Claire Danes stars in season 7 trailer for Homeland 

Showtime has confirmed the premiere date for Homeland season 7 as February 11.

The network also treated fans to a first look at the action set to take place in the next installment of the popular show on Tuesday, as the first trailer was dropped.

The action-packed clip shows Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison ready to take down a corrupt administration.

 

Action-packed: Showtime has treated fans to a first trailer for season 7 of Homeland

The show picks up after an assassination attempt was made against President-elect Elizabeth Keane (Elizabeth marvel) at the end of the last season.

Keane has broken her promise to Carrie by arresting 200 member of the intelligence community without bringing charges against them including Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin).

Carrie has left her job at the White House and is living with her sister Maggie (Amy Hargreaves) in D.C.  

Claire Danes returns as Carrie Mathison ready to take down the corrupt Keane administration

Claire Danes returns as Carrie Mathison ready to take down the corrupt Keane administration

'I'm bringing you a federal agent to testify against the government about some of the most expansive civil rights abuses in the history of our nation'

‘I’m bringing you a federal agent to testify against the government about some of the most expansive civil rights abuses in the history of our nation’

Corrupt: Keane (pictured) has broken her promise to Carrie by arresting 200 member of the intelligence community without bringing charges against them including Saul Berenson

Corrupt: Keane (pictured) has broken her promise to Carrie by arresting 200 member of the intelligence community without bringing charges against them including Saul Berenson

Surprise: In an interesting twist Saul, who had been detained and was in prison, somehow ends up in a prominent role in the White House

Surprise: In an interesting twist Saul, who had been detained and was in prison, somehow ends up in a prominent role in the White House

Surprise: In an interesting twist Saul, who had been detained and was in prison, somehow ends up in a prominent role in the White House

'What is this?' Carrie watches the TV in dismay as she realizes Saul is out of prison and works under Keane

‘What is this?’ Carrie watches the TV in dismay as she realizes Saul is out of prison and works under Keane

‘I’m bringing you a federal agent to testify against the government about some of the most expansive civil rights abuses in the history of our nation’ Carrie says.

In an interesting twist Saul, who had been detained and was in prison, somehow ends up in a prominent role in the White House.

Saul appears on TV alongside the president and introduced as National Security Adviser under Keane, much to the dismay of Carrie.

Elsewhere in the trailer, a conspiracy theorist played by Brett O’Keefe appears to bring together some kind of militia.

Homeland Season 7 premieres Sunday, February 11 at 9 PM on Showtime.

 



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