8.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Homeland (2011)
Homeland (2011)
Overview
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Islam: Negative
Viewer Rating
8.1
Overview
CIA officer Carrie Mathison is tops in her field despite being bipolar, which makes her volatile and unpredictable. With the help of her long-time mentor Saul Berenson, Carrie fearlessly risks everything, including her personal well-being and even sanity, at every turn.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
While exploring the profound moral ambiguities and human costs of the War on Terror, the series consistently validates the necessity of a proactive and often aggressive national security apparatus as the primary solution to persistent global threats, aligning with a right-leaning perspective on defense and intelligence.
The series 'Homeland' features a visibly diverse cast, particularly in its international settings, but does not engage in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. Its narrative explores complex geopolitical themes and the moral ambiguities of intelligence operations, offering indirect critiques of power structures rather than explicit negative portrayals of traditional identities.
Secondary
Homeland features lesbian characters, including Saul's sister Dorit and Carrie's sister Maggie, whose relationships are depicted as stable and integrated into the narrative. Their LGBTQ+ identity is present and treated respectfully, but it is not a central theme or source of conflict, resulting in a neutral overall portrayal.
The show predominantly portrays Islam through the lens of radical extremism and terrorism, with its primary antagonists being Islamic fundamentalists. While it attempts to differentiate between personal faith and extremism, the overwhelming narrative focus on violence and geopolitical conflict associated with the religion leads to a problematic depiction.
The series 'Homeland' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore themes related to transsexual identity throughout its run. The narrative primarily focuses on counter-terrorism, espionage, and political thrillers, with no relevant depictions to evaluate under the provided rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Homeland is an adaptation of the Israeli series "Prisoners of War," but its main characters, including protagonist Carrie Mathison, are original creations or significantly re-imagined roles without a gender change from the source material. No established characters from the original series were portrayed as a different gender.
Homeland is an original series (an adaptation of an Israeli show) where the main characters were created for the show itself or its direct predecessor. There is no prior widely established canon or historical record for these characters that would allow for a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
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