Homeland season 8 will be Claire Danes’ last stand as Carrie Mathison
The acclaimed series will end next summer
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Your support makes all the difference.Claire Danes will make her last stand as Carrie Mathison in Homeland season 8 which has been confirmed to be the Showtime drama's last.
The US show, which began in 2011, will return for one final season in June 2019. Network president and CEO David Nevins confirmed the news at the Television Critics Associaton summer press tour, adding: “I do not want to hear the word 'cancellation. [Co-creator and showrunner] Alex Gansa will bring the show to its proper conclusion.”
Gansa had previously told The Hollywood Reporter that the eighth season of the series, which also stars Mandy Patinkin and F. Murray Abraham, would be his last with Danes following suit months later.
The actor has played Mathison since its critically-acclaimed debut which starred Damien Lewis as Nicholas Brody. For its seven seasons to date, Homeland has won five Golden Globes and eight Emmy Awards including two trophies for Danes.
Following the departure of Lewis, the show received a huge shake-up presenting a new story in a brand new location each season, including Islamabad and Berlin. For its past few runs, Homeland has been based on US soil in the midst of the election of President Elizabeth Keane (Elizabeth Marvel).
Homeland has also starred Morena Baccarin, Rupert Friend, Tracy Letts and Miranda Otto.
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