Claire Danes dons brunette wig as she joins newcomer Miranda Otto to shoot scenes for new season of Homeland

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 12:08 EST, 7 September 2015 | Updated: 14:20 EST, 7 September 2015

Hugely popular Showtime drama Homeland has relocated to Germany for the upcoming season.

And Claire Danes - who plays agent Carrie Mathison - was seen on set in Berlin on Monday as the cast filmed scenes for the fifth series.

The 36-year-old actress was joined by show newcomer Miranda Otto as the duo shot a cafe scene together.

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Drama: Claire Danes was seen filming a scene for season five of Homeland with co-star Miranda Otto in Berlin, Germany on Monday

Drama: Claire Danes was seen filming a scene for season five of Homeland with co-star Miranda Otto in Berlin, Germany on Monday

The mother-of-one sported a brunette bobbed wig as she got into character and sat herself down opposite her co-star.

While Danes looked casual in jeans, boots and a T-shirt, Otto was all business in a dark skirt suit and nude heels.

Her strawberry blonde locks were perfectly coiffed in soft waves around her shoulders.  

Back to work: Danes, 36, was seen sporting a brunette wig while Otto, 47, was all business in a skirt suit
Back to work: Danes, 36, was seen sporting a brunette wig while Otto, 47, was all business in a skirt suit

Back to work: Danes, 36, was seen sporting a brunette wig while Otto, 47, was all business in a skirt suit

Tense echange: Danes - who plays Carrie Mathison - was seen taking a seat opposite Otto during a meeting at a cafe

Tense echange: Danes - who plays Carrie Mathison - was seen taking a seat opposite Otto during a meeting at a cafe

Exiled: The upcoming 12-episode run will pick-up two years after Carrie's ill-fated tenure as Islamabad station chief

Exiled: The upcoming 12-episode run will pick-up two years after Carrie's ill-fated tenure as Islamabad station chief

The Lord of The Rings star plays the CIA's current Berlin Chief of Station, working directly under Carrie's mentor Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin).

Hinting that it was chilly on set, Danes clutched a hot water bottle in-between scenes as she had her make-up touched up.  

The upcoming 12-episode run will pick-up two years after Carrie's ill-fated tenure as Islamabad station chief. 

Camera-ready: Danes was seen having her make-up touched up in-between scenes
Camera-ready: Danes was seen having her make-up touched up in-between scenes

Camera-ready: Danes was seen having her make-up touched up in-between scenes

In character: Otto, 47, wandered through a market on the bustling Berlin set

In character: Otto, 47, wandered through a market on the bustling Berlin set

Newcomer: Otto plays the CIA's current Berlin Chief of Station, working directly under Carrie's mentor Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin)

Newcomer: Otto plays the CIA's current Berlin Chief of Station, working directly under Carrie's mentor Saul Berenson (Mandy Patinkin)

She means business: Otto wore nude pumps and carried a smart handbag in a contrasting look to Danes' casual attire

She means business: Otto wore nude pumps and carried a smart handbag in a contrasting look to Danes' casual attire

Carrie has estranged herself from the CIA and is now working for a private security firm in Berlin. 

She will also gain a new love interest in the form of German actor Alexander Fehling after having exiled herself to the German city.

Fehling, best known for his role in Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds, plays Jonas Happich, a lawyer dating the troubled CIA agent.   

Danes has won two Emmys and two Golden Globes since taking up the role in 2011.

Fans will have to wait until October 4 for new episodes of the series - airing Sundays at 9pm on Showtime.

Keeping warm: It appeared to be a chilly day on set as Danes clutched a hot water bottle as her make-up artist did her magic

Keeping warm: It appeared to be a chilly day on set as Danes clutched a hot water bottle as her make-up artist did her magic

 

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