<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 5 Next → Season 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Homeland episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> The sixth season of the American television drama series Homeland premiered on January 15, 2017, and concluded on April 9, 2017, on Showtime, consisting of 12 episodes . 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 . The sixth season was released on Blu - ray and DVD on February 6, 2018 . </P> <P> Taking place several months after the previous season, Carrie Mathison is back in the United States, living in Brooklyn, New York with her young pre-school aged daughter . She is now working at a foundation whose efforts are to provide aid to Muslims living in the United States . Peter Quinn is alive but has suffered a major stroke and is incapacitated but seemingly, turned to a junkie . Saul Berenson and Dar Adal are still CIA operatives and are dealing with counter-terrorism within the United States . The season features the results of a presidential election of a female candidate, and takes place between election day and inauguration day . The season also has a storyline regarding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action . </P>

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