At its SDCC panel today, Amazon released the first teaser trailer for its thriller series Homecoming, based on the podcast created by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg. Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail will direct the series, which stars Julia Roberts as Heidi Bergman, a caseworker at a facility which helps soldiers transition back to civilian life. But four years later, Heidi is confronted by the reality of why she left the facility, as the twisted story takes shape.

The series is a major step up for Amazon's original programming, with an A-list movie star like Roberts leading the way. Its streaming branch, Prime Video, recently cleaned house, looking for the next Game of Thrones with high-profile series like its Lord of the Rings prequel and projects like this one. Whether that will translate to more Prime subscribers or more buzz for the service's series (which have often flown under the radar) we shall see!

Homecoming will premiere Friday, November 2nd on Amazon Prime Video, and also stars Stephan James, Bobby Cannavale, Sissy Spacek, Shea Whigham, Jeremy Allen WhiteAlex Karpovsky, and Dermot Mulroney.

Here's the official synopsis for the series:

Homecoming is a mind-bending psychological thriller starring Julia Roberts and directed by Sam Esmail (creator of Mr. Robot). Heidi Bergman (Roberts) is 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.

 

Based on the popular podcast of the same name, Homecoming is created by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg. The cast also includes Jeremy Allen White, Alex Karpovsky, Dermot Mulroney, among others.

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