Showtime has announced that Homeland: Season 5 will premiere October 4 at 9:00pm ET/PT, followed by the Season 2 debut of The Affair at 10:00 ET/PT.

The fifth season of Homeland will take place two years after Season 4 , with Carrie Mathison (portrayed by Claire Danes) in Germany. Showtime notes that the show is currently shooting in Berlin, and Homeland is the first American TV series ever to film an entire season in Germany.A new poster for Homeland: Season 5 also has been revealed, as seen below.Along with Danes, other returning Homeland stars include Rupert Friend as Quinn, Mandy Patinkin as Saul and F. Murray Abraham as Dar Adal. And the Homeland: Season 5 newcomers are Sebastian Koch, Miranda Otto, Alexander Fehling and Sarah Sokolovic.

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