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The Americans

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Period Drama
Broadcast on: M-Net, M-Net Series Zone, M-Net Edge, M-Net City, eExtra, Disney+

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Seasons

Season 1

Channel Premiere Finale TX Time Episodes
FX 30 Jan 2013 01 May 2013 Wednesdays, 22h00 - 23h00 13
M-Net 07 Feb 2013 09 May 2013 Thursdays, 21h30 - 22h30 13
M-Net Series Zone 12 Jul 2013 09 Aug 2013 Fridays, 21h30 - 00h30 13
eExtra 04 Apr 2018 27 Jun 2018 Wednesdays, 21h30 - 22h30 13
Disney+ 18 May 2022 18 May 2022 Wednesday, 00h01 (all episodes) 13


Season 1

The Americans is a period drama about the complex marriage of two KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington D.C. shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected President.

The arranged marriage of Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell), who have two children - 13-year-old Paige (Holly Taylor) and 10-year-old Henry (Keidrich Sellati), who know nothing about their parents' true identity - grows more passionate and genuine by the day.

However, their relationship is constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War and the intimate, dangerous and darkly funny relationships they must maintain with a network of spies and informants under their control.

Complicating their relationship further is Philip's growing sense of affinity for America's values and way of life. Tensions also heighten upon the arrival of a new neighbour, Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich), an FBI agent.

Stan and his partner, Agent Chris Amador (Maximiliano Hernández), are members of a new division of Counterintelligence tasked with fighting against foreign agents on U.S. soil, including KGB Directorate S illegals, Russian spies posing as Americans.

Created and executive produced by Joe Weisberg (Falling Skies), a former CIA agent who went on to become an accomplished author, The Americans is produced by Fox Television Studios and FX Productions.

Joel Fields and Graham Yost are also executive producers, along with Amblin Television heads Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank.


Season 1 Cast

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Elizabeth Jennings

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Phillip Jennings

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FBI Agent Chris Amador

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Paige Jennings

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Henry Jennings

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FBI Agent Stan Beeman

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Nina

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Sandra Beeman

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Martha Hanson

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Arkady

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Frank Gaad

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Claudia

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Agent Doherty

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Annelise

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Colonel Zhukov

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Deputy Attorney General Warren

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Gregory Thomas

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Harry

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Kurt Schultz

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Mark Bartholomew

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Mr. Hanson

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Viola

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Assassin

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Joyce Ramirez

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Lana

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Charles Duluth


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