The Americans
2013 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 7.9 · 93% critics
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
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (1,058 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
- SM
Susan Misner
as Sandra Beeman
Noah Emmerich
as Stan Beeman
Dylan Baker
as William Crandall
Costa Ronin
as Oleg Igorevich Burov
- FL
Frank Langella
as Gabriel
- BD
Brandon J. Dirden
as Dennis Aderholt
Directed by Matthew Rhys, Noah Emmerich, Lodge Kerrigan +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