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The Americans
The Americans
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The Americans

“All's fair in love and cold war.”

7.9 / 10
2013
6 seasons
75 episodes
CrimeDrama

Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C. and their neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI Counterintelligence agent.

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Cast

Keri Russell

Keri Russell

Matthew Rhys

Matthew Rhys

Holly Taylor

Holly Taylor

Keidrich Sellati

Keidrich Sellati

Noah Emmerich

Noah Emmerich

Costa Ronin

Costa Ronin

Lev Gorn

Lev Gorn

Alison Wright

Alison Wright

Annet Mahendru

Annet Mahendru

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas

Susan Misner

Susan Misner

Brandon J. Dirden

Brandon J. Dirden

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Seasons

In 1980s Washington, D.C., KGB sleeper agents Philip and Elizabeth Jennings take extreme measures to continue their mission and keep their true identities hidden when Stan Beeman, an FBI Counterintelligence agent, moves in across the street from them.

  • Pilot

    1.Pilot

    7.8
    30-01-201370m

    The arranged marriage of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings grows more passionate and genuine by the day, but is constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War. Tensions heighten u...

  • The Clock

    2.The Clock

    7.5
    06-02-201348m

    When Philip and Elizabeth are given an urgent task to plant a bug in Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger's office, they risk exposure when an unwilling maid of the Weinberger home...

  • Gregory

    3.Gregory

    7.4
    13-02-201346m

    Philip and Elizabeth discover that their murdered colleague Robert had a wife they never knew about. As they try to determine what she knows and where her allegiance lies, Stan's i...

  • In Control

    4.In Control

    7.9
    20-02-201343m

    When an assassin attempts to kill President Reagan, Philip and Elizabeth scramble to handle the fallout within the KGB. Meanwhile, Stan pressures his source within the Rezidentura...

  • COMINT

    5.COMINT

    7.4
    27-02-201340m

    A crucial agent crumbles under emotional distress and threatens to topple a valuable network of KGB informants. Professionally, Philip and Elizabeth are tasked with infiltrating th...

  • Trust Me

    6.Trust Me

    7.9
    06-03-201350m

    A mole hunt within the KGB causes suspicion amongst allies and shatters trust within the Jennings' marriage. Meanwhile, Stan's plan to keep his mole safe puts her at even greater r...

  • Duty and Honor

    7.Duty and Honor

    7.5
    13-03-201341m

    Philip and Elizabeth's troubled marriage is further tested when a mission to discredit a Polish pro-democracy leader reunites Philip with his old flame.

  • Mutually Assured Destruction

    8.Mutually Assured Destruction

    7.5
    20-03-201348m

    Philip and Elizabeth must stop an assassin from taking out key US scientists, while Stan and the FBI hunt the same man. Grannie shocks Elizabeth with the truth of what happened bet...

  • Safe House

    9.Safe House

    8.3
    03-04-201349m

    Philip and Elizabeth are put to the test when a routine mission goes horribly wrong. Stan and the FBI are pushed to their limit when one of their own goes missing.

  • Only You

    10.Only You

    7.7
    10-04-201346m

    Stan pursues a lead that puts him on the trail to one of Gregory's crew members, closing the gap between him and Elizabeth, and reigniting some of the deepest conflicts between her...

  • Covert War

    11.Covert War

    7.5
    17-04-201342m

    Events in Moscow strike a personal chord for Elizabeth, leading her to take on a dangerous mission she can't complete without Philip's help, and placing the couple on a collision c...

  • The Oath

    12.The Oath

    8.1
    24-04-201343m

    One of Elizabeth's agents has key intel for sale, but she and Philip find themselves taking increasingly greater risks for what could well be a set-up. Meanwhile, Stan's pursuit of...

  • The Colonel

    13.The Colonel

    8.8
    01-05-201348m

    When Philip and Elizabeth are ordered to go through with a meeting that could potentially be a set-up, they find themselves confronted with unexpected truths about their relationsh...