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Homeland S8E1 — Deception Indicated

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Homeland•Season 8•Episode 1

Deception Indicated

7.9/10 · 2,571 votesFeb 9, 202057 min

Ranked #11 of 12 in Season 8•−0.6 vs season avg

A still-recovering Carrie is sent to Kabul to help secure a peace deal with the Taliban. Elsewhere in Afghanistan, Max embarks on his own risky mission.

Directed byLesli Linka Glatter

Written byAlex Gansa, Debora Cahn

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Claire Danes

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Carrie Mathison

Mandy Patinkin

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Saul Berenson

Maury Sterling

Maury Sterling

Max Piotrowski

Numan Acar

Numan Acar

Haissam Haqqani

Nimrat Kaur

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Tasneem Qureshi

Linus Roache

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David Wellington

Costa Ronin

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Yevgeny Gromo

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Alex Gansa

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Lesli Linka Glatter

Lesli Linka Glatter

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Debora Cahn

Debora Cahn

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David Klein

David Klein

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Philip Carr Neel

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Sarah Zeitlin

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Episode Summary

"Deception Indicated" is episode 1 of Homeland season 8. It scored 7.9/10 from 2,571 votes, ranking #11 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and written by Alex Gansa, Debora Cahn, it aired on February 9, 2020.

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