Saul Berenson in Homeland
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Saul Berenson in Homeland is a seasoned, morally conflicted CIA veteran who serves as Carrie Mathison’s mentor and a key intelligence leader navigating the complexities of national security and personal loyalty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saul Berenson in Homeland canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saul Berenson in Homeland Context triple: [Mandy Patinkin, role, Saul Berenson in Homeland]
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A.
Howard Silk in Counterpart
Howard Silk in Counterpart is the mild-mannered UN bureaucrat who discovers a parallel world and his hardened doppelgänger, driving the show's central espionage and identity conflicts.
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B.
Philip Jennings in The Americans
Philip Jennings is a deep-cover KGB spy posing as an American family man in the Cold War–set television series "The Americans."
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C.
Sam Adams (CIA analyst)
Sam Adams was a CIA analyst known for challenging official estimates of enemy troop strength during the Vietnam War and for his later whistleblowing on intelligence manipulation.
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D.
CIA officer Jacob Esterline
Jacob Esterline was a senior CIA officer best known for helping plan and oversee covert Cold War operations, including the Bay of Pigs invasion.
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E.
Alex Bourne
Alex Bourne is best known as the husband of British singer and former S Club 7 member Rachel Stevens.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Saul Berenson in Homeland Target entity description: Saul Berenson in Homeland is a seasoned, morally conflicted CIA veteran who serves as Carrie Mathison’s mentor and a key intelligence leader navigating the complexities of national security and personal loyalty.
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A.
Howard Silk in Counterpart
Howard Silk in Counterpart is the mild-mannered UN bureaucrat who discovers a parallel world and his hardened doppelgänger, driving the show's central espionage and identity conflicts.
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B.
Philip Jennings in The Americans
Philip Jennings is a deep-cover KGB spy posing as an American family man in the Cold War–set television series "The Americans."
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C.
Sam Adams (CIA analyst)
Sam Adams was a CIA analyst known for challenging official estimates of enemy troop strength during the Vietnam War and for his later whistleblowing on intelligence manipulation.
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D.
CIA officer Jacob Esterline
Jacob Esterline was a senior CIA officer best known for helping plan and oversee covert Cold War operations, including the Bay of Pigs invasion.
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E.
Alex Bourne
Alex Bourne is best known as the husband of British singer and former S Club 7 member Rachel Stevens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Central Intelligence Agency
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United States government ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Homeland ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
political thriller
ⓘ
spy drama ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Carrie Mathison
ⓘ
Dar Adal ⓘ Nicholas Brody ⓘ United States government officials ⓘ
linked to:
United States federal officials
|
| basedOn | intelligence officials in the United States ⓘ |
| closeRelationshipWith | Carrie Mathison ⓘ |
| conflictWith | various political leaders ⓘ |
| creator |
Alex Gansa
ⓘ
Howard Gordon ⓘ |
| employer | Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish (implied in series) ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Homeland season 1 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
analytical
ⓘ
experienced ⓘ loyal ⓘ morally conflicted ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ protective of Carrie Mathison ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
explores ethical dilemmas in intelligence work
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represents institutional perspective within the CIA ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation |
CIA officer
ⓘ
intelligence officer ⓘ |
| partOf | Homeland main cast ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Mandy Patinkin ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
intelligence division chief
ⓘ
senior CIA official ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism (implied in series) ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C. (fictional)
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| roleInWork |
key intelligence strategist
ⓘ
mentor to Carrie Mathison ⓘ senior CIA leader ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
national security vs civil liberties
ⓘ
personal loyalty vs duty ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Langley, Virginia
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| worksOn |
Middle East intelligence issues
ⓘ
counterterrorism operations ⓘ |
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Subject: Saul Berenson in Homeland Description of subject: Saul Berenson in Homeland is a seasoned, morally conflicted CIA veteran who serves as Carrie Mathison’s mentor and a key intelligence leader navigating the complexities of national security and personal loyalty.
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