Set two years after the previous season, Carrie is no longer working for the CIA, and is working for a private security firm in Berlin. The season includes several real world subjects in its storylines; including ISIS, Vladimir Putin, the Charlie Hebdo shooting, and Edward Snowden.

The fifth season of the American television drama series Homeland, consisting of 12 episodes, premiered on October 4, 2015 on Showtime. The series is loosely based on the Israeli television series Hatufim (English: Prisoners of War) created by Gideon Raff and is developed for American television by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa.