The Americans
2013 · TV Series · TV-MA · 48 min
★ 7.9(1,089)unSUB Rating
In 1980s Cold War America, a suburban couple lives a double life as undercover Soviet agents while trying to keep their family intact. As their missions intensify, an FBI counterintelligence neighbor closes in, turning everyday routines into a tense game of loyalty, deception, and survival.
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Details
- Years
- 2013–2018
- Release date
- 2013-01-30
- Network
- FX
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 48 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.9/10 (1,089 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an intense, character-driven Cold War spy story with moral gray areas and bingeable suspense, similar to Homeland; Not for you if you dislike slow burns, subtitles, or graphic violence.
Pros: gripping slow-burn tension; strong character growth; morally gray perspective | Cons: occasional slow pacing; violence can be disturbing; some find it unrealistic
Themes
- spy
- washington dc, usa
- undercover
- fbi
- cold war
- kgb
- period drama
- russian spy
- 1980s
- dramatic
- commanding
Awards & recognition
- Golden Globe Award — Best Television Series – Drama · 2019
Cast & crew
Keri Russell
as Elizabeth Jennings
Matthew Rhys
as Philip Jennings
Holly Taylor
as Paige Jennings
Keidrich Sellati
as Henry Jennings
Susan Misner
as Sandra Beeman
Noah Emmerich
as Stan Beeman
Dylan Baker
as William Crandall
Costa Ronin
as Oleg Igorevich Burov
Frank Langella
as Gabriel
Brandon J. Dirden
as Dennis Aderholt
Directed by Matthew Rhys, Noah Emmerich, Holly Dale +29 more
Created by Joe Weisberg
Episodes6 seasons · 75 episodes
Season 113 episodes
- S1E1Pilot70mDisney+Hulu
- S1E2The Clock48mDisney+Hulu
- S1E3Gregory46mDisney+Hulu
- S1E4In Control43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E5COMINT40mDisney+Hulu
- S1E6Trust Me50mDisney+Hulu
- S1E7Duty and Honor41mDisney+Hulu
- S1E8Mutually Assured Destruction48mDisney+Hulu
- S1E9Safe House49mDisney+Hulu
- S1E10Only You46mDisney+Hulu
- S1E11Covert War42mDisney+Hulu
- S1E12The Oath43mDisney+Hulu
- S1E13The Colonel48mDisney+Hulu
Season 213 episodes
- S2E1Comrades49mDisney+Hulu
- S2E2Cardinal47mDisney+Hulu
- S2E3The Walk In46mDisney+Hulu
- S2E4A Little Night Music46mDisney+Hulu
- S2E5The Deal54mDisney+Hulu
- S2E6Behind the Red Door50mDisney+Hulu
- S2E7ARPANET43mDisney+Hulu
- S2E8New Car50mDisney+Hulu
- S2E9Martial Eagle50mDisney+Hulu
- S2E10Yousaf50mDisney+Hulu
- S2E11Stealth47mDisney+Hulu
- S2E12Operation Chronicle45mDisney+Hulu
- S2E13Echo49mDisney+Hulu
Season 313 episodes
- S3E1EST Men48mDisney+Hulu
- S3E2Baggage48mDisney+Hulu
- S3E3Open House44mDisney+Hulu
- S3E4Dimebag47mDisney+Hulu
- S3E5Salang Pass45mDisney+Hulu
- S3E6Born Again49mDisney+Hulu
- S3E7Walter Taffet47mDisney+Hulu
- S3E8Divestment45mDisney+Hulu
- S3E9Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep45mDisney+Hulu
- S3E10Stingers47mDisney+Hulu
- S3E11One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov44mDisney+Hulu
- S3E12I Am Abassin Zadran45mDisney+Hulu
- S3E13March 8, 198350mDisney+Hulu
Season 413 episodes
- S4E1Glanders51mDisney+Hulu
- S4E2Pastor Tim48mDisney+Hulu
- S4E3Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow44mDisney+Hulu
- S4E4Chloramphenicol44mDisney+Hulu
- S4E5Clark's Place50mHulu
- S4E6The Rat45mDisney+Hulu
- S4E7Travel Agents43mHulu
- S4E8The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears51mHulu
- S4E9The Day After46mHulu
- S4E10Munchkins49mHulu
- S4E11Dinner for Seven43mHulu
- S4E12A Roy Rogers in Franconia46mHulu
- S4E13Persona Non Grata53mHulu
Season 513 episodes
- S5E1Amber Waves51mDisney+Hulu
- S5E2Pests49mDisney+Hulu
- S5E3The Midges46mDisney+Hulu
- S5E4What's the Matter with Kansas?46mDisney+Hulu
- S5E5Lotus 1-2-349mDisney+Hulu
- S5E6Crossbreed46mDisney+Hulu
- S5E7The Committee on Human Rights46mDisney+Hulu
- S5E8Immersion50mDisney+Hulu
- S5E9IHOP51mDisney+Hulu
- S5E10Darkroom49mDisney+Hulu
- S5E11Dyatkovo44mDisney+Hulu
- S5E12The World Council of Churches51mDisney+Hulu
- S5E13The Soviet Division58mDisney+Hulu
Season 610 episodes
- S6E1Dead Hand56mDisney+Hulu
- S6E2Tchaikovsky47mDisney+Hulu
- S6E3Urban Transport Planning50mDisney+Hulu
- S6E4Mr. and Mrs. Teacup50mDisney+Hulu
- S6E5The Great Patriotic War60mHulu
- S6E6Rififi47mDisney+Hulu
- S6E7Harvest52mDisney+Hulu
- S6E8The Summit58mDisney+Hulu
- S6E9Jennings, Elizabeth51mHulu
- S6E10START71mDisney+Hulu