Homeland season 8 spoilers – here’s what’s in store for the final series – The Sun

HOMELAND fans can't wait for the final instalment of the hit show to air.

But if you can't wait until then, we have four juicy spoilers from season 8 for you to enjoy.

What will happen in Homeland season 8?

Fans are literally on the edge of their seat waiting for the new series of Homeland.

Season 8 is even more poignant as it is the last ever one.

We take you through what we know so far about the final series of Homeland:

1) Carry on Carrie

The Homeland trailer for its final season sees Carrie battle memory.

Carrie – played by Claire Danes – spent months in a Russian gulag and her memory remains hazy as she continues to recover from the harrowing experience.

This will see her loyalty to Saul tested.

2) Better call Saul

Saul – played by Mandy Patinkin – is now National Security Advisor to new President Warner.

The top priority of Warner’s young administration is an end to the ‘forever war’ in Afghanistan, and Saul has been dispatched to engage the Taliban in peace negotiations.

But Kabul teems with warlords and mercenaries, zealots and spies – and Saul needs the relationships and expertise that only his protégé can provide.

Against medical advice, Saul will ask Carrie to walk with him into the lion’s den – one last time.

3) Brody's back?

Sorry he isn't, but we will see Carrie "step into his shoes" so to speak.

Speaking about the final series, executive producer Alex Gansa said at a press conference it would be a "real resolution of the primal story" of the mentor and his protege.

He added: "The really big idea of the season is that Carrie Mathison steps into Nicholas Brody’s (Damian Lewis) shoes: She’s the one whose loyalty is questioned, not only by those in the intelligence community but by Carrie Mathison herself because her memory is fragmented by her time in captivity."

Meanwhile leading lady Claire added: "Psychically it fuses Carrie with Brody in a way that felt right.

“She is so clear about her patriotism. She can be challenged in every way, but if her patriotism is questioned I think that is probably the most profound insult she can imagine, so that was also interesting to play and explore.”

4) Step back in time

The show's writers looked back to series one and four for their inspiration when approaching the final season.

Alex said: "Season 8 is for the people who have stuck with the show all of these years, and they’re going to get their rewards.

"We wanted to take Carrie back to where she was in Season 4 and there were a lot of loose ends in that Season 4 story that we never tied up.

“And to put Saul in the middle of the peace negotiations felt like a natural place and so that’s where we chose to take the narrative.”

When does Homeland season eight come to the UK?

After experiencing many delays, it was confirmed that Homeland will be on Showtime in the US on February 9, 2020.

And, as per previous series, the UK can expect to receive the show a week later.

So with that in mind, we are likely to be able to watch season eight from around February 16, 2020 – which is a Sunday.

The series, which consists of 12 episodes, airs on Channel 4 in the UK.

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