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The Americans
2013 - 2018 7.9 (959 votes) 6 Seasons
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Joe Weisberg

The Americans

All's fair in love and cold war.

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Producer: David Woods

Top Cast

Keri Russell
Keri Russell

Elizabeth Jennings

Matthew Rhys
Matthew Rhys

Phillip Jennings

Holly Taylor
Holly Taylor

Paige Jennings

Keidrich Sellati
Keidrich Sellati

Henry Jennings

Noah Emmerich
Noah Emmerich

Stan Beeman

Costa Ronin
Costa Ronin

Oleg Igorevich Burov

Margo Martindale
Margo Martindale

Claudia

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2013)

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.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Pilot
2013-01-30

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.

Runtime: 70 min
Episode 2: The Clock
2013-02-06

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 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.

Runtime: 48 min
Episode 3: Gregory
2013-02-13

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.

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 4: In Control
2013-02-20

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.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 5: COMINT
2013-02-27

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.

Runtime: 40 min
Episode 6: Trust Me
2013-03-06

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 risk of discovery.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 7: Duty and Honor
2013-03-13

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.

Runtime: 41 min
Episode 8: Mutually Assured Destruction
2013-03-20

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.

Runtime: 48 min
Episode 9: Safe House
2013-04-03

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.

Runtime: 49 min
Episode 10: Only You
2013-04-10

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.

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 11: Covert War
2013-04-17

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.

Runtime: 42 min
Episode 12: The Oath
2013-04-24

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.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 13: The Colonel
2013-05-01

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.

Runtime: 48 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2014)

Technological advances have escalated Cold War tensions to an all-time high, and Philip and Elizabeth face the growing threat of discovery. As their assignments grow more deadly, their family is in more danger, and their loyalties are tested like never before.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Comrades
2014-02-26

Elizabeth comes back from her injury and straight into what should have been a routine mission – but it goes awry, leaving her and Philip in fear not only for themselves but for their whole network… and family. Paige's suspicions have only grown in her mother's absence. Meanwhile, Stan continues to fall for the Russian agent who has started to play him.

Runtime: 49 min
Episode 2: Cardinal
2014-03-05

As Philip investigates the fallout from the last operation, Elizabeth sticks close to home, concerned for her family until she gets a mysterious distress signal. Meanwhile, a walk-in arrives at the Rezidentura - providing both Nina and Stan with unique opportunities.

Runtime: 47 min
Episode 3: The Walk In
2014-03-12

Philip and Elizabeth complete their next mission - but not without complications - and Philip's fears about Elizabeth's readiness for action deepen. Stan tracks the KGB walk-in which leads to much praise at work and a deepening of his attachment to, and dependence on, Nina. Meanwhile, Paige snoops into her mother's family background and Oleg begins to scrutinize Nina's secret operation.

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 4: A Little Night Music
2014-03-19

Just when Philip and Elizabeth think they have a quiet road ahead, an old friend returns to complicate things. Not only do they have to intercept a target who could prove valuable to the Soviet Union, but they also have to take on an important rogue mission without the support of the Centre. Divisions inside the Rezidentura deepen between Oleg and Arkady and there’s an upheaval at the FBI as the chickens come home to roost for Agent Gaad. Meanwhile, Martha’s frustrations threaten to blow Philip’s cover.

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 5: The Deal
2014-03-26

Philip and Elizabeth are finally assigned a new handler as Philip works to clean up the mess of the last operation and Elizabeth, in disguise as Clark's sister Jennifer, does her best to smooth things over with Martha. As Stan searches for a missing scientist, Oleg and Arkady continue to argue over how best to handle the situation on their side, leaving Nina once again caught between the FBI and KGB.

Runtime: 54 min
Episode 6: Behind the Red Door
2014-04-02

A dangerous Naval officer becomes the key to Philip and Elizabeth’s mission as well as a potential threat to their family's safety. Lucia, a Sandinista intelligence officer working with the Jennings, is tasked with getting Elizabeth access to Capitol Hill. Stan struggles with the potential costs of protecting Nina.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 7: ARPANET
2014-04-09

Philip uses his agent Charles Duluth to help him gain access to an early precursor to the Internet so that the KGB can bug American government communications. Nina faces the threat of a potential FBI polygraph exam, bringing her closer to KGB colleague Oleg.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: New Car
2014-04-16

Philip and Elizabeth both find themselves faced with painful turns in their various missions. Stan fights to gain access to an American military program that could give him the upper hand in his battle of wills with Oleg.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 9: Martial Eagle
2014-04-23

Philip and Elizabeth’s long-planned mission turns ugly, impacting each of them in different ways. Stan digs in deeper at work as his personal life continues to unravel.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 10: Yousaf
2014-04-30

A new mission with international stakes has Philip calling on Annelise for assistance just as an old foe returns to D.C. with a vendetta. Stan makes a discovery that could put the FBI hot on the trail of illegals.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 11: Stealth
2014-05-07

Elizabeth makes a shocking discovery about Kate. Philip pursues a contact for information about stealth. Stan continues his pursuit of the illegals.

Runtime: 47 min
Episode 12: Operation Chronicle
2014-05-14

With Larrick closing in, Elizabeth rushes to exfiltrate Jared while Philip readies Fred for a crucial mission. Arkady finally plays his hand, forcing Stan to make an impossible choice.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 13: Echo
2014-05-21

No one is safe as Philip and Elizabeth evacuate their children while trying to complete the mission. Stan holds Nina's future in his hands.

Runtime: 49 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2015)

In season three, Philip and Elizabeth find themselves at odds over their daughter’s future now that the KGB is determined to recruit her and FBI Agent Stan Beeman has rededicated himself to uncovering the identities of the Russian spies.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: EST Men
2015-01-28

Tensions simmer between Philip and Elizabeth as they disagree over handling orders from the Centre. When Elizabeth loses key intel, Philip enlists Annelise on a mission with an unexpected outcome. Stan tries a new approach to mending his marriage with Sandra amidst learning tough news about Nina.

Runtime: 48 min
Episode 2: Baggage
2015-02-04

Elizabeth and Philip come together to deal with a mission gone wrong but struggle to reconcile their increasingly opposing ideologies. Stan welcomes a Soviet defector, Zinaida, to America. Nina acclimates to her new living arrangements.

Runtime: 48 min
Episode 3: Open House
2015-02-11

Danger mounts for Elizabeth and Philip as they get closer to the inner circle of the C.I.A. Afghan Group. Stan monitors Zinaida. Agent Aderholt challenges Agent Gaad on a crucial operation. Arkady tasks Oleg and Tatiana with gathering high--‐level intel. Martha proposes a lifestyle change to Clark.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 4: Dimebag
2015-02-18

Philip faces a moral dilemma while developing an asset. Philip and Elizabeth’s friction escalates. Stan develops a theory with serious repercussions for national security. Paige makes a surprising birthday wish.

Runtime: 47 min
Episode 5: Salang Pass
2015-02-25

Philip juggles the many women in his life while Elizabeth takes drastic measures to complete a mission. Stan asserts a plan to save Nina with an unlikely ally.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: Born Again
2015-03-04

Gabriel has surprising information. Elizabeth begins to take family matters into her own hands. Stan receives upsetting news from his past and turns to Sandra for support.

Runtime: 49 min
Episode 7: Walter Taffet
2015-03-11

Philip and Elizabeth feel the weight of a new family secret while following up on the KGB’s interests in South Africa. Stan faces struggles both at work and at home. Martha confronts a shocking development.

Runtime: 47 min
Episode 8: Divestment
2015-03-18

Martha and Clark’s marriage meets its most challenging test yet. As pressures on Philip intensify, Elizabeth turns to Gabriel with a difficult request. Nina receives a new assignment that reconnects her with her past.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 9: Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep
2015-03-25

Philip and Elizabeth struggle with the gravity of unexpected collateral damage. Stan and Oleg hatch a risky plan to help save Nina.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 10: Stingers
2015-04-01

Philip and Elizabeth deploy a plan for the C.I.A.’s Mujahideen visitors. Tensions at the Jennings’ home escalate.

Runtime: 47 min
Episode 11: One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov
2015-04-08

Philip and Elizabeth's home and work lives collide in new and dangerous ways. Nina struggles to figure out her next steps. Arkady assigns Oleg and Tatiana to an operation with uncertain potential.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 12: I Am Abassin Zadran
2015-04-15

Martha hosts an unexpected guest. Philip and Elizabeth must work a formidable Mujahideen commander. Paige acts out.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 13: March 8, 1983
2015-04-22

Elizabeth and Paige take a trip that lands them in treacherous territory. After an emotionally charged mission, Philip turns to an unlikely source for solace. Stan’s plan to save Nina culminates in unforeseen ways.

Runtime: 50 min
Season 4 poster
Season 4 (2016)

The stakes have never been higher for Philip and Elizabeth as personal and professional dangers continue to challenge the Jennings' mission.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Glanders
2016-03-16

Philip and Elizabeth deal with the fallout of all they’ve wrought. What will happen when the FBI finds out about Gene’s suicide? How will Pastor Tim deal with the revelation that they are Russian spies? And will they be able to handle a dangerous, new bioweapons assignment?

Runtime: 51 min
Episode 2: Pastor Tim
2016-03-23

Philip tries with increasing desperation to get rid of a sensitive and dangerous package as family tensions in the Jennings House reach a boiling point when Paige shares a secret of her own.

Runtime: 48 min
Episode 3: Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow
2016-03-30

Paige copes with new burdens that come with her family’s secret as Philip and Elizabeth struggle to contain their cover without destroying their daughter.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 4: Chloramphenicol
2016-04-06

A devastating flaw during a mission forces Philip, Elizabeth, William and Gabriel to confront the depths of their patriotism… and their mortality. In Russia, in striving to be a better person, has Nina put her life on the line?

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 5: Clark's Place
2016-04-13

Philip must consider his life with Martha and make a crushing choice from which there is no coming back.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 6: The Rat
2016-04-20

Martha must finally face the truth she has denied – and her life may never be the same. Plus, a chilling new development in William’s work forces the Jennings to face the realities of what a biological war would mean.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: Travel Agents
2016-04-27

The KGB and the FBI both race to track down a vital agent… everything is at stake.

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 8: The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears
2016-05-04

The Jennings’s approach their breaking points as both Philip and Elizabeth must handle loyal agents. Will they make it through with their patriotism – and sanity – intact?

Runtime: 51 min
Episode 9: The Day After
2016-05-11

The Day After premieres, making the stakes - and terrible consequences - of the Cold War plain. Even with that in mind, will Elizabeth be able to complete the painful process of the "Patty" operation?

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 10: Munchkins
2016-05-18

When Paige’s long-ago indiscretion threatens to resurface and destroy the family, Philip and Elizabeth find themselves scrambling – and Paige finds herself reevaluating who her parents really are.

Runtime: 49 min
Episode 11: Dinner for Seven
2016-05-25

Elizabeth completes the last steps of a very personal operation… but at what cost?

Runtime: 43 min
Episode 12: A Roy Rogers in Franconia
2016-06-01

As Paige deals with last episode’s trauma, she sees her mother in a new light… and finds she has inherited some of her parents’ skills. Plus, has Oleg reached his breaking point with Stan?

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 13: Persona Non Grata
2016-06-08

Philip and Elizabeth are in a high-stakes race against the FBI to recover a hazardous package. Will they get there in time? And will Paige follow her parents into the family business?

Runtime: 53 min
Season 5 poster
Season 5 (2017)

In season five, the arranged marriage of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings grows more passionate and genuine in the midst of the escalating Cold War. Paige’s budding romance with Matthew, the son of their neighbor, FBI Agent Stan Beeman, further complicates matters since Stan – Philip’s best friend – remains the greatest threat to the Jennings’ safety.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Amber Waves
2017-03-07

The Jennings struggling to contain the risks from Paige's growing relationship with Matthew Beeman. The Centre sends Philip and Elizabeth on an operation unlike any they've ever had before, straining their family and marriage to its limits.

Runtime: 51 min
Episode 2: Pests
2017-03-14

Stan and Oleg wrestle with the harsh consequences of their complicated history as Philip and Elizabeth face a new mission with devastating implications for their country.

Runtime: 49 min
Episode 3: The Midges
2017-03-21

Philip and Elizabeth tell Paige more about the family business, but pressing new questions arise when an operation takes a ghastly and unexpected turn. Meanwhile, a sensitive package jeopardizes Oleg’s life back home.

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 4: What's the Matter with Kansas?
2017-03-28

Philip and Elizabeth have qualms about a new assignment, while a specter from Philip’s past creates unforeseen dangers. At the FBI, Stan makes a shocking play that could throw his career into turmoil.

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 5: Lotus 1-2-3
2017-04-04

Philip and Elizabeth receive surprising news about Henry -- and shattering news about a past operation. Stan might be falling in love, but Philip wonders if something darker is going on.

Runtime: 49 min
Episode 6: Crossbreed
2017-04-11

Gabriel stuns Philip and Elizabeth with a sudden announcement and a crushing revelation about Philip's past. Stan and Aderholt draw a fly into their web while Oleg and Ruslan ambush their first suspect.

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 7: The Committee on Human Rights
2017-04-18

As Paige becomes even more enmeshed in her parents' world, tensions with Matthew Beeman come to a head, Philip and Elizabeth's honeytraps take surprising turns, and Stan faces the consequences of overplaying his hand at the FBI.

Runtime: 46 min
Episode 8: Immersion
2017-04-25

A secret brings Elizabeth and Paige together. Back in Moscow, Oleg's own secrets put him under KGB suspicion and a new twist in the Morozov operation creates an opportunity that changes everything.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 9: IHOP
2017-05-02

Philip and Elizabeth are thrown off balance when things with Tuan take an unexpected turn. Henry makes a startling proposition and Stan has a disturbing encounter with Frank Gaad’s widow.

Runtime: 51 min
Episode 10: Darkroom
2017-05-09

Paige’s snooping leads Philip and Elizabeth to make a choice that could shift the balance of their lives forever. Stan and Aderholt’s recruitment of Sofia suddenly bears fruit.

Runtime: 49 min
Episode 11: Dyatkovo
2017-05-16

A surprise assignment from the Centre divides Philip and Elizabeth, forcing them into a moment of profound crisis. Stan gives Henry a tour of the FBI.

Runtime: 44 min
Episode 12: The World Council of Churches
2017-05-23

As Philip and Elizabeth grapple with a momentous decision, Tuan takes matters into his own hands in the Morozov operation. Back in Russia, Oleg’s investigation collides with the realities of the Soviet system.

Runtime: 51 min
Episode 13: The Soviet Division
2017-05-30

In the season finale, Philip and Elizabeth race against the clock as a life hangs in the balance, while Stan faces an uncertain future.

Runtime: 58 min
Season 6 poster
Season 6 (2018)

In the sixth and final season, Philip and Elizabeth’s ability to protect their cover and family’s safety deteriorates. The Jennings struggle to maintain a smokescreen of normalcy, especially around their son who remains ignorant of the spies in his midst. With Gorbachev in power in the Soviet Union, the winds of change are sweeping through Russia and America creating new perils.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Dead Hand
2018-03-28

It’s autumn, 1987, and as a major arms control summit looms, Elizabeth is pushed to her limits as never before. Philip, meanwhile, has settled into running the newly expanded travel agency – until an unexpected visitor makes a disquieting request.

Runtime: 56 min
Episode 2: Tchaikovsky
2018-04-04

Elizabeth targets an old source who could tip the balance of the upcoming summit, as Philip deals with business at the travel agency. Stan learns an old friend is back in town.

Runtime: 47 min
Episode 3: Urban Transport Planning
2018-04-11

In the aftermath of a disastrous operation, Philip and Elizabeth clash about how to handle things with Paige. Stan struggles to contain the growing risks of Sofia and Gennadi's fraying relationship.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 4: Mr. and Mrs. Teacup
2018-04-18

After picking up a distressing piece of intelligence, Elizabeth takes extreme measures to get close to a Soviet negotiator. Philip shares some stunning news with Henry.

Runtime: 50 min
Episode 5: The Great Patriotic War
2018-04-25

As the summit fast approaches, Elizabeth enlists Philip’s help for a mission that could yield game-changing intel.

Runtime: 60 min
Episode 6: Rififi
2018-05-02

A sudden assignment pulls Elizabeth away from her family at a crucial moment. At the FBI, a major development leads Aderholt to approach Stan about an urgent investigation.

Runtime: 47 min
Episode 7: Harvest
2018-05-09

Philip and Elizabeth come together for a perilous operation unlike any they've ever had before. Stan and Henry spend a little quality time together.

Runtime: 52 min
Episode 8: The Summit
2018-05-16

With the arms control summit under way, a shocking revelation from Philip throws Elizabeth - and her work - into turmoil. Stan follows a dangerous hunch.

Runtime: 58 min
Episode 9: Jennings, Elizabeth
2018-05-23

Elizabeth wrestles with competing loyalties, and Philip has an encounter that turns into much more than he had bargained for.

Runtime: 51 min
Episode 10: START
2018-05-30

In the series finale, the Jennings face a choice that will change their lives forever.

Runtime: 71 min

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