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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S05E01 Amber Waves
March 7 · 51min find the promo
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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.
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S05E02 Pests
March 14 · 49min find the promo
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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.
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S05E03 The Midges
March 21 · 46min find the promo
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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.
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S05E04 What's the Matter with Kansas?
March 28 · 46min find the promo
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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.
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S05E05 Lotus 1-2-3
April 4 · 49min find the promo
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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.
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S05E06 Crossbreed
April 11 · 46min find the promo
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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.
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S05E07 The Committee on Human Rights
April 18 · 46min find the promo
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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.
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S05E08 Immersion
April 25 · 50min find the promo
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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.
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S05E09 IHOP
May 2 · 51min find the promo
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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.
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S05E10 Darkroom
May 9 · 49min find the promo
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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.
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S05E11 Dyatkovo
May 16 · 44min find the promo
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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.
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S05E12 The World Council of Churches
May 23 · 51min find the promo
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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.
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S05E13 The Soviet Division
May 30 · 58min find the promo
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In the season finale, Philip and Elizabeth race against the clock as a life hangs in the balance, while Stan faces an uncertain future.