s executive producer, Alex Ganza, said at PaleyFest in March. Charlie Hebdo. Edward Snowden.

“Homeland” might be tackling different subjects in Season 5, but Showtime head David Nevins says the new season “reinforces what has always made “Homeland” so riveting – the combination of deep characters, great storytelling and the exploration of America’s complicated role in a 21st-century world”. He said that Berlin is sort of a crossroad which is between the old eastern and western block which is the boundary between the Western Europe and Muslim world. He said that this is a fresh story and he thinks that this theme will resonate with the people. It’s going to touch all those things.

Season five will pick up two years after Carrie Mathison’s ill-fated tenure as Islamabad station chief.

Joe Alblas/Joe Alblas/SHOWTIME Claire Danes is set to return with a fourth season of “Homeland” this October. Charlie Hebdo. Snowden. It’s interesting elements to this season that brings a lot of things together.

Nevin believes that Homeland is still relevant and popular because it is “never the same season after season”.

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Claire Danes’ Carrie Mathison has left the Central Intelligence Agency and is in Berlin, the place privateness legal guidelines are very strict.

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