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HomecomingTitle screen from the first episodeGenreCreated byBased on by Directed byStarringCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal language(s)EnglishNo. of seasons2No. of episodes17 ()Production Executive producer(s)Producer(s)CinematographyEditor(s)Camera setupRunning time24–37 minutesProduction company(s)ReleaseOriginal networkOriginal releaseNovember 2, 2018 – presentExternal linksHomecoming is an American series, based on the created by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg, that premiered on November 2, 2018, on . The series was created by Horowitz and Bloomberg who also serve as writers and executive producers alongside , Chad Hamilton, , , Matt Lieber, and Chris Giliberti. Esmail also directed every episode of the first season, which stars Roberts, , , , , and .

The series was given an initial series order for two seasons. The second season deviates from the podcast and features a new story and characters. The second season was directed by and stars and with Stephan James and returning from the first season. The second season premiered on May 22, 2020.

Contents Premise[] Heidi Bergman had been a social worker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, a live-in facility run by the Geist Group; the facility ostensibly helped soldiers transition to civilian life, though why they needed this help is unclear. Four years later, Bergman has started a new life working as a waitress but has difficulty remembering her time at Homecoming. After a auditor inquires as to why she left Homecoming, Bergman comes to realize that she had been misled about the true purpose of the facility.

Cast and characters[] Main[] Recurring[] Guests[] Episodes[] SeasonEpisodesOriginally released10November 2, 20187May 22, 2020Season 1 (2018)[] No. overallNo. in seasonTitleDirected byTeleplay byOriginal release date11"Mandatory"Eli Horowitz & Micah BloombergNovember 2, 2018In early 2018, Walter Cruz leaves the military after four tours of duty and volunteers for the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, a new residential occupational program designed to assist ex-servicemen smoothly reintegrate into civilian life. He is introduced to his counselor, Heidi Bergman, one of the administrators at Homecoming. Colin, Heidi's demanding boss, pushes her to get the "data" on the program as soon as possible. In 2022, Heidi is living with her mother and working as a waitress when she is approached by Thomas Carrasco, an investigator from the Department of Defense, who tells her he is following up on an old complaint from an employee that Cruz was held there against his will. Heidi says she has no memory of him.22"Pineapple"Sam EsmailEli Horowitz November 2, 2018Walter gamely follows the plan at Homecoming, including taking medication prescribed daily. His cynical friend Joseph Shrier, whom he served with, seems paranoid and is suspicious that they are there to get help. Since they arrived at Homecoming via a military flight that landed at a base, Shrier believes they may not even be in Florida, and he hasn't been swallowing the daily pills. Prompted by seeing a pineapple cobbler at a meal, Shrier suggests to Walter that they are being manipulated to think they are in Florida, and then gives a yelling rant in the dining room. In 2022, Thomas tracks down Walter's mother, Gloria Morisseau, who is also uncooperative but exhibits surprise when told that Heidi Bergman did not remember Walter. Thomas reports his findings to his superior.33"Optics"Sam EsmailDavid WienerNovember 2, 2018In 2018, Shrier convinces Walter to wander outside the facility and then steals a van, where they drive around for hours before encountering anyone else. They stumble across a seemingly empty downtown, but they are convinced when they are told it is a retirement community. Shrier is expelled from Homecoming. Colin wants Walter gone as well, but Heidi is able to convince him it will look even better for the program if he is successful after initially experiencing disciplinary issues. In 2022, Heidi meets with her ex-boyfriend, Anthony, who reminds her how her devotion to her career — and her boss who called constantly — ended their relationship. Anthony is stunned when Heidi does not remember Colin. Despite being pressured to close the case, Thomas follows his hunch and continues to look into Homecoming. When reviewing records, he notices that Walter and Heidi left Homecoming on the same date, May 15, 2018, when Walter was expelled for violence and Heidi was hospitalized.44"Redwood"Sam EsmailMicah BloombergNovember 2, 2018In 2018, Walter is upset that Shrier was expelled and his belongings thrown away, including the harmonica that belonged to Lesky, who was part of their unit. Heidi retrieves the harmonica for Walter, who tells her how Lesky was killed by an after Walter assigned him to another vehicle. Walter speaks to his mother, who is concerned about him and how vague he is acting. In 2022, Thomas goes to Geist Group, which ran Homecoming, and talks to Colin, who says he doesn't remember Homecoming or Heidi Bergman. Heidi is shocked to learn she was hospitalized and is having significant memory gaps. She finds her old phone and sees she called Colin constantly. She calls Colin, who hangs up on her.55"Helping"Sam EsmailCami DelavigneNovember 2, 2018In 2018, Heidi bonds with Walter through a series of mutual pranks. One involves Heidi's pens, stapler, and other items she obsessively neatly aligns parallel to each other on her desk; Walter moves them to random angles and leaves them for her to find that way. Another involves bringing into Heidi's office the loud pelican they hear outside, whose cries punctuate their sessions. Colin hears that Heidi returned the harmonica to Walter and forces her to review the purpose of Homecoming, which is to eradicate PTSD via medication "to delete the harmful responses to the traumatic memories." Colin lectures her for returning an object that will remind him of the memories they are trying to erase. In 2022, Thomas tracks down Shrier, who is exhibiting signs of mental decline. Shrier says he warned Walter about Heidi and that she knew everything. Colin goes to Tampa to try to intimidate Heidi at the diner, but is shocked and then relieved when she does not recognize him. He is alarmed when he sees Thomas' business card left in a jar on the counter.66"Toys"Sam EsmailShannon Houston November 2, 2018In 2018, after not hearing from Walter for two weeks, Gloria contacts the , who informs her Homecoming is run by a contractor, Geist Emergent Group. Gloria is sure that Geist, which manufacturers household cleaners, has ulterior motives. She goes to Tampa and convinces him to leave. While packing, Walter confesses to Heidi he has feelings for her and decides to stay. As Gloria drives home, she calls the DOD hotline, pretending to be a Homecoming employee, and makes the anonymous complaint that Cruz is being held against his will. In 2022, Colin follows Heidi to the laundromat, where she still has no recollection of him, and flirts with her. He introduces himself as Hunter, a military contractor who just returned from Afghanistan and discovered his wife is leaving him. He takes her on a date and they sleep together. She confides that she thinks she did something wrong but doesn't know what it is.77"Test"Sam EsmailNovember 2, 2018In 2018, in the fifth week of treatment, Heidi is shocked when Walter suddenly has no recollection of one of his funnier memories from service, a prank that he, Shrier and Lesky played on another serviceman. He also does not remember Lesky's death, which he detailed the previous week. Colin dismisses Heidi's alarm and lets it slip that the "success" of the medications means these soldiers will be able to be redeployed. In 2022, Thomas approaches Gloria, from whom he gets audio tapes of Walter's sessions with Heidi. Heidi is shocked to hear she sent the tapes to Gloria. She tells "Hunter" that she needs to go to Homecoming to find Colin, and he insists on accompanying her.88"Protocol"Sam EsmailEli HorowitzNovember 2, 2018In 2022, Thomas' supervisor Pam chastises him for wasting time investigating Homecoming Protocol. Infuriated, he breaks into the Homecoming offices, which are closed for renovation. Meanwhile, Heidi and Colin explore an adjacent office building with the same layout, which she mistakes for her former place of business. Heidi realizes she has never been there before and feels even more lost. From the window of the other building, Thomas sees Heidi and Colin together. Just then, Heidi hears the loud cry of a pelican, bringing back her memory of Colin. She runs from him as Thomas chases them down. Colin insults and demeans Thomas, enraging Heidi, who pushes Colin into a fountain. Heidi leaves with Thomas.99"Work"Sam EsmailMicah BloombergNovember 2, 2018In 2022, Heidi tries to make sense of her role at Homecoming. Thomas escalates the complaint to the DOD Inspector General based upon what he has learned, but Pam calls Geist. In 2018, in week six, Heidi is upset when Walter talks excitedly about his redeployment and his hope that he will be reunited with Shrier (who was sent to a psychiatric facility), and Lesky, whose death has been erased from his memory. She takes him for another lunch at the cafeteria and joins him in eating, even though the food is loaded with the week-six high dosage of memory-erasing drugs.1010"Stop"Sam EsmailEli Horowitz & Micah BloombergNovember 2, 2018In 2018, Heidi takes her tapes of her sessions and leaves Homecoming after discharging Walter against Colin's wishes. Walter's extra dosage of Week 6 food leaves him incapacitated, and Heidi loses her memory. An employee at Homecoming falsifies records to claim that Walter was sent home for violent misconduct and that Heidi was hospitalized. In 2022, on being confronted about his altercation with Thomas at Homecoming and Thomas' escalation of the complaint, Colin panics, then suggests that Geist set Heidi up as a fall guy by claiming she was a rogue employee. His administrative assistant Audrey has now been appointed his new boss, and she informs Colin that he is the one who will be labeled the rogue employee. Heidi drives to , where Walter at age 17 had gone on a memorable road trip. In a diner, she sees Walter, and they speak for a few minutes. She sees he lives there happily and apparently doesn't remember her. However just after he leaves, Heidi looks down at her silverware and sees that Walter has moved her fork out of alignment with her knife and spoon, just as he used to in her office, and she looks out the window after him with a quizzical smile. A post-credits scene shows Colin signing papers to take the blame in any possible investigations. After leaving the room, Audrey experiences anxiety and rubs the memory-deleting drug on her wrists.Season 2 (2020)[] No. overallNo. in seasonTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date111"People"Micah Bloomberg & Eli HorowitzMay 22, 2020A woman wakes up on a canoe boat with no memory of how she got there. She sees a man on shore who leaves when she asks for help. She makes her way to shore in a catatonic state and is found by a park ranger. A VA card identifies her as Jackie, a veteran. The park ranger takes Jackie to a hospital. The doctor believes her to be a heroin user due to a bruise on her arm, but she leaves before they can confront her about it. A person who Jackie met at the hospital takes her to a bar called Skins. Jackie had found a cloth in her coat that was from this bar. At the bar, Jackie is confronted by an employee before she is lead to a vacant motel room. She finds medicine belonging to Geist as well as money, a credit card and a photo of Jackie in her military days. Jackie also discovers that her military tattoo can be washed off. She is knocked out by the stranger who has been helping her. On a farm, Leonard Geist discovers a fruit, possibly the origin of the memory erasing drug.122"Giant"Kyle Patrick AlvarezMay 22, 2020At the motel, Jackie silences a car alarm using the car keys that were on her when she was discovered by the ranger. This reveals that she had left her car there. Investigating the car, she finds the name of Alex Eastern, which was also on the credit card in the room. She visits Alex's home in Oakland and sneaks in to find Audrey Temple from Geist. From overhearing a phone conversation, she finds out that Audrey was with Jackie that night and that Alex may be working with Geist. She follows Audrey's car to the Geist facility where the company is holding a brand relaunch party. Jackie is led into a testing room with other patients where she is invited to test new products. She suspects something sinister is going on, so she flees from the group and tasers the group's leader. She proceeds to snoop around the facility. Sneaking into Audrey's office, she finds vials of memory-erasing drugs and a photo of her. Audrey attempts to stop Leonard from speaking at the Geist relaunch, but he does so anyway and speaks out against the company. Jackie and Audrey meet, and Audrey calls her "Alex" before asking about Walter Cruz.133"Previously"Kyle Patrick AlvarezSarah Carbiener & Erica RosbeMay 22, 2020Flashbacks reveal Alex/Jackie's role in persuading clients to drop complaints - in this case, persuading a woman to drop her sexual harassment complaint against her company. She is revealed to be in a relationship with Audrey who, under Colin's control, begins to feel not very valued in her work for Geist. She uses the memory-erasing drug to soothe her anxiety. Alex is revealed to have helped Audrey in coercing Colin to take the fall for the Homecoming program when the Department of Defense launched an investigation in the first season. Audrey heard of the investigation and, with Alex's help, managed to force him to take the fall. However, she tells Leonard Geist about Homecoming, which he had not heard of before. He fires Colin for having the veterans ingest the memory-erasing drugs. In Fish Camp, after leaving Heidi, Walter has painful flashbacks. He suspects that his memory actually may not have been altered through brain surgery.144"Soap"Kyle Patrick AlvarezCasallina KisakyeMay 22, 2020Audrey attends the Department of Defense investigation meeting and confesses to having broke protocol. The meeting is witnessed by Francine Bunda, who later calls Audrey and asks if her and Leonard could give her a tour of the facility. Leonard stops using the memory-erasing drug roller while Walter soon discovers that he received treatment from Geist but no surgery. He becomes aggressive when he discovers that getting a response from Geist about his treatment will take 8-12 weeks. Leonard and Audrey both give Bunda a tour, but when he reveals he is going to stop using the berries, she becomes worried since she wanted to partner with Geist. She feels the program worked since no veteran came forward with issues and the only problem was with the protocols. She wants to revive the program. Leonard refuses but Bunda informs Audrey that the idea is moving forward regardless. Alex and Audrey celebrate, but the conversation moves to having children. Audrey receives Walter's information request, and Alex helps by pretending to be "Jackie" the veteran. She goes to bail Walter out of jail and persuade him to drop his concerns.155 "Meters"Kyle Patrick AlvarezMay 22, 2020Alex, now as "Jackie", bails Walter out of jail. As part of the bail relief, she supposedly needs to do an evaluation but manipulates him with her own war experiences. Audrey discovers Leonard has hired people to rip out the berries and gives him an injunction that cites the berries as crucial military technology and that they belong to the DoD. Leonard refuses to cooperate and begins digging on his own, even with the threat of arrest. Alex and Walter go to Skins for drinks where she opens up about her experience returning home from Syria. Soon the discussion turns to Homecoming. She suggests to him that he probably hit his head and never had surgery. She calls Audrey to tell her that Walter does not remember anything about the program. Audrey, with Bunda's help, soon takes control of Geist and orders her staff to throw a party. Alex and Walter get into an argument when she uses a story of her colleague who killed himself searching for answers. Walter storms off. Alex buys a syringe and a melon, setting her plan into place.166"Needle"Kyle Patrick AlvarezPatrick MacManusMay 22, 2020Alex, having purchased the syringe, fills it up with the drug from Audrey's roller and plans on wiping Walter's memory, practicing on the melon. After breaking inside Walter's house, she rings Geist and informs them that Walter is intending on intruding however catches him outside her room when she returns back. He apologises and takes her out fishing but the walk there soon leaves Walter questioning Alex's intentions especially when she slips up on her friend's shooting range, saying metres not yards. This leads to Walter confronting Alex, revealing that he followed her after their fight to the supermarket and the pharmacy where she got the syringes in her own car, having said she took the bus. Alex runs away, her cover blown and reveals that Geist is nervous about what he will do to the company. Alex tries stabbing Walter with the syringe but he turns it back on her and injects the drug into Alex who flees on the canoe.177"Again"Kyle Patrick AlvarezMicah Bloomberg & Eli HorowitzMay 22, 2020Walter witnesses Alex out on the water, she loses her memory and he flees when she tries asking for help. Walter soon drives to Geist and meets Leonard and the two open up about Geist and how much Walter's life has been kept in the dark especially his arrival from the war and he persuades Leonard to finish off what he started. Picking up from the second episode, Audrey soon leads a confused and irritated Alex into a separate room where she informs her of everything that's happened; that she was going to persuade Walter to drop the case against Geist but that she was attacked by him. Leonard soon gives his fiery speech where he berates Munda and the DOD. During the party, Francine gives a speech and confirms her involvement in the project while celebrating Audrey who is there with Alex. However, Alex sees Walter as the server and soon everyone drinking a red liquid, revealed to be the memory erasing drug, collapse but Alex doesn't stop Audrey from drinking it, and a horrified Audrey looks up to Leonard saluting her, confirming his involvement in the process. Audrey soon collapses not long afterwards and Alex and Walter speak, he tells her to leave the party but she reveals that she is going to stay to know what it feels like waking up alone. Walter leaves for a new life.Production[] Development[] On December 16, 2016, it was announced that had won the rights to 's podcast Homecoming for producer to develop as a television series. The first season was executive produced by Esmail through his company Esmail Corp, along with podcast creators Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg, podcast producer Alicia Van Couvering, Gimlet co-founders and Matt Lieber, and Gimlet Pictures founder Chris Giliberti, with production companies Esmail Corp, Anonymous Content, and Gimlet Media. Universal reportedly managed to outbid other interested parties including for , for and , and for and his banner as a feature film.

On July 19, 2017, it was announced that had given the production a two-season straight-to-series order. It was also reported that Horowitz and Bloomberg would write the series and that Esmail would direct it. On July 20, 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on November 2, 2018. On April 8, 2020, it was announced that the second season would premiere on May 22, 2020. Esmail and Roberts returned as executive producers the second season, though Esmail did not direct any episodes and Roberts did not reprise her role.

Casting[] On June 5, 2017, it was announced that was in talks for the series' female lead. On November 8, 2017, it was announced that was cast in the series' male lead. Later that month, joined the cast. On January 17, 2018, it was reported that had been cast as a series regular. In March 2018, it was announced that had joined the main cast, that , , , , , , Ayden Mayeri, , and had been cast in recurring roles, and that would appear as a guest star. On January 16, 2019, it was reported that Roberts would not reprise her role of Heidi Bergman in the second season of the series but would continue to serve as an executive producer.

On July 23, 2019, it was announced that would star in the second season. In August 2019, it was confirmed that Stephan James and Hong Chau would return for the second season. was cast the following month. In December 2019, it was announced and had joined the cast of the series in recurring roles.

Filming[] Filming was slated to begin in Los Angeles in April 2018. Principal photography actually began in February 2018 at the Universal Studios backlot in Los Angeles where the production became the first project to shoot in Universal's newly constructed production facilities.

Release[] Promotional poster featuring as Heidi Bergman.Marketing[] On June 29, 2018, a series of "first look" images from the series were released. On July 20, 2018, the first teaser trailer for the series debuted at and was subsequently released online. A promotional poster for the series was also released. On September 8, 2018, the second teaser trailer was released. On September 13, 2018, the first official trailer for the series was released. On October 22, 2018, the second official trailer for the series was released.

Premiere[] On September 7, 2018, the series held its world premiere during the at the Ryerson Theatre in , , . The first four episodes of the series were screened as part of the festival's Primetime series of television screenings. On October 25, 2018, the series held its American premiere at the in , . A screening of the first four episodes of the series took place during the event and those in attendance included , Jennifer Salke, , , , and .

Reception[] Critical response[] Season 1[] On the review aggregation website , the first season holds a 98% approval rating with an average rating of 8.26 out of 10 based on 93 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "An impressive small-screen debut for Julia Roberts, Homecoming balances its haunting mystery with a frenetic sensibility that grips and doesn't let go." , which uses a weighted average, assigned the first season a score of 83 out of 100 based on 35 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."

Season 2[] On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds a 50% approval rating with an average rating of 6.66 out of 10 based on 24 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "As stylish, well-acted, and compelling as it can be, Homecoming's second season simply can't find its way out of the shadow of its first." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the second season a score of 60 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."

Awards and nominations[] YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.2019HomecomingNominatedNominatedNominatedTV Drama of the YearHomecomingNominatedTV Performance of the Year — ActressJulia RobertsNominatedHomecomingNominatedJulia RobertsNominatedNominatedBest Edited Drama Series for Non-Commercial TelevisionRosanne Tan (for "Redwood")NominatedExcellence in Production Design for a Half Hour Single-Camera SeriesAnastasia White (for "Mandatory")NominatedBroadcast Media: Short Form Music / MusicalTBA (for "Stop")NominatedMicah Bloomberg, Cami Delavigne, Eli Horowitz, Shannon Houston, Eric Simonson, & David WienerNominatedHomecomingWonJulia RobertsWon NominatedHomecomingNominatedGold Derby AwardsBest Drama SeriesHomecomingNominatedBest Drama ActressJulia RobertsNominatedBest Drama Supporting ActorNominatedTod Campbell (for "Optics")NominatedReferences[] External links[] CurrentForeign languageEndedUpcomingPersonalitiesPastCurrentAdaptations [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1] Retrieved from "": Hidden categories: Homecoming (TV Series 2018– ) - IMDb For 2019 American concert film about American singer Beyoncé, see . For other uses, see .

HomecomingTitle screen from the first episodeGenreCreated byBased on by Directed byStarringCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal language(s)EnglishNo. of seasons2No. of episodes17 ()Production Executive producer(s)Producer(s)CinematographyEditor(s)Camera setupRunning time24–37 minutesProduction company(s)ReleaseOriginal networkOriginal releaseNovember 2, 2018 – presentExternal linksHomecoming is an American series, based on the created by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg, that premiered on November 2, 2018, on . The series was created by Horowitz and Bloomberg who also serve as writers and executive producers alongside , Chad Hamilton, , , Matt Lieber, and Chris Giliberti. Esmail also directed every episode of the first season, which stars Roberts, , , , , and .

The series was given an initial series order for two seasons. The second season deviates from the podcast and features a new story and characters. The second season was directed by and stars and with Stephan James and returning from the first season. The second season premiered on May 22, 2020.

Contents Premise[] Heidi Bergman had been a social worker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, a live-in facility run by the Geist Group; the facility ostensibly helped soldiers transition to civilian life, though why they needed this help is unclear. Four years later, Bergman has started a new life working as a waitress but has difficulty remembering her time at Homecoming. After a auditor inquires as to why she left Homecoming, Bergman comes to realize that she had been misled about the true purpose of the facility.

Cast and characters[] Main[] Recurring[] Guests[] Episodes[] SeasonEpisodesOriginally released10November 2, 20187May 22, 2020Season 1 (2018)[] No. overallNo. in seasonTitleDirected byTeleplay byOriginal release date11"Mandatory"Eli Horowitz & Micah BloombergNovember 2, 2018In early 2018, Walter Cruz leaves the military after four tours of duty and volunteers for the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, a new residential occupational program designed to assist ex-servicemen smoothly reintegrate into civilian life. He is introduced to his counselor, Heidi Bergman, one of the administrators at Homecoming. Colin, Heidi's demanding boss, pushes her to get the "data" on the program as soon as possible. In 2022, Heidi is living with her mother and working as a waitress when she is approached by Thomas Carrasco, an investigator from the Department of Defense, who tells her he is following up on an old complaint from an employee that Cruz was held there against his will. Heidi says she has no memory of him.22"Pineapple"Sam EsmailEli Horowitz November 2, 2018Walter gamely follows the plan at Homecoming, including taking medication prescribed daily. His cynical friend Joseph Shrier, whom he served with, seems paranoid and is suspicious that they are there to get help. Since they arrived at Homecoming via a military flight that landed at a base, Shrier believes they may not even be in Florida, and he hasn't been swallowing the daily pills. Prompted by seeing a pineapple cobbler at a meal, Shrier suggests to Walter that they are being manipulated to think they are in Florida, and then gives a yelling rant in the dining room. In 2022, Thomas tracks down Walter's mother, Gloria Morisseau, who is also uncooperative but exhibits surprise when told that Heidi Bergman did not remember Walter. Thomas reports his findings to his superior.33"Optics"Sam EsmailDavid WienerNovember 2, 2018In 2018, Shrier convinces Walter to wander outside the facility and then steals a van, where they drive around for hours before encountering anyone else. They stumble across a seemingly empty downtown, but they are convinced when they are told it is a retirement community. Shrier is expelled from Homecoming. Colin wants Walter gone as well, but Heidi is able to convince him it will look even better for the program if he is successful after initially experiencing disciplinary issues. In 2022, Heidi meets with her ex-boyfriend, Anthony, who reminds her how her devotion to her career — and her boss who called constantly — ended their relationship. Anthony is stunned when Heidi does not remember Colin. Despite being pressured to close the case, Thomas follows his hunch and continues to look into Homecoming. When reviewing records, he notices that Walter and Heidi left Homecoming on the same date, May 15, 2018, when Walter was expelled for violence and Heidi was hospitalized.44"Redwood"Sam EsmailMicah BloombergNovember 2, 2018In 2018, Walter is upset that Shrier was expelled and his belongings thrown away, including the harmonica that belonged to Lesky, who was part of their unit. Heidi retrieves the harmonica for Walter, who tells her how Lesky was killed by an after Walter assigned him to another vehicle. Walter speaks to his mother, who is concerned about him and how vague he is acting. In 2022, Thomas goes to Geist Group, which ran Homecoming, and talks to Colin, who says he doesn't remember Homecoming or Heidi Bergman. Heidi is shocked to learn she was hospitalized and is having significant memory gaps. She finds her old phone and sees she called Colin constantly. She calls Colin, who hangs up on her.55"Helping"Sam EsmailCami DelavigneNovember 2, 2018In 2018, Heidi bonds with Walter through a series of mutual pranks. One involves Heidi's pens, stapler, and other items she obsessively neatly aligns parallel to each other on her desk; Walter moves them to random angles and leaves them for her to find that way. Another involves bringing into Heidi's office the loud pelican they hear outside, whose cries punctuate their sessions. Colin hears that Heidi returned the harmonica to Walter and forces her to review the purpose of Homecoming, which is to eradicate PTSD via medication "to delete the harmful responses to the traumatic memories." Colin lectures her for returning an object that will remind him of the memories they are trying to erase. In 2022, Thomas tracks down Shrier, who is exhibiting signs of mental decline. Shrier says he warned Walter about Heidi and that she knew everything. Colin goes to Tampa to try to intimidate Heidi at the diner, but is shocked and then relieved when she does not recognize him. He is alarmed when he sees Thomas' business card left in a jar on the counter.66"Toys"Sam EsmailShannon Houston November 2, 2018In 2018, after not hearing from Walter for two weeks, Gloria contacts the , who informs her Homecoming is run by a contractor, Geist Emergent Group. Gloria is sure that Geist, which manufacturers household cleaners, has ulterior motives. She goes to Tampa and convinces him to leave. While packing, Walter confesses to Heidi he has feelings for her and decides to stay. As Gloria drives home, she calls the DOD hotline, pretending to be a Homecoming employee, and makes the anonymous complaint that Cruz is being held against his will. In 2022, Colin follows Heidi to the laundromat, where she still has no recollection of him, and flirts with her. He introduces himself as Hunter, a military contractor who just returned from Afghanistan and discovered his wife is leaving him. He takes her on a date and they sleep together. She confides that she thinks she did something wrong but doesn't know what it is.77"Test"Sam EsmailNovember 2, 2018In 2018, in the fifth week of treatment, Heidi is shocked when Walter suddenly has no recollection of one of his funnier memories from service, a prank that he, Shrier and Lesky played on another serviceman. He also does not remember Lesky's death, which he detailed the previous week. Colin dismisses Heidi's alarm and lets it slip that the "success" of the medications means these soldiers will be able to be redeployed. In 2022, Thomas approaches Gloria, from whom he gets audio tapes of Walter's sessions with Heidi. Heidi is shocked to hear she sent the tapes to Gloria. She tells "Hunter" that she needs to go to Homecoming to find Colin, and he insists on accompanying her.88"Protocol"Sam EsmailEli HorowitzNovember 2, 2018In 2022, Thomas' supervisor Pam chastises him for wasting time investigating Homecoming Protocol. Infuriated, he breaks into the Homecoming offices, which are closed for renovation. Meanwhile, Heidi and Colin explore an adjacent office building with the same layout, which she mistakes for her former place of business. Heidi realizes she has never been there before and feels even more lost. From the window of the other building, Thomas sees Heidi and Colin together. Just then, Heidi hears the loud cry of a pelican, bringing back her memory of Colin. She runs from him as Thomas chases them down. Colin insults and demeans Thomas, enraging Heidi, who pushes Colin into a fountain. Heidi leaves with Thomas.99"Work"Sam EsmailMicah BloombergNovember 2, 2018In 2022, Heidi tries to make sense of her role at Homecoming. Thomas escalates the complaint to the DOD Inspector General based upon what he has learned, but Pam calls Geist. In 2018, in week six, Heidi is upset when Walter talks excitedly about his redeployment and his hope that he will be reunited with Shrier (who was sent to a psychiatric facility), and Lesky, whose death has been erased from his memory. She takes him for another lunch at the cafeteria and joins him in eating, even though the food is loaded with the week-six high dosage of memory-erasing drugs.1010"Stop"Sam EsmailEli Horowitz & Micah BloombergNovember 2, 2018In 2018, Heidi takes her tapes of her sessions and leaves Homecoming after discharging Walter against Colin's wishes. Walter's extra dosage of Week 6 food leaves him incapacitated, and Heidi loses her memory. An employee at Homecoming falsifies records to claim that Walter was sent home for violent misconduct and that Heidi was hospitalized. In 2022, on being confronted about his altercation with Thomas at Homecoming and Thomas' escalation of the complaint, Colin panics, then suggests that Geist set Heidi up as a fall guy by claiming she was a rogue employee. His administrative assistant Audrey has now been appointed his new boss, and she informs Colin that he is the one who will be labeled the rogue employee. Heidi drives to , where Walter at age 17 had gone on a memorable road trip. In a diner, she sees Walter, and they speak for a few minutes. She sees he lives there happily and apparently doesn't remember her. However just after he leaves, Heidi looks down at her silverware and sees that Walter has moved her fork out of alignment with her knife and spoon, just as he used to in her office, and she looks out the window after him with a quizzical smile. A post-credits scene shows Colin signing papers to take the blame in any possible investigations. After leaving the room, Audrey experiences anxiety and rubs the memory-deleting drug on her wrists.Season 2 (2020)[] No. overallNo. in seasonTitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date111"People"Micah Bloomberg & Eli HorowitzMay 22, 2020A woman wakes up on a canoe boat with no memory of how she got there. She sees a man on shore who leaves when she asks for help. She makes her way to shore in a catatonic state and is found by a park ranger. A VA card identifies her as Jackie, a veteran. The park ranger takes Jackie to a hospital. The doctor believes her to be a heroin user due to a bruise on her arm, but she leaves before they can confront her about it. A person who Jackie met at the hospital takes her to a bar called Skins. Jackie had found a cloth in her coat that was from this bar. At the bar, Jackie is confronted by an employee before she is lead to a vacant motel room. She finds medicine belonging to Geist as well as money, a credit card and a photo of Jackie in her military days. Jackie also discovers that her military tattoo can be washed off. She is knocked out by the stranger who has been helping her. On a farm, Leonard Geist discovers a fruit, possibly the origin of the memory erasing drug.122"Giant"Kyle Patrick AlvarezMay 22, 2020At the motel, Jackie silences a car alarm using the car keys that were on her when she was discovered by the ranger. This reveals that she had left her car there. Investigating the car, she finds the name of Alex Eastern, which was also on the credit card in the room. She visits Alex's home in Oakland and sneaks in to find Audrey Temple from Geist. From overhearing a phone conversation, she finds out that Audrey was with Jackie that night and that Alex may be working with Geist. She follows Audrey's car to the Geist facility where the company is holding a brand relaunch party. Jackie is led into a testing room with other patients where she is invited to test new products. She suspects something sinister is going on, so she flees from the group and tasers the group's leader. She proceeds to snoop around the facility. Sneaking into Audrey's office, she finds vials of memory-erasing drugs and a photo of her. Audrey attempts to stop Leonard from speaking at the Geist relaunch, but he does so anyway and speaks out against the company. Jackie and Audrey meet, and Audrey calls her "Alex" before asking about Walter Cruz.133"Previously"Kyle Patrick AlvarezSarah Carbiener & Erica RosbeMay 22, 2020Flashbacks reveal Alex/Jackie's role in persuading clients to drop complaints - in this case, persuading a woman to drop her sexual harassment complaint against her company. She is revealed to be in a relationship with Audrey who, under Colin's control, begins to feel not very valued in her work for Geist. She uses the memory-erasing drug to soothe her anxiety. Alex is revealed to have helped Audrey in coercing Colin to take the fall for the Homecoming program when the Department of Defense launched an investigation in the first season. Audrey heard of the investigation and, with Alex's help, managed to force him to take the fall. However, she tells Leonard Geist about Homecoming, which he had not heard of before. He fires Colin for having the veterans ingest the memory-erasing drugs. In Fish Camp, after leaving Heidi, Walter has painful flashbacks. He suspects that his memory actually may not have been altered through brain surgery.144"Soap"Kyle Patrick AlvarezCasallina KisakyeMay 22, 2020Audrey attends the Department of Defense investigation meeting and confesses to having broke protocol. The meeting is witnessed by Francine Bunda, who later calls Audrey and asks if her and Leonard could give her a tour of the facility. Leonard stops using the memory-erasing drug roller while Walter soon discovers that he received treatment from Geist but no surgery. He becomes aggressive when he discovers that getting a response from Geist about his treatment will take 8-12 weeks. Leonard and Audrey both give Bunda a tour, but when he reveals he is going to stop using the berries, she becomes worried since she wanted to partner with Geist. She feels the program worked since no veteran came forward with issues and the only problem was with the protocols. She wants to revive the program. Leonard refuses but Bunda informs Audrey that the idea is moving forward regardless. Alex and Audrey celebrate, but the conversation moves to having children. Audrey receives Walter's information request, and Alex helps by pretending to be "Jackie" the veteran. She goes to bail Walter out of jail and persuade him to drop his concerns.155 "Meters"Kyle Patrick AlvarezMay 22, 2020Alex, now as "Jackie", bails Walter out of jail. As part of the bail relief, she supposedly needs to do an evaluation but manipulates him with her own war experiences. Audrey discovers Leonard has hired people to rip out the berries and gives him an injunction that cites the berries as crucial military technology and that they belong to the DoD. Leonard refuses to cooperate and begins digging on his own, even with the threat of arrest. Alex and Walter go to Skins for drinks where she opens up about her experience returning home from Syria. Soon the discussion turns to Homecoming. She suggests to him that he probably hit his head and never had surgery. She calls Audrey to tell her that Walter does not remember anything about the program. Audrey, with Bunda's help, soon takes control of Geist and orders her staff to throw a party. Alex and Walter get into an argument when she uses a story of her colleague who killed himself searching for answers. Walter storms off. Alex buys a syringe and a melon, setting her plan into place.166"Needle"Kyle Patrick AlvarezPatrick MacManusMay 22, 2020Alex, having purchased the syringe, fills it up with the drug from Audrey's roller and plans on wiping Walter's memory, practicing on the melon. After breaking inside Walter's house, she rings Geist and informs them that Walter is intending on intruding however catches him outside her room when she returns back. He apologises and takes her out fishing but the walk there soon leaves Walter questioning Alex's intentions especially when she slips up on her friend's shooting range, saying metres not yards. This leads to Walter confronting Alex, revealing that he followed her after their fight to the supermarket and the pharmacy where she got the syringes in her own car, having said she took the bus. Alex runs away, her cover blown and reveals that Geist is nervous about what he will do to the company. Alex tries stabbing Walter with the syringe but he turns it back on her and injects the drug into Alex who flees on the canoe.177"Again"Kyle Patrick AlvarezMicah Bloomberg & Eli HorowitzMay 22, 2020Walter witnesses Alex out on the water, she loses her memory and he flees when she tries asking for help. Walter soon drives to Geist and meets Leonard and the two open up about Geist and how much Walter's life has been kept in the dark especially his arrival from the war and he persuades Leonard to finish off what he started. Picking up from the second episode, Audrey soon leads a confused and irritated Alex into a separate room where she informs her of everything that's happened; that she was going to persuade Walter to drop the case against Geist but that she was attacked by him. Leonard soon gives his fiery speech where he berates Munda and the DOD. During the party, Francine gives a speech and confirms her involvement in the project while celebrating Audrey who is there with Alex. However, Alex sees Walter as the server and soon everyone drinking a red liquid, revealed to be the memory erasing drug, collapse but Alex doesn't stop Audrey from drinking it, and a horrified Audrey looks up to Leonard saluting her, confirming his involvement in the process. Audrey soon collapses not long afterwards and Alex and Walter speak, he tells her to leave the party but she reveals that she is going to stay to know what it feels like waking up alone. Walter leaves for a new life.Production[] Development[] On December 16, 2016, it was announced that had won the rights to 's podcast Homecoming for producer to develop as a television series. The first season was executive produced by Esmail through his company Esmail Corp, along with podcast creators Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg, podcast producer Alicia Van Couvering, Gimlet co-founders and Matt Lieber, and Gimlet Pictures founder Chris Giliberti, with production companies Esmail Corp, Anonymous Content, and Gimlet Media. Universal reportedly managed to outbid other interested parties including for , for and , and for and his banner as a feature film.

On July 19, 2017, it was announced that had given the production a two-season straight-to-series order. It was also reported that Horowitz and Bloomberg would write the series and that Esmail would direct it. On July 20, 2018, it was announced that the series would premiere on November 2, 2018. On April 8, 2020, it was announced that the second season would premiere on May 22, 2020. Esmail and Roberts returned as executive producers the second season, though Esmail did not direct any episodes and Roberts did not reprise her role.

Casting[] On June 5, 2017, it was announced that was in talks for the series' female lead. On November 8, 2017, it was announced that was cast in the series' male lead. Later that month, joined the cast. On January 17, 2018, it was reported that had been cast as a series regular. In March 2018, it was announced that had joined the main cast, that , , , , , , Ayden Mayeri, , and had been cast in recurring roles, and that would appear as a guest star. On January 16, 2019, it was reported that Roberts would not reprise her role of Heidi Bergman in the second season of the series but would continue to serve as an executive producer.

On July 23, 2019, it was announced that would star in the second season. In August 2019, it was confirmed that Stephan James and Hong Chau would return for the second season. was cast the following month. In December 2019, it was announced and had joined the cast of the series in recurring roles.

Filming[] Filming was slated to begin in Los Angeles in April 2018. Principal photography actually began in February 2018 at the Universal Studios backlot in Los Angeles where the production became the first project to shoot in Universal's newly constructed production facilities.

Release[] Promotional poster featuring as Heidi Bergman.Marketing[] On June 29, 2018, a series of "first look" images from the series were released. On July 20, 2018, the first teaser trailer for the series debuted at and was subsequently released online. A promotional poster for the series was also released. On September 8, 2018, the second teaser trailer was released. On September 13, 2018, the first official trailer for the series was released. On October 22, 2018, the second official trailer for the series was released.

Premiere[] On September 7, 2018, the series held its world premiere during the at the Ryerson Theatre in , , . The first four episodes of the series were screened as part of the festival's Primetime series of television screenings. On October 25, 2018, the series held its American premiere at the in , . A screening of the first four episodes of the series took place during the event and those in attendance included , Jennifer Salke, , , , and .

Reception[] Critical response[] Season 1[] On the review aggregation website , the first season holds a 98% approval rating with an average rating of 8.26 out of 10 based on 93 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "An impressive small-screen debut for Julia Roberts, Homecoming balances its haunting mystery with a frenetic sensibility that grips and doesn't let go." , which uses a weighted average, assigned the first season a score of 83 out of 100 based on 35 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."

Season 2[] On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season holds a 50% approval rating with an average rating of 6.66 out of 10 based on 24 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "As stylish, well-acted, and compelling as it can be, Homecoming's second season simply can't find its way out of the shadow of its first." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the second season a score of 60 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."

Awards and nominations[] YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.2019HomecomingNominatedNominatedNominatedTV Drama of the YearHomecomingNominatedTV Performance of the Year — ActressJulia RobertsNominatedHomecomingNominatedJulia RobertsNominatedNominatedBest Edited Drama Series for Non-Commercial TelevisionRosanne Tan (for "Redwood")NominatedExcellence in Production Design for a Half Hour Single-Camera SeriesAnastasia White (for "Mandatory")NominatedBroadcast Media: Short Form Music / MusicalTBA (for "Stop")NominatedMicah Bloomberg, Cami Delavigne, Eli Horowitz, Shannon Houston, Eric Simonson, & David WienerNominatedHomecomingWonJulia RobertsWon NominatedHomecomingNominatedGold Derby AwardsBest Drama SeriesHomecomingNominatedBest Drama ActressJulia RobertsNominatedBest Drama Supporting ActorNominatedTod Campbell (for "Optics")NominatedReferences[] External links[] CurrentForeign languageEndedUpcomingPersonalitiesPastCurrentAdaptations [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1] Retrieved from "": Hidden categories: 2019 AHS Homecoming - Algona CSD By | April 28, 2020 | | Photo: Amazon Prime Homecoming season 2 is on the way for another year of mystery and pelicans.

is based on a podcast of the same name and is produced by creator Sam Esmail through his Anonymous Content production label. Season 1 of the show told the story of the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, a private facility working to treat veterans arriving home from war (and score a fat government contract in the process). Through caseworker Heidi Bergman’s interviews and interactions with young veteran Walter Cruz (Stephan James), it is slowly revealed that Homecoming’s mission seems more nefarious than previously realized.

Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg will continue on as co-showrunners forHomecomingseason 2. Kyle Patrick Alvarez will direct all episodes.

At first glance Homecoming Season 1 appeared to tell a very complete story, rendering any future seasons unnecessary. But a second season has always been in the cards for Homecoming. picked up the project as a two-season deal with Julia Roberts committing to only one of those seasons. The original podcast on which the show is based did indeed get a second season (though the episode numbers remain 1 through 12 thorugh two seasons). According to Esmail, the show has already deviated far past the podcast’s original concept.

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“We’ve deviated from very much of the podcast, so [season two of] the podcast doesn’t really have anything to do with the way the show is going. We’re working on a second season, but we have a very different trajectory for our show,” Esmail told .

Homecoming Season 2 Trailer The first full trailer of Homecoming season 2 has now arrived and its in keeping with the first season’s spooky mystery vibes.

Homecoming Season 2 Release Date Homecoming season 2 will premiere all episodes on Amazon Prime on May 22, 2020.

Homecoming Season 2 Cast The show that many knew in its infancy as “the Julia Roberts Amazon Prime show” will no longer feature Julia Roberts. that Julia Roberts will not be returning toHomecomingSeason 2. Roberts will remain on as an executive producer but will not reprise her role as Homecoming facility therapist Heidi Bergman. Stephan James, however, will return as recovering amnesiac Walter Cruz. Hong Chau, fresh off an appearance on will return as well as Audrey Temple, suddenly a big part of the Geist corporate ladder.

The biggest addition for as the series new lead. Monáe will play a character who awakes in a rowboat, adrift in a lake with no memory of how she got there or even her name. Also joining the cast are Oscar-winner Chris Cooper as Leonard Geist and Joan Cusack as Francine Bunda.

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The plot description for Homecoming season 2 provided by Amazon Prime reads:

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> The critically-acclaimed series Homecoming returns for its second season with new twists and an exciting new star, Janelle Monáe. Her character wakes in a rowboat adrift a lake, with no memory of how she got there — or even who she is. Her ensuing search for identity will lead her into the heart of the Geist Group, the unconventional wellness company behind the Homecoming Initiative.

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