The Americans

2013
4.7
3.94K reviews
TV-MA
Rating
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (16)

1 Pilot
1/30/13
Season-only
The Americans is a period drama about the complex marriage of two KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington D.C. shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected President. 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 upon the arrival of a new neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI agent.
2 The Clock
2/6/13
Season-only
When Philip and Elizabeth are given an urgent task to plant a bug in Defense Secretary Caspar Weinbergerês office, they risk exposure when an unwilling maid of the Weinberger home refuses to cooperate. Stan closes in on a member of the Soviet Rezidentura in an effort to uncover the identities of deep cover Directorate S operatives.
3 Gregory
2/12/13
Season-only
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 investigation into Robert's death puts him hot on their trail.
4 In Control
2/20/13
Season-only
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 to find out if the KGB was responsible for the attempted assassination.
5 Comint
2/27/13
Season-only
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 the FBI's new communications encryption system while personally they are forced to grapple with one of the darker aspects of life as a spy.
6 Trust Me
3/6/13
Season-only
A mole hunt within the KGB causes suspicion amongst allies and shatters trust within the JenningsÍ marriage. Meanwhile, StanÍs plan to keep his mole safe puts her at even greater risk of discovery.
7 Duty and Honor
3/13/13
Season-only
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.
8 Mutually Assured Destruction
3/20/13
Season-only
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 between Philip and Irina in New York.
9 Safe House
4/3/13
Season-only
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.
10 Only You
4/10/13
Season-only
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 and Philip.
11 Covert War
4/17/13
Season-only
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 course with both Grannie and the FBI.
12 The Oath
4/24/13
Season-only
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 Directorate S suddenly begins to yield unexpected results.
13 The Colonel
5/1/13
Season-only
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 relationship. Stan's investigation puts him and the FBI even closer to Philip and Elizabeth.
101 Perfecting the art of Espionage
11/22/15
Season-only
Inner-workings of KGB operations are surfaced as the production team researches secrets of Cold-War spies.
102 Operation Ghost Stories: The Real Directorate ‘S’
11/22/15
Season-only
De-classified government files uncover stories of real spies and reveal facts to characters set in the time of the series.
103 The Cold War for Paige
11/22/15
Season-only
Inside the families dilemma as Phillip and Elizabeth struggle with a potential recruit, their daughter.

About this show

FX original drama The Americans stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys as undercover Soviet spies in the U.S. during the Cold War in the late '80s.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
3.94K reviews
G Watt (gwatt66)
February 6, 2015
American citizens knew beyond a doubt that there no spies here in U.S.A. We where wrong. Yes just a TV show BUT the show is loosely based in truth, not much truth but truth none the less. Great acting and the continuity is real good
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Tracey Moon
March 18, 2016
Amazing show, characters that give you pause...their actions, motovations, etc. Awesome acting and no detail left out. Superb!
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Patricia Spina
July 19, 2016
This has to be the best and the most underrated show. It's complicated, compelling, dark. It is the most underappreciated show on TV. Watch one episode and it's all over. You are hooked my friends.
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