The Americans

About The Americans

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.

The Americans is a crime series that ran on FX. Its themes are FBI, cold war, undercover, and commanding.

Its 6 seasons and 75 episodes were broadcast from January 2013 to May 2018. Seasons run to about 13 episodes.

Keri Russell appears as Elizabeth Jennings, Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings, Holly Taylor as Paige Jennings, and Keidrich Sellati as Henry Jennings. It comes from Amblin Television, DreamWorks Television, and Fox 21 Television Studios.

It streams on Hulu in the United States. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Game, and Bones make useful companions to The Americans, all filed under KGB and spy. TMDB voters put it at 7.9 out of 10 across 1,135 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.