Intrigue, Espionage and Thrills – Star World launches a brand new season of Homeland

~ From real to reel, Homeland season 6 brings to life the turmoil, political issues and power struggle that is taking our world by storm ~

Mumbai, 12 January 2017: The current geopolitical issues have everyone at the edge of their seats. And even as the world watches with bated breath as events unfold, the brand new season of the Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning series Homeland brings to life these very events on television. Set to air on Star World and Star World HD from 16^th January 2017 onwards, on the same day as the U.S., Homeland is back with season 6 as it follows Carrie Mathison’s adventures in New York City.

Season 6 picks up several months after Carrie has thwarted the terrorist attack in Berlin and has moved to New York City to provide aid to mistreated Muslims living in the U.S. The sixth season is set during a post-election period with a woman president-elect who seduces the press, spars with the C.I.A. and stirs international political dramas before she even takes office.

While Homeland previously cooked up some fantastical terrorist plots in its far-flung locales, its homecoming has forced it to stay grounded. “We were not going to tell a story about a terrorist attack on New York City,” said Alex Gansa, the show’s co-creator and show runner. “Instead, the season plays with psychological reverberations of the war on terror in the United States. We deal with the threat itself. “How real is it? How scary is it? How existential is it? Have we overreacted since 9/11? What are we doing, how much are we spending, and what kind of an industry have we built up over domestic counterterrorism?”

Claire Danes added by saying, “Carrie will always be in the middle. The pace isn’t going to get any slower; the questions aren’t going to get any simpler and the characters aren’t going to get any less complex.”  

Developed by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon, the political thriller is based on the original Israeli series "Prisoners of War" by Gideon Raff. The show stars Claire Danes, Rupert Friend, F. Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Marvel and Mandy Patinkin among others.

Catch the nail-biting action of Homeland Season 6 from 16^th January 2017 onwards at 9 PM, only on Star World and Star World HD

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