David Farnor | On 22, Oct 2018

“Homecoming is a safe space…” says Heidi (Julia Roberts) in the new trailer for Homecoming – but judging by this two-minute tease, it’s anything but.

Based on the podcast of the same name, and written by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg, the psychological drama follows Heidi, a caseworker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, a facility helping soldiers transition back to civilian life. She tries to help Walter Cruz (Stephan James), a soldier eager to begin the next phase of his life, but when a Department of Defense auditor (Shea Whigham) comes to her four years later with questions about why she left the facility, things begin to descend into a spiral of secrets.

The ominous glimpse of what’s in store raises all kinds of questions, from the facility’s real motives to Heidi’s true memories, but they also show off the visuals from director Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot), with the walls literally closing in on Heidi, as the aspect ratio shifts and morphs with the growing sense of paranoia. If the full series can replicate that kind of trickery, this should be something very special indeed.

We’ll find out for sure on Friday 2nd November, when the whole series premieres on Amazon Prime Video. Here’s the trailer:

 

Watch: Amazon’s Homecoming gets a claustrophobic new trailer

11th September 2018

“What were your duties there?” “I don’t know.” That’s Heidi (Julia) a caseworker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, a facility helping soldiers transition back to civilian life – and judging by the claustrophobic new trailer for Amazon Prime Video’s new series, the walls are swiftly closing in around her.

Based on the podcast of the same name, and written by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg, the psychological drama sees Heidi try to help Walter Cruz (Stephan James), a soldier eager to begin the next phase of his life.

Overseeing Heidi and the facility is Colin Belfast (Bobby Cannavale), an ambitious company man whose manic demands point to questionable motives. Four years later, Heidi has started a new life, living with her mother (Sissy Spacek) and working as a small-town waitress, when a Department of Defense auditor (Shea Whigham) comes to her with questions about why she left the Homecoming facility. Slowly, Heidi begins to realise that there’s a whole other story behind the story she’s been telling herself.

The series premieres on Amazon Prime Video on Friday 2nd November – and with Mr. Robot’s Sam Esmail at the helm, you can expect a binge-worth box set full of stylish paranoia.

Here’s the video:

 

Amazon’s Homecoming gets trailer and November release date

21st July 2018

Amazon’s Homecoming TV series will premiere this November, the show’s creators have confirmed, and a new trailer gives us our first proper look at the intriguing thriller.

The mind-bending psychological drama, based on the podcast of the same name, stars Julia Roberts as Heidi Bergman, a caseworker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition back to civilian life. Walter Cruz (Stephan James) is one of these soldiers, eager to begin the next phase of his life. Overseeing Heidi and the facility is Colin Belfast (Bobby Cannavale), an ambitious company man whose manic demands point to questionable motives. Four years later, Heidi has started a new life, living with her mother (Sissy Spacek) and working as a small-town waitress, when a Department of Defense auditor (Shea Whigham) comes to her with questions about why she left the Homecoming facility. Heidi begins to realize that there’s a whole other story behind the story she’s been telling herself.

Directed by Sam Esmail (creator of Mr. Robot), Homecoming is created by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg. It will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on 2nd November, Amazon revealed at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, where Esmail was on hand to debut the new video. Watch the intriguing, atmospheric trailer here – or read on for the show’s poster.

 

 

First look: Julia Roberts in Amazon’s Homecoming

30th June 2018

Amazon’s new drama Homecoming will premiere this autumn, and we’ve got our first look at Julia Roberts in the series.

Roberts plays Heidi Bergman (Roberts), a caseworker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Centre, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition back to civilian life. Walter Cruz (Stephan James) is one of these soldiers, eager to begin the next phase of his life. Overseeing Heidi and the facility is Colin Belfast (Bobby Cannavale), an ambitious company man whose manic demands point to questionable motives.

Four years later, Heidi has started a new life, living with her mother (Sissy Spacek) and working as a small-town waitress, when a Department of Defense auditor (Shea Whigham) comes to her with questions about why she left the Homecoming facility. Heidi begins to realise that there’s a whole other story behind the story she’s been telling herself.

Roberts will be joined by Jeremy Allen White, Alex Karpovsky, and Dermot Mulroney in the thriller, which is created by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg. Directed by Mr. Robot’s Sam Esmail, the series is based on the popular podcast of the same name, which has already amassed a huge following, attracting a star audio cast that has included Catherine Keener and Oscar Isaac, not to mention David Schwimmer and Amy Sedaris, and has spawned not only a second season but an ebook too. Amazon will be looking to tap into that audience this summer, with a panel at San Diego Comic-Con featuring its upcoming original dramas, including Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and Homecoming, with Esmail in attendance.

Expect to hear more about the show then, including a release date. For now, here’s a new image of both Julia Roberts and Stephan James:

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