Hannity Accuses Showtime's Homeland Of “Capitulating To Terrorists”

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Sean Hannity lashed out at the creators of the Showtime series Homeland for potentially “dropping the theme of Islamic terrorism from the show's storylines,” accusing the producers of “capitulating to terrorists.”

Entertainment Weekly reported that Homeland's writer-producer, Alex Gansa is considering a potential storyline shift to “find a fresh antagonist” for the show, but explained that the decision has not yet been made and assured that the antagonist “will be chosen for creative reasons -- and to avoid repetition -- rather than the recent terror attacks in Europe.” In fact, according to Showtime's president David Nevins, the show “has focused on Muslim extremists and Middle East terrorists since it launched in 2011.”

From Entertainment Weekly

“Where they're going to go next year is a little bit up in the air,” Nevins told critics at the Television Critics Association's semi-annual press tour Monday. “We're not necessarily going to stay now and forever [focusing on] U.S. relations in the Muslim world. It's a show ultimately about U.S. foreign policy, U.S. intelligence in the 21st century at a very difficult time. So we're exploring a few different possibilities and may change it up a little bit.”

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Yet in terms of Homeland--which is based on an Israeli format and has focused on Muslim extremists and Middle East terrorists since it launched in 2011--the executive said that none of the current attacks will prevent the show from tackling sensitive international issues. “I hope [the attacks are] not considered at all,” he said. “I really, really don't want there to be any limitations. I don't expect there will be. They never shied away from anything difficult. I want them to go right into the teeth of it again.”

But on the January 13 edition of The Sean Hannity Show, Hannity accused Homeland's producers of “capitulating to terrorists.” Listen: