The Americans
“All's fair in love and cold war.”
- 2013 –2018
- Ended
- TV-MA
★ 7.9 TMDB Rating · 1.1K votes
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.
- Created by
- Joe Weisberg
- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes
- 75
- First aired
- Jan 30, 2013
- Networks
- FX
- Original language
- English
- Origin
- United States
Cast of The Americans
Keri Russell
Elizabeth Jennings
Matthew Rhys
Philip Jennings
Holly Taylor
Paige Jennings
Keidrich Sellati
Henry Jennings
Noah Emmerich
Stan Beeman
Costa Ronin
Oleg Igorevich Burov
Margo Martindale
Claudia
Where to Stream The Americans by Country
- United States
- Streaming on HuluRent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
- United Kingdom
- Streaming on Disney+Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- India
- No streaming offers listed right now
- Canada
- Streaming on Disney+Rent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Australia
- Streaming on Disney+, SBS On DemandRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV
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Seasons
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Season 1
Jan 30, 2013
13 episodes
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.
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Season 2
Feb 26, 2014
13 episodes
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.
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Season 3
Jan 28, 2015
13 episodes
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.
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Season 4
Mar 16, 2016
13 episodes
Philip and Elizabeth are tasked with infiltrating U.S. biological and chemical weapons research. Stan and the FBI get closer to finding out who bugged Gaad's office.
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Season 5
Mar 7, 2017
13 episodes
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.
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Season 6
Mar 28, 2018
10 episodes
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.
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