Homeland Season 6 Makes Early Online Debut

LOS ANGELES: Ahead of its official January 15 debut on Showtime, the new season of Homeland has been made available online via authenticated streaming and on-demand platforms.

Episode one from season six is now available for all Showtime subscribers to watch on the streaming service, the OTT app, Hulu or on-demand. The surprise online release came a full 17 days before the linear premiere.

Season six picks up as Carrie (Claire Danes) returns home to the U.S. to work as an advocate for Muslim Americans. The season will follow the after-effects of the U.S. presidential election, which in the show was won by female candidate Elizabeth Keane (Elizabeth Marvel). The events of season six are set between election day and the inauguration.