At a time when phrases such as ‘post-truth’ are being normalised across mainstream media, is it possible for a show like Homeland to be too ‘on-the-nose’? Not really, but Showtime is going to try its best. A new trailer for the upcoming sixth season of Homeland sets out the latest challenge facing the formidable Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) – a tension-filled period between Presidential election and inauguration, during which the President-Elect threatens the CIA.