Homeland ( season 4 ) - Wikipedia Homeland ( season 4 ) Homeland ( season 4 ) Blu - ray cover art Starring Claire Danes Rupert Friend Nazanin Boniadi Laila Robins Tracy Letts Mandy Patinkin Country of origin United States No. of episodes 12 Release Original network Showtime Original release October 5 ( 2014 - 10 - 05 ) -- December 21, 2014 ( 2014 - 12 - 21 ) Season chronology ← Previous Season 3 Next → Season 5 List of Homeland episodes The fourth season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on October 5, 2014, and concluded on December 21, 2014, on Showtime, consisting of 12 episodes. The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim ( English : Prisoners of War ) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa. The fourth season was released on Blu - ray and DVD on September 8, 2015, and became available for streaming on Hulu on August 1, 2016. Contents 1 Cast and characters 1.1 Main cast 1.2 Recurring cast 1.3 Special guest cast 1.4 Guest cast 2 Episodes 3 Production 3.1 Casting 4 Reception 4.1 Critical response 4.2 Accolades 4.3 Criticisms 5 References 6 External links Cast and characters Main article : List of Homeland characters Main cast Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, a CIA intelligence officer assigned to the Counterterrorism Center. Rupert Friend as Peter Quinn, a CIA SAD / SOG ( black ops ) operative. Nazanin Boniadi as Fara Sherazi, an intelligent, young, and professional Persian analyst. Laila Robins as Martha Boyd, the United States ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Tracy Letts as Andrew Lockhart, the new director of the CIA. Mandy Patinkin as Saul Berenson, formerly the CIA 's Middle - East Division Chief and interim Director. He is Carrie 's old boss and mentor. Recurring cast Nimrat Kaur as Tasneem Qureshi, a member of Pakistan 's Inter-Services Intelligence. Michael O'Keefe as John Redmond, a CIA deputy station chief in Pakistan. Mark Moses as Dennis Boyd, husband of Ambassador and a political science teacher at Islamabad 's Quaid - I - Azam University. Raza Jaffrey as Aasar Khan, the counter-terrorism chief of Pakistan 's ISI. Numan Acar as Haissam Haqqani, a high - priority target and Taliban leader. Suraj Sharma as Aayan Ibrahim, a Pakistani medical student. Shavani Seth as Kiran, Aayan 's girlfriend and fellow medical student. Maury Sterling as Max, a freelance surveillance expert. Amy Hargreaves as Maggie Mathison, Carrie 's sister and a psychiatrist. F. Murray Abraham as Dar Adal, a retired black ops specialist. Art Malik as Bunran `` Bunny '' Latif, a retired Pakistani general. Sarita Choudhury as Mira Berenson, Saul 's wife. Alex Lanipekun as Hank Wonham, a CIA officer at the Kabul station. Akshay Kumar as Rahim, a Pakistani medical student. Emily Walker as Quinn 's landlady with whom he has a brief relationship. Special Guest cast Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody, who appears in a hallucination of Carrie 's. Guest cast Corey Stoll as Sandy Bachman, the CIA station chief in Pakistan. Adam Godley as Jordan Harris, a CIA case officer. Nina Hoss as Astrid, Quinn 's former lover who works for the German embassy. Victoria Clark as Ellen Mathison, Carrie 's mother. John Getz as Joe Crocker 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 ) 37 `` The Drone Queen '' Lesli Linka Glatter Alex Gansa October 5, 2014 ( 2014 - 10 - 05 ) 4WAH01 1.61 Carrie, now the CIA station chief in Afghanistan, approves a strike on a high level terrorist, only to find out afterwards that it was a wedding, with many innocent deaths as well. Although the CIA denies a wedding was taking place, a video from the wedding is released on YouTube. 38 `` Trylon and Perisphere '' Keith Gordon Chip Johannessen October 5, 2014 ( 2014 - 10 - 05 ) 4WAH02 1.61 Carrie is permanently reassigned back to the US, but blackmails Lockhart into giving her Pakistan. Quinn suffers from PTSD and has trouble controlling his anger. Aayan is attacked in his sleep and told not to speak to the press again. 39 `` Shalwar Kameez '' Lesli Linka Glatter Alexander Cary October 12, 2014 ( 2014 - 10 - 12 ) 4WAH03 1.22 Quinn attempts to quit the CIA. Carrie returns to Pakistan and sets up her own secret second team with Max and Fara. Fara poses as a journalist to attempt to talk to Aayan, who is terrified and says nothing, but Carrie eventually slips him her card, offering him asylum for his story. Quinn agrees to go back to Pakistan after realizing from YouTube footage that Sandy 's death was planned by the ISI. 40 `` Iron in the Fire '' Michael Offer Patrick Harbinson October 19, 2014 ( 2014 - 10 - 19 ) 4WAH04 1.35 Aayan borrows 80,000 rupees from Carrie, and is then followed by Fara and Max. Fara sees Aayan meet up with his uncle Haissam Haqqani, who the US believed was killed in the earlier drone attack. Farhad Ghazi is identified as the ISI agent who coordinated the attack on Sandy. Quinn finds out his cover is blown and ditches his phone. Aayan is brought to the CIA safe house, where Carrie informs him he will go to London in a few days, and winds up seducing him. 41 5 `` About a Boy '' Charlotte Sieling Meredith Stiehm October 26, 2014 ( 2014 - 10 - 26 ) 4WAH05 1.52 Carrie attempts to interview Aayan, but when she mentions rumors of Haqqani being alive, Aayan quickly ends the interview. Aayan later admits that its true -- his uncle is alive. Saul is kidnapped by Ghazi and his men at the airport. 42 6 `` From A to B and Back Again '' Lesli Linka Glatter Chip Johannessen November 2, 2014 ( 2014 - 11 - 02 ) 4WAH06 1.54 Carrie presents Aayan with his new passport, which secretly contains a tracking device in it. CIA operatives follow Aayon back to the safe house, making him think they are ISI. They then kidnap Carrie in an attempt to make him seek refuge with his uncle. Haqqani tells Aayan that he was tricked, and shoots him, while showing the CIA drones that he has Saul as a hostage. 43 7 `` Redux '' Carl Franklin Alexander Cary November 9, 2014 ( 2014 - 11 - 09 ) 4WAH07 1.55 44 8 `` Halfway to a Donut '' Alex Graves Chip Johannessen November 16, 2014 ( 2014 - 11 - 16 ) 4WAH08 1.66 45 9 `` There 's Something Else Going On '' Seith Mann Patrick Harbinson November 23, 2014 ( 2014 - 11 - 23 ) 4WAH09 1.77 46 10 `` 13 Hours in Islamabad '' Dan Attias Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon December 7, 2014 ( 2014 - 12 - 07 ) 4WAH10 1.95 47 11 `` Krieg Nicht Lieb '' Clark Johnson Alexander Cary & Chip Johannessen December 14, 2014 ( 2014 - 12 - 14 ) 4WAH11 2.11 48 12 `` Long Time Coming '' Lesli Linka Glatter Meredith Stiehm December 21, 2014 ( 2014 - 12 - 21 ) 4WAH12 1.92 Production On October 22, 2013, Homeland was renewed for a fourth season, consisting of 12 episodes. Production and filming for the fourth season began in June 2014, shifting production to Cape Town, South Africa. Executive producers for the fourth season are Alex Gansa, Howard Gordon, Gideon Raff, Alexander Cary, Chip Johannessen, Meredith Stiehm, Avi Nir, and Ran Telem. Casting Nazanin Boniadi, who had a recurring role in the third season as Fara Sherazi, was promoted to series regular for the fourth season. Several actors were cast for the fourth season in June 2014, including new series regular Laila Robins, as well as Corey Stoll, Suraj Sharma, Raza Jaffrey, and Michael O'Keefe, who all have recurring roles. In July 2014, Nimrat Kaur, Mark Moses and Art Malik were additionally cast in recurring roles. Reception Critical response The fourth season has received generally positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, it has a score of 74 out of 100, based on 22 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season received an 82 % rating based on 49 reviews with an average rating of 8.0 / 10. The critical consensus reads `` Homeland is back on top, with a renewed energy and focus not seen since its first season. '' Verne Gay of Newsday gave the season premiere an `` A + '' grade and wrote that the show `` feels as fresh, important and relevant as yesterday 's news -- or tomorrow 's news. A bracing, intelligent start. '' Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe noted it has improved over its previous seasons, and wrote, `` The rebooted Homeland promises to be an engaging, streamlined CIA thriller with a few big ideas about America and the war on terrorism. '' Mary McNamara of the Los Angeles Times also noted the series improvement and wrote, `` Early episodes are strong, if not as shattering as the inaugural season. '' The season finale was well - received, with Rotten Tomatoes giving the episode a 100 % rating based on 12 critic reviews, saying `` Subverting expectations, `` Long Time Coming '' makes for a smart, sharp, and satisfyingly subdued finale for an excellent season of Homeland. '' Accolades For the 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards, the cast was nominated for Best Drama Ensemble, Claire Danes was nominated for Best Drama Actress, and the series was nominated for Best Stunt Team. For the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, Danes was nominated for Best Actress -- Television Series Drama. For the 67th Directors Guild of America Awards, Lesli Linka Glatter won for Outstanding Directing -- Drama Series for the episode `` From A to B and Back Again '', and Dan Attias received a nomination in the same category for directing `` 13 Hours in Islamabad ''. For the 5th Critics ' Choice Television Awards, the series was nominated for Best Drama Series and Mandy Patinkin was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. For the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series received five nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, Claire Danes for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, F. Murray Abraham for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series, and Lesli Linka Glatter for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for `` From A to B and Back Again ''. Criticisms Laura Durkay of The Washington Post criticized the show for perpetuating cultural stereotypes and Islamophobia. According to media reports, Pakistani officials were unhappy over the depiction of Pakistan in the fourth season. Nadeem Hotiana, spokesperson of Pakistan Embassy, said, `` Maligning a country that has been a close partner and ally of the US is a disservice not only to the security interests of the US, but also to the people of the US. '' A source was quoted as saying, `` Islamabad is a quiet, picturesque city with beautiful mountains and lush greenery. In Homeland, it 's portrayed as a grimy hellhole and war zone where shootouts and bombs go off with dead bodies scattered around. Nothing is further from the truth. '' The officials also lashed out at `` absurd '' portrayal of terrorist treatment in Pakistan, saying, `` Repeated insinuations that an intelligence agency of Pakistan is complicit in protecting the terrorists at the expense of innocent Pakistani civilians is not only absurd but also an insult to the ultimate sacrifices of the thousands of Pakistani security personnel in the war against terrorism. '' Washington, D.C. based journalist Chidanand Rajghatta, while describing the controversy, wrote that despite these claims by the Pakistani establishment, US officials have directly accused Pakistan of fostering terror groups, a policy that has been well - chronicled and well - established over the years. 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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 '' 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_4)&oldid=796529563 '' Categories : Homeland ( TV series ) Television shows set in Pakistan 2014 American television seasons Hidden categories : Pages using deprecated image syntax Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 21 August 2017, at 13 : 19. 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Question: where did they film season 4 of homeland
Answer: Cape Town, South Africa