![]() On the other hand, the show almost invites speculation. If the show lost the element of surprise, it could threaten the series' success. ![]() "The producers want to avoid that too many hints about the specific content of the fifth season leak onto social media, which would spread worldwide at lightening speed." The strategy behind "Homeland's" success has been a mix of marketing genius and running a secure operation that makes it hard for spoilers to get out, according to Timo Gössler. Sadly, I always seem to be one step behind - like Carrie, on the heels of a terrorist, who gets away. I can't proclaim to the world how desperate I am. With a mixture of shame and frustration I delete the tweet. Arranging props so it looks a little more Berlin: lots of stickers." Excited, I type into my phone: "Do you know if shooting continues tomorrow?" But no reply. Bang - Twitter user ChristianMutter tweets "Steglitz has turned #Homeland. I trawl Twitter for the hashtag #Homeland. DW Reporter Daniela Späth on the hunt for 'Homeland' at Babelsberg Studios Image: C. Discouraged, I console myself by watching "Homeland." Carrie Mathison, the CIA agent and lead character, always gets knocked down a little along the way. My phone "pings" again - a Berlin newspaper has reported that "Homeland" is being "filmed on location in Berlin, Brandenburg and in Babelsberg Studios." That's 30,551.84 square kilometers of potential film locations, according to Wikipedia. Surely it can't be difficult to find out, with 1,000 extras taking part throughout the season. ![]() Word on the street is this is, indeed, most likely a casting for "Homeland." So naturally, I'm going.īut where do I go? At Babelsberg Studios, where the production is based, there is no information. But, as Timo Gössler, a lecturer at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf, explains, "At such castings, it is common not to announce the title of the production" so as to avoid masses of fans applying and to ensure suitable talent. I soon learn from a brief article in a small local newspaper in Kreuzberg that an agency is casting around 1,000 extras "for an international production." I call the agency and am told it is not a "Homeland" casting. As soon as the word "Homeland" pops up in the media I am notified by the distinctive "ping" on my smartphone. ![]() Introducing Daniela Späth, DW's resident "Homeland" detective. But not so with "Homeland." This story requires a different tactic. As a journalist, I live for information - and usually processing that information takes much longer than the research itself. After 87 emails, exhaustive Twitter research and countless calls, I have neither permission to visit the set of "Homeland" nor the opportunity to interview an actor. ![]()
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