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.
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- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes aired
- 75
- Latest aired
- S06E10
- Total runtime
- 2d 12h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 January 2013 – May 2013 13 episodes
- Season 2 February 2014 – May 2014 13 episodes
- Season 3 January 2015 – April 2015 13 episodes
- Season 4 March 2016 – June 2016 13 episodes
- Season 5 March 2017 – May 2017 13 episodes
- Season 6 March 2018 – May 2018 10 episodes
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S01E01 Pilot
January 30 · 70min find the promo
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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.
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S01E02 The Clock
February 6 · 48min find the promo
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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.
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S01E03 Gregory
February 13 · 46min find the promo
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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.
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S01E04 In Control
February 20 · 43min find the promo
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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.
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S01E05 COMINT
February 27 · 40min find the promo
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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.
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S01E06 Trust Me
March 6 · 50min find the promo
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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.
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S01E07 Duty and Honor
March 13 · 41min find the promo
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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.
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S01E08 Mutually Assured Destruction
March 20 · 48min find the promo
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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.
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S01E09 Safe House
April 3 · 49min find the promo
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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.
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S01E10 Only You
April 10 · 46min find the promo
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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.
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S01E11 Covert War
April 17 · 42min find the promo
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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.
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S01E12 The Oath
April 24 · 43min find the promo
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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.
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S01E13 The Colonel
May 1 · 48min find the promo
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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.