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The Americans (2013)

2013–2018 · Ended · 6 seasons

Drama Crime Thriller Mystery

First aired: Jan 30, 2013
Last aired: May 30, 2018
IMDb rating: 8.4 / 10 121,271 votes
Recall rating: 8.0 / 10 1 rating

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.

Won 4 Primetime Emmys. 48 wins & 173 nominations total

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Episodes

Season 5 · 13 episodes

E1 Amber Waves

Mar 7, 2017 48 min

The fifth and penultimate season has 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.
E2 Pests

Mar 14, 2017 47 min

Stan and Oleg wrestle with the harsh consequences of their complicated history. Philip and Elizabeth face a new mission with devastating implications for their country.
E3 The Midges

Mar 21, 2017 44 min

Philip and Elizabeth tell Paige more about the family business, but pressing new questions arise when an operation takes a ghastly and unexpected turn. A sensitive package jeopardizes Oleg’s life back in Russia.
E4 What's the Matter with Kansas?

Mar 28, 2017 44 min

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.
E5 Lotus 1-2-3

Apr 4, 2017 47 min

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.
E6 Crossbreed

Apr 11, 2017 43 min

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.
E7 The Committee on Human Rights

Apr 18, 2017 44 min

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.
E8 Immersion

Apr 25, 2017 48 min

A secret brings Elizabeth and Paige together. In Moscow, Oleg's own secrets put him under KGB suspicion. A new twist in the Morozov operation creates an opportunity that changes everything.
E9 IHOP

May 2, 2017 49 min

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.
E10 Darkroom

May 9, 2017 47 min

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.
E11 Dyatkovo

May 16, 2017 42 min

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.
E12 The World Council of Churches

May 23, 2017 49 min

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.
E13 The Soviet Division

May 30, 2017 55 min

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