"Homeland" season 5 will take place in Berlin two and a half years after the season 4 finale, with Carrie (Claire Danes) no longer working for the CIA. In a report from the Daily Beast, Danes explained in detail what Carrie will go through in the premiere episode.
It is revealed in the behind-the-scenes featurette that Carrie is with a new boyfriend, Jonas (Alexander Fehling), and that she also has a daughter. According to the official synopsis, she is living a new life but right from the first episode, she quickly learns that her new direction will not last for long.
"This season, Carrie's realizing that she can't fully disown her past, and she's going to have to reconcile that with her current reality. That's going to be a very painful experience," Danes explained to the Daily Beast.
The rest of the featurette showcases Carrie bonding with her new family and being introduced to her company's new client, Otto During (Sebastian Koch), who will be her boss and one of the antagonists on the show.
Things start to shift when the video reveals Carrie getting kidnapped, wearing a wig for disguise, and dealing with depression with drugs and alcohol. It is unclear why she is taking to the bottle and taking substances but it is implied that the premiere episode serves as a wake-up call to Carrie.
Another point that the main synopsis reveals is that in the fifth season, Carrie is the one hunted and the stakes are significantly higher now that she doesn't have Saul (Mandy Patinkin) or Peter (Rupert Friend) to help her through sticky situations.
All of this is just in the first episode. According to the report, the fifth season will also draw parallel to many modern issues and storylines such as the Charlie Hebdo shooting, ISIS, and the Snowden scandal.
"Homeland" season 5 premieres this Oct. 4.
