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Homeland S8E12 — Prisoners of War

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Homeland•Season 8•Episode 12

Prisoners of War

9.4/10 · 6,043 votesApr 26, 202065 min

Ranked #1 of 12 in Season 8•+0.9 vs season avg

A chat with Carrie's sister makes Saul suspicious. Seeing no other way to stop an imminent war, Carrie steels herself to carry out a plan against Saul.

Directed byLesli Linka Glatter

Written byHoward Gordon, Alex Gansa

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Cast7

Claire Danes

Claire Danes

Carrie Mathison

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

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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Howard Gordon

Writer

Lesli Linka Glatter

Lesli Linka Glatter

Director

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Alex Gansa

Writer

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Florian Lutz

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Jordan Goldman

Editor

David Klein

David Klein

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Episode Summary

"Prisoners of War" is episode 12 of Homeland season 8. It scored 9.4/10 from 6,043 votes, ranking #1 of 12 episodes this season (season average 8.5). Directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and written by Howard Gordon, Alex Gansa, it aired on April 26, 2020.

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