Homeland star Claire Danes confirmed to Howard Stern on his Sirius XM show that Season 8 of Homeland will be the last for the popular Showtime series. Danes admits that she is conflicted about the show ending, but ultimately the announcement of Homeland Season 8 as the end of the series is a good thing and will provide a well-needed break.
Claire Danes Confirmed To Howard Stern That Homeland Season 8 Will Be The End
Danes also confirmed to Howard Stern that she is pregnant with her second child with actor Hugh Dancy (the couple also have a 5-year-old son), but Danes does not believe her pregnancy will affect the Homeland shooting schedule, according to Deadline .
Claire Danes says she has loved working on Homeland, but she is ready for it to end.
“She’s a lot, this Carrie-freakin’ Mathison character. [Carrie] is under constant duress. It’s a workout. I’ll be ready for a reprieve from that.”
Homeland was renewed for Seasons 7 and 8 ahead of Season 6, and it was then that Homeland showrunner Alex Gansa confirmed that they would be writing a series-ending plotline in Season 8. Gansa added that at that time, it was thought that Homeland would end with Season 8 but at the end of the day, the decision was to be made by Showtime.
Homeland Writer Alex Gansa Confirmed Before Danes That He’s Done With Season 8
Prior to Claire Danes’ appearance on Howard Stern’s show, Alex Gansa, who serves as executive producer and writer for Homeland , had publicly stated that no matter what, Season 8 of Homeland would be his last, reports the Hollywood Reporter .
“It’s definitely going to be my last year. I can’t speak for Claire [Danes] or [co-star] Mandy [Patinkin], but it will be my final year and it will be designed to be the end of an eight-season story. If Showtime, Fox, Claire, and Mandy want to take the show further, that’s their decision, and we would leave some room for that to happen — if there’s an appetite.”
Showtime has not confirmed that Season 8 of Homeland will be the end of the series, but Claire Danes and Alex Gansa have confirmed that Season 8 will be the end of Carrie Mathison’s story as part of Homeland .
The Current Homeland Storyline Involves A Russian Conspiracy
Currently, Season 7 of Homeland has two more episodes, and the season finale will air on Showtime on April 29. According to Den of Geek , the current Homeland storyline is frighteningly true to life as it has Carrie (Danes) and Saul (Patinkin) trying to uncover a Russian conspiracy to interfere with an election.
