The Americans is an American period spy drama television series created by Joe Weisberg for the FX television network. Set during the Cold War, it follows the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB intelligence officers posing as an American married couple living in Falls Church, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C., with their children, Paige and Henry. The show also explores the conflict between Washington's FBI office and the KGB Rezidentura by following the perspectives of agents on both sides, including the Jennings' neighbor Stan Beeman, an FBI agent working in counterintelligence. The series begins in the aftermath of the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan in January 1981 and concludes in December 1987, shortly before the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The Americans premiered in the United States on January 30, 2013, and concluded on May 30, 2018, after six seasons.
| Genre | Period drama, Spy thriller, Serial drama |
| Created by | Joe Weisberg |
| Starring | Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Maximiliano Hernández, Holly Taylor, Keidrich Sellati, Noah Emmerich, Annet Mahendru, Susan Misner, Alison Wright, Lev Gorn, Costa Ronin, Richard Thomas, Dylan Baker, Brandon J. Dirden, Margo Martindale |
| Opening theme | "The Americans Theme" by Nathan Barr |
| Composer(s) | Nathan Barr |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English, Russian |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 75 |
| Executive producer(s) | Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, Graham Yost, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Gavin O'Connor (pilot), Daniel Sackheim, Chris Long, Stephen Schiff |
| Location(s) | New York City |
| Running time | 39–59 minutes, 68 minutes (pilot and series finale) |
| Production company(s) | Nemo Films, DreamWorks Television (season 1), Amblin Television (seasons 2–6), Fox Television Studios (seasons 1–2), Fox 21 Television Studios (seasons 3–6), FX Productions |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
| Original network | FX |
| Netflix ID | 70269397 |
About The Americans
Two KGB spies in an arranged marriage pose as Americans in the D.C. suburbs. It was created by former CIA officer Joe Weisberg and won two Peabody Awards.
Achievement of The Americans
Margo Martindale won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series at the Emmys in 2015. Matthew Rhys won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the series final season.
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Latest information about The Americans updated on July 28 2021.
