10 TV Characters Who Died In 2020
3. Max Piotrowski - Homeland
Homeland finally wrapped up this past spring after eight seasons on the air, and though the series never flinched at killing off the most major of characters, fans were still gutted to witness the demise of Carrie's (Claire Danes) trusted associate Max Piotrowski (Maury Sterling).
Max gets kidnapped by the Taliban mid-way through the season and executed by gunshot a few episodes later, much to the horror of both Carrie and fans, with some even calling the death "soul crushing" on social media.
Given that Max appeared in almost half of the show's episodes, fans had grown rather attached to him over the years, and to see him bite the bullet just a few episodes from the series finale felt like an added punch in the gut.