'Homeland' Takes on Fake News

While “Homeland” has always been fairly relevant to current events, the story arc it has featured this season has found the show exploring new heights of relevancy that would have otherwise seemed far-fetched.

The stars and creators of the show, including Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, Rupert Friend, and showrunner Alex Gansa joined an enthusiastic crowd at the NeueHouse in Hollywood for the show’s official Television Academy Emmy screening. The event kicked off with a screening of Season 6’s tense penultimate episode, followed by a screening of the first five minutes of the season finale.

After sharing this footage with the audience, the cast and crew stuck around for an hourlong panel about the season. While the conversation was generally free-flowing, covering topics such as Danes’ character, Carrie Mathison, and her complete lack of a love life this season, as well as Elizabeth Marvel’s inspirations for her role as President-elect Elizabeth Keane, the conversation never strayed too far from the show’s interactions with the often surreal developments in real life.

This idea of fake news being central to the story this season was echoed by everyone in the cast. Patinkin was especially emphatic about this point, leading to a round of applause after he finished speaking.

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