Julia Roberts' new psychological thriller is set to be your gritty new obsession - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity Julia Roberts’ new psychological thriller is set to be your gritty new obsession By You Magazine - November 2, 2018 Julia Roberts has become the latest Hollywood star to take on the small screen with the release of her brand new TV drama on Amazon Prime, and it’s a real head scratcher. Getty Images Based on the podcast of same name, Homecoming, a twisted psychological thriller directed by Sam Esmail. In it, Roberts stars as Heidi Bergman, a caseworker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Centre, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition back to civilian life. Canadian actor Stephan James plays Walter Cruz, one of these soldiers eager to begin the next chapter of his life. Also in a lead role is Heidi’s mother, played by Sissy Spacek, Bobby Cannavale who portrays Colin Belfast, the man in charge at the Homecoming Transitional Support Centre, and Shea Whigham, who is a Department of Defense auditor. As the trailer shows, things take a very dark turn for everyone involved. Amazon’s official synopsis for the series reads: ‘Homecoming is a mind-bending psychological thriller starring Julia Roberts and directed by Sam Esmail (creator of Mr Robot). Heidi Bergman is a caseworker at the Homecoming Transitional Support Center, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition back to civilian life. Walter Cruz is one of these soldiers, eager to begin the next phase of his life. Overseeing Heidi and the facility is Colin Belfast, an ambitious company man whose manic demands point to questionable motives. ‘Four years later, Heidi has started a new life, living with her mother and working as a small-town waitress, when a Department of Defense auditor comes to her with questions about why she left the Homecoming facility. ‘Heidi begins to realise that there’s a whole other story behind the story she’s been telling herself.’ Mind-bending, we know. The first season consists of 11 episodes is already available to binge-watch on Amazon Prime. So what are you waiting for? We know what we’ll be doing this weekend. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved