The Americans (2013 — 2018)
The Americans (2013–2018) is an acclaimed period spy drama created by Joe Weisberg for FX. Running for six seasons from 2013 to 2018, it was also directed and produced by Joel Fields. Set during the Cold War, the series follows Elizabeth and Philip Jennings – Soviet KGB officers disguised as a married couple in Falls Church, Virginia with their children Paige and Henry. The show offers a unique exploration of the tension between Washington’s FBI office and the KGB Rezidentura, seen through the eyes of agents on both sides, including neighbor Stan Beeman – an FBI agent specializing in counterintelligence. The story begins during President Ronald Reagan’s term in January 1981 and ends in December 1987, just before the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between the US and USSR leaders.
Philip and Elizabeth Jennings may appear to be your everyday American couple. With almost two decades of marriage, they have a thriving travel agency and reside in the suburbs. What most don’t know is that they lead a covert double life as Russian spies, sent to the US over 20 years ago. As tensions rise during the Cold War in the early 1980s, Philip and Elizabeth are on the forefront of their country’s efforts to gather intel on US operations and weapons. Standing against them is a specialized division of the FBI focused on counterespionage and identifying Soviet agents. One of their top agents is Stan Beeman, coincidentally living right next door to the Jennings family.
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The Americans (2013–2018) is an acclaimed period spy drama created by Joe Weisberg for FX. Running for six seasons from 2013 to 2018, it was also directed and produced by Joel Fields. Set during the Cold War, the series follows Elizabeth and Philip Jennings – Soviet KGB officers disguised as a married couple in Falls Church, Virginia with their children Paige and Henry. The show offers a unique exploration of the tension between Washington’s FBI office and the KGB Rezidentura, seen through the eyes of agents on both sides, including neighbor Stan Beeman – an FBI agent specializing in counterintelligence. The story begins during President Ronald Reagan’s term in January 1981 and ends in December 1987, just before the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty between the US and USSR leaders.
Philip and Elizabeth Jennings may appear to be your everyday American couple. With almost two decades of marriage, they have a thriving travel agency and reside in the suburbs. What most don’t know is that they lead a covert double life as Russian spies, sent to the US over 20 years ago. As tensions rise during the Cold War in the early 1980s, Philip and Elizabeth are on the forefront of their country’s efforts to gather intel on US operations and weapons. Standing against them is a specialized division of the FBI focused on counterespionage and identifying Soviet agents. One of their top agents is Stan Beeman, coincidentally living right next door to the Jennings family.