Introduction

The second season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on 30 September 2012 on Showtime and concluded on 16 December 2012, consisting of 12 episodes.

The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim (English: Prisoners of War) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa.

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Outline

While on leave from the CIA, Carrie is recruited for an intelligence gathering mission in Beirut. Brody strengthens his position as a potential running mate for Vice President Walden, while still under the command of Abu Nazir.

Cast

• Main:
  • Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, a CIA intelligence officer assigned to the Counter-terrorism Centre.
  • Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody, a US Marine Sergeant and a Marine Scout Sniper who was rescued by Delta Force after being held by al-Qaeda as a prisoner of war for eight years.
  • Morena Baccarin as Jessica Brody, Nicholas Brody’s wife.
  • David Harewood as David Estes, the Director of the CIA’s Counter-terrorism Centre and Carrie’s boss.
  • Diego Klattenhoff as Mike Faber, a US Marine Major (formerly Captain). He was Nicholas’ best friend who, assuming Nicholas was dead, began an affair with his wife, Jessica Brody.
  • Jamey Sheridan as William Walden, Vice President of the United States and former director of the CIA.
  • David Marciano as Virgil, Carrie’s contact aiding in the surveillance of Brody.
  • Navid Negahban as Abu Nazir, a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda.
  • Jackson Pace as Chris Brody, Nicholas Brody’s son.
  • Morgan Saylor as Dana Brody, Nicholas Brody’s daughter.
  • Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson, the CIA’s Middle-East Division Chief and Carrie’s old boss and mentor.
• Recurring:
  • Hrach Titizian as Danny Galvez, a CIA agent of Guatemalan and Lebanese origin.
  • Zuleikha Robinson as Roya Hammad, a journalist and Nazir’s contact.
  • Valerie Cruz as Major Joy Mendez.
  • Timothée Chalamet as Finn Walden, son of the Vice President and Dana’s romantic interest.
  • Talia Balsam as Cynthia Walden, wife of the Vice President.
  • Marc Menchaca as Lauder Wakefield, a former Marine.
  • Maury Sterling as Max Piotrowski, Virgil’s brother who also aids in the surveillance of Brody.
  • Rupert Friend as Peter Quinn, a CIA analyst.
  • Mido Hamada as M.M.
• Guest:
  • Amy Hargreaves as Maggie Mathison, Carrie’s sister and a psychiatrist.
  • James Rebhorn as Frank Mathison, Carrie’s father.
  • Clara Khoury as Fatima Ali.
  • Tim Guinee as Scott Ryan.
  • Larry Pine as Richard Halsted.
  • Nasser Faris as Bassel “The Tailor”.
  • Seth Gilliam as Chapman.
  • Marin Ireland as Aileen Morgan, an imprisoned anti-American terrorist.
  • John Finn as Rex Henning.
  • Victor Slezak as Warden Jack Prithard.
  • F. Murray Abraham as Dar Adal, a retired black ops specialist.
  • Daniella Pineda as Julia Diaz.
  • James Urbaniak as Larry.
  • Chance Kelly as Mitchell Clawson.
  • Sarita Choudhury as Mira Berenson, Saul’s wife who is often out of the country.
  • Billy Smith as Special Agent Hall.
  • John Cariani as Jeff Ricker.

Trivia

• Production for the season began in May 2012, with the first two episodes being filmed in Israel, which doubles as Beirut, where the episodes take place.
• The second season has three season one recurring actors–David Marciano, Navid Negahban, and Jamey Sheridan–being promoted to series regulars.
• Actor Rupert Friend joined the cast playing Peter Quinn, a CIA analyst; he was originally reported to be a series regular, but he is credited as a guest star.

Homeland Series

• Episode 01: The Smile.
• Episode 02: Beirut is Back.
• Episode 03: State of Independence.
• Episode 04: New Car Smell.
• Episode 05: Q&A.
• Episode 06: A Gettysburg Address.
• Episode 07: The Clearing.
• Episode 08: I’ll Fly Away.
• Episode 09: Two Hats.
• Episode 10: Broken Hearts.
• Episode 11: In Memoriam.
• Episode 12: The Choice.

You can find a full index and overview of Homeland here.

Production & Filming Details

• Original Network: Showtime.
• Release Date: 30 September 2012 to 16 December 2012.
• Running Time: 46-48 minutes.
• Country: US.
• Language: English.