Homeland ( Season 7 ) - wikipedia Homeland ( Season 7 ) Homeland ( season 7 ) Promotional poster Starring Claire Danes Elizabeth Marvel Maury Sterling Linus Roache Jake Weber Morgan Spector Mandy Patinkin Country of origin United States No. of episodes 12 Release Original network Showtime Original release February 11 ( 2018 - 02 - 11 ) -- April 29, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 29 ) Season chronology ← Previous Season 6 List of Homeland episodes The seventh season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on February 11, 2018, and concluded on April 29, 2018, on Showtime, consisting of 12 episodes. The series started as a loosely based variation of the two - season run of the Israeli television series Hatufim ( חטופים ; English : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 2.3 Guest 3 Episodes 4 Production 5 Reception 6 References 7 External links Plot Carrie has left her job in the White House and is living with her sister Maggie. She takes on the Keane administration to secure the release of the 200 members of the intelligence community who were arrested under President Keane 's orders the previous season. Cast and characters Main article : List of Homeland characters Main Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin and Elizabeth Marvel ( left to right ) portray lead roles Carrie Mathison, Saul Berenson and Elizabeth Keane, respectively. Maury Sterling, Jake Weber and James D'Arcy ( left to right ) portray Max Piotrowski, Brett O'Keefe and Thomas Anson, respectively. Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, former CIA member and former White House advisor to President Keane now residing in D.C. with her sister Maggie Elizabeth Marvel as Elizabeth Keane, the current President of the United States Maury Sterling as Max Piotrowski, a freelance surveillance expert Linus Roache as David Wellington, White House Chief of Staff Jake Weber as Brett O'Keefe, TV host and provocateur Morgan Spector as Dante Allen, an FBI agent and old friend of Carrie 's who is looking into the hundreds of people President Keane has detained Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson, Carrie 's former boss and mentor and the new National Security Advisor Recurring Amy Hargreaves as Maggie Mathison, Carrie 's sister Dylan Baker as Sam Paley, a maverick United States Senator from Arizona who is leading an aggressive investigation into the Keane administration Ellen Adair as Janet Bayne, Paley 's Chief of Staff Mackenzie Astin as Bill Dunn, Carrie 's brother - in - law who works for the Treasury Department Courtney Grosbeck as Josie Mathison - Dunn, Carrie 's niece who is staunchly anti-Keane Lesli Margherita as Sharon Aldright, O'Keefe's assistant Claire and McKenna Keane as Frances `` Franny '' Mathison, Carrie and Brody 's daughter Sandrine Holt as Simone Martin, Wellington 's fiancé and an undercover GRU captain Matt Servitto as FBI Special Agent Maslin Sakina Jaffrey as Dr. Lori Meyer, Carrie 's psychiatrist David Maldonado as Bo Elkins, who provides sanctuary to O'Keefe Colton Ryan as J.J. Elkins, Bo 's son Costa Ronin as Lieutenant Colonel Yevgeny Gromov, a Russian GRU Senior Operations Officer James D'Arcy as Thomas Anson, a former special ops agent William Popp as Stein, a member of Anson 's circle Clé Bennett as Dominique `` Doxie '' Marquis, also a member of Anson 's circle Ari Fliakos as Carter Bennet, also member of Anson 's circle Catherine Curtin as Sandy Langmore, a former CIA officer, professor and member of Saul 's task force Peter Vack as Clint Prower, a computer expert and a member of Saul 's task force Beau Bridges as Vice President Ralph Warner Elya Baskin as Viktor, Ambassador of Russia to the United States Merab Ninidze as Colonel Sergei Mirov, Gromov 's GRU superior Damian Young as Jim, head of the CIA 's Moscow Station Guest Robert Knepper as General Jamie McClendon Barbara Rosenblat as Attorney General Hoberman Frederic Lehne as General Rossen Mark Ivanir as Ivan Krupin, a former Russian intelligence agent Jennifer Ferrin as Charlotte, a Russian agent Thomas G. Waites as Clayton, a Russian agent Adrienne C. Moore as Rhonda, Carrie 's lawyer Marin Hinkle as Christine Lonas, a youth care social worker F. Murray Abraham as Dar Adal Geoff Pierson as Senator Richard Eames, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee Episodes See also : List of Homeland episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Prod. code U.S. viewers ( millions ) 73 `` Enemy of the State '' Lesli Linka Glatter Debora Cahn & Alex Gansa February 11, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 11 ) 7WAH01 1.22 74 `` Rebel Rebel '' Lesli Linka Glatter Patrick Harbinson & Chip Johannessen February 18, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 18 ) 7WAH02 1.12 75 `` Standoff '' Michael Klick Anya Leta & Ron Nyswaner February 25, 2018 ( 2018 - 02 - 25 ) 7WAH03 1.26 76 `` Like Bad at Things '' Alex Graves Chip Johannessen & Patrick Harbinson March 4, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 04 ) 7WAH04 0.93 77 5 `` Active Measures '' Charlotte Sieling Debora Cahn March 11, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 11 ) 7WAH05 1.32 78 6 `` Species Jump '' Michael Offer Anya Leta & Ron Nyswaner March 18, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 18 ) 7WAH06 1.25 79 7 `` Andante '' Lesli Linka Glatter Patrick Harbinson & Chip Johannessen March 25, 2018 ( 2018 - 03 - 25 ) 7WAH07 1.28 80 8 `` Lies, Amplifiers, F * * king Twitter '' Tucker Gates Patrick Harbinson & Chip Johannessen April 1, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 01 ) 7WAH08 1.22 81 9 `` Useful Idiot '' Nelson McCormick Debora Cahn April 8, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 08 ) 7WAH09 1.24 82 10 `` Clarity '' Dan Attias Howard Gordon & Ron Nyswaner April 15, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 15 ) 7WAH10 1.28 83 11 `` All In '' Alex Graves Patrick Harbinson & Chip Johannessen April 22, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 22 ) 7WAH11 1.39 84 12 `` Paean to the People '' Lesli Linka Glatter Alex Gansa April 29, 2018 ( 2018 - 04 - 29 ) 7WAH12 1.30 Production The series was renewed for a seventh and eighth season in August 2016. For this season, Maury Sterling, Jake Weber and Linus Roache were promoted to series regulars ; Sterling has been recurring since the first season, while Weber and Roache both first appeared in the sixth season. The seventh season began production on September 11, 2017, filming in Richmond, Virginia. Filming wrapped in Budapest, Hungary on March 29, 2018. The writers initially planned for the series ' seventh and eighth seasons to comprise a two - season arc, but current events surrounding the U.S. government convinced them to instead continue the arc from Season 6 into Season 7. Showrunner Alex Gansa said `` Given the swirl of news about the Administration 's war with its own intelligence community, `` It was just hard not to do it. It was hard to say ' OK, let 's go tell a story in Paris. Let 's go tell a story in South America. ' Something very significant is happening in all our lives right now ''. Reception The seventh season of Homeland has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the season ( based on the first episode only ) has a score of 65 out of 100 based on 6 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 70 % with an average rating of 6.61 out of 10 based on 10 reviews. References ^ Jump up to : Otterson, Joe ( December 12, 2017 ). `` Homeland Season 7 Sets Premiere Date, Drops First Trailer ''. Variety. Retrieved December 13, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Homeland -- Listings ''. The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2011. ^ Jump up to : O'Connell, Michael ( July 18, 2017 ). `` ' Homeland ' Ups Trio to Series Regulars for Season 7 ( Exclusive ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Nemetz, Dave ( September 15, 2017 ). `` Homeland Adds Morgan Spector, Mackenzie Astin to Season 7 Cast ''. TVLine. Retrieved December 13, 2017. Jump up ^ Sandberg, Bryn Elise ( September 28, 2017 ). `` ' Homeland ' Adds Dylan Baker to Season 7 ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 13, 2017. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( September 26, 2017 ). `` ' Homeland ' Casts Courtney Grosbeck ; Necar Zadegan Joins HBO 's Alan Ball Series ''. Deadline. Retrieved December 13, 2017. ^ Jump up to : Wagmeister, Elizabeth ( November 1, 2017 ). `` ' Homeland ' Adds ' House of Cards ' Alum to Season 7 in Mystery Role ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Retrieved December 13, 2017. Jump up ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth ( December 11, 2017 ). `` ' Homeland ' Enlists ' The Americans ' Actor for Season 7 ''. Variety. Retrieved December 13, 2017. Jump up ^ O'Connell, Michael ( December 19, 2017 ). `` ' Homeland ' Adds James D'Arcy for Season 7 ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( February 13, 2018 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Homeland ' premiere steady, ' Real Housewives of Atlanta ' improves ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 13, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( February 21, 2018 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : NBA All - Star Game scores for TNT ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 21, 2018. Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch ( February 27, 2018 ). `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 2.25. 2018 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 27, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( March 6, 2018 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' The Walking Dead ' at lowest point since Season 1 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 6, 2018. Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch ( March 13, 2018 ). `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 3.11. 2018 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 13, 2018. Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch ( March 20, 2018 ). `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 3.18. 2018 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 20, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( March 27, 2018 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' The Terror ' gets decent start behind ' The Walking Dead ' ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 27, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( April 3, 2018 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' The Walking Dead ' falls, NCAA women 's championship off a little ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 3, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( April 10, 2018 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Walking Dead, ' ' Real Housewives of Atlanta ' improve ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 10, 2018. Jump up ^ Metcalf, Mitch ( April 17, 2018 ). `` UPDATED : SHOWBUZZDAILY 's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 4.15. 2018 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 17, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( April 24, 2018 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Westworld ' Season 2 opens on par with series debut ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( May 1, 2018 ). `` Sunday cable ratings : ' Westworld ' and ' Fear the Walking Dead ' dip ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 1, 2018. Jump up ^ Ausiello, Michael ( August 11, 2016 ). `` Homeland Officially Renewed for Season 7 and Season 8 at Showtime ''. TVLine. Retrieved August 11, 2016. Jump up ^ Littleton, Cynthia ( July 11, 2017 ). `` ' Homeland ' Heads to Virginia for Season 7 ''. Variety. Retrieved July 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Sandberg, Bryn Elise ( September 28, 2017 ). `` ' Homeland ' Adds Dylan Baker to Season 7 ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Glatter, Lesli Linka ( March 29, 2018 ). `` It 's a wrap on @ SHO_Homeland Season 7 in Budapest... another amazing journey with an extraordinary group of people... very grateful ! ! ''. Twitter. Retrieved March 29, 2018. Jump up ^ Birnbaum, Debra ( February 5, 2018 ). `` ' Homeland ' Boss on Season 7 's Trump Inspiration, Alex Jones and RIP Peter Quinn ''. Variety. Retrieved February 8, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Homeland : Season 7 ''. Metacritic. Retrieved February 12, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Homeland : Season 7 ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 13, 2018. External links Television in the United States portal Official website List of Homeland episodes on IMDb List of Homeland episodes at TV.com Homeland Episodes Season 1 `` Pilot '' `` Grace '' `` Clean Skin '' `` Semper I '' `` Blind Spot '' `` The Good Soldier '' `` The Weekend '' `` Achilles Heel '' `` Crossfire '' `` Representative Brody '' `` The Vest '' `` Marine One '' Season 2 `` The Smile '' `` Beirut Is Back '' `` State of Independence '' `` New Car Smell '' `` Q&A '' `` A Gettysburg Address '' `` The Clearing '' `` I 'll Fly Away '' `` Two Hats '' `` Broken Hearts '' `` In Memoriam '' `` The Choice '' Season 3 `` Tin Man Is Down '' `` Uh... Oh... Ah... '' `` Tower of David '' `` Game On '' `` The Yoga Play '' `` Still Positive '' `` Gerontion '' `` A Red Wheelbarrow '' `` One Last Thing '' `` Good Night '' `` Big Man in Tehran '' `` The Star '' Season 4 `` The Drone Queen '' `` Trylon and Perisphere '' `` Shalwar Kameez '' `` Iron in the Fire '' `` About a Boy '' `` From A to B and Back Again '' `` Redux '' `` Halfway to a Donut '' `` There 's Something Else Going On '' `` 13 Hours in Islamabad '' `` Krieg Nicht Lieb '' `` Long Time Coming '' Season 5 `` Separation Anxiety '' `` The Tradition of Hospitality '' `` Super Powers '' `` Why Is This Night Different ? '' `` Better Call Saul '' `` Parabiosis '' `` Oriole '' `` All About Allison '' `` The Litvinov Ruse '' `` New Normal '' `` Our Man in Damascus '' `` A False Glimmer '' Season 6 `` Fair Game '' `` The Man in the Basement '' `` The Covenant '' `` A Flash of Light '' `` Casus Belli '' `` The Return '' `` Imminent Risk '' `` alt. truth '' `` Sock Puppets '' `` The Flag House '' `` R Is for Romeo '' `` America First '' Season 7 `` Enemy of the State '' `` Rebel Rebel '' `` Standoff '' `` Like Bad at Things '' `` Active Measures '' `` Species Jump '' `` Andante '' `` Lies, Amplifiers, F * * king Twitter '' `` Useful Idiot '' `` Clarity '' `` All In '' `` Paean to the People '' Characters Carrie Mathison Nicholas Brody Related articles Awards and nominations Prisoners of War Rodina P.O.W. - Bandi Yuddh Ke `` Homerland '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homeland_(season_7)&oldid=843298743 '' Categories : 2018 American television seasons Homeland ( TV series ) Television shows set in Washington, D.C. 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Question: where was homeland season 7 episode 1 filmed
Answer: Richmond, Virginia