Network: FX
Episodes: 75 (hour)
Seasons: Six
TV show dates: January 30, 2013 — May 30, 2018
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Maximiliano Hernández, Holly Taylor, Keidrich Sellati, Noah Emmerich, Margo Martindale, and Richard Thomas.
TV show description:
This period drama takes place in the early 1980s, shortly after Ronald Reagan was elected President.
Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell) are a pair of KGB spies who live in a suburb of Washington DC. They are married and have two children — 13-year-old Paige (Holly Taylor) and 10-year-old Henry (Keidrich Sellati) — who have no idea about their parents’ secret identities.
Philip and Elizabeth are in an arranged marriage but it’s become more passionate and genuine as time has passed. Their relationship however is constantly tested — by the escalation of the Cold War and the relationships they must maintain with a network of spies and informants under their control.
Complicating their relationship even 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 neighbor, Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich), an FBI agent. Stan and his partner, Agent Chris Amador (Maximiliano Hernández), are members of a new division of Counterintelligence that’s tasked with fighting against foreign agents on US soil — including KGB Directorate S illegals (Russian spies posing as Americans).
Episode #75 — Start
The Jennings face a choice that will change their lives forever.
First aired: May 30, 2018.
What do you think? Do you like The Americans TV series? Do you think it should have ended or been renewed for a seventh season?
Please have another season. We loved this show.
Loved the show. Would like to see a continuation.
This is such a fantastically made series. Really bummed out to see it go. 🙁 Why?
So many loose ends….and untold stories….
The cast was truly so enjoyable to watch each week. Thank you for a great series…
I finished streaming the series and unlike others like the unresolved story lines. If the writers had resolved Paige, Henry, Renee/Stan, Oleg a group of viewers would have objected. Perhaps Paige’s life would be miserable, maybe Henry’s life now be messed up in the short term, does Oleg rot in jail or end his life there, does Philip regret moving back to the USSR whereas Elizabeth moves on. Each point can lead to good speculation and discussion. Much like life, we don’t know what will happen, nor do things end happily for all involved.
We watched this show since the beginning, never missed one show. It was one of the most intelligent shows on t.v. I was completely surprised to hear it was cancelled and I can’t believe how they ended it. I wish they would come back, find a way to bring it back.
It was one of the BETTER shows on TV. Great story line, suspenseful and excellent acting. I don’t know WHO makes the decisions to renew or END, but you’re ******** up here. There weren’t even any racists comments to hack ’em on. Dumb asses in charge.
One more season would have been better for the story. The ending was poor, it was put together without a final conclusion for everyone. Differently could have been better. The ending to JAG was conclusive.
What a totally awesome series. So sad to see it end. Many things were left unanswered, so possibly some type of sequel? Or possibly someone else will come along and pick up the series and continue it forward? Or possibly a movie? I am hopeful, I guess…
Sorry to see this show end, but they did a great job on the finale. I do wonder though what will happen to Paige.
Fantastic story line and great actors. A shame it has to go, but the kids today rather watch stupid silly stuff.
The Americans is kinda of like Star Wars. The KGB evil empire was routed by the West & Russians looking for a better world. With Putin, we have The Empire Strikes Back. Love to see a show look at US/Russian relations after Yeltsin. PS…Keri…if you’re out there…I already miss your showers. Best to cast, writers & crew for 6 years of excellence!
One more season, even if you have to delay it a year. For Keri and Matthew I believe the safest thing for their careers at this point is to continue to be The Phillips. I don’t know how much their salaries are, but they should be paid enough to make it attractive for them to stay, and every fan should participate in trying to get this series restarted. There are so many stories ahead — Phillip and Elizabeth’s reentry into the Soviet Union in 1983 their struggles Phillip makes a secret phone call to Matthew and Paige, breaks down The… Read more »
I wish there was a season 7 to finalize what is going to happen to the characters. They are just left up in the air.
Well ,if FBI agents are more loyal to friends than country we are doomed.
I felt the final showing the dumb FBI agent / friend was a traitor to America was unrealistic, I hope that this is not the case.
Excellent show.
Casting real Russian was great.
There are traitors in every country. It is fact….it is how the world works. Sometime it is needed for the safety of a country.
Need just one last season to help land all that’s been going on. If this coming episode is the last one, I fear it will rush through an myriad of complex situations in too short a time. (It should be said that I appreciate when producers & directors do NOT get greedy and drag a good series down to the ground, where you start clawing at you eyeballs and rocking in a fetal position begging for closure (ABC…anyone?). Oh, and I’m probably way out of my league here but Nielson ratings? The diversity of their data …and well, actual efficacy… Read more »
Without question one of best shows ever; the acting, including everyone, is incredible. Edge of seat excitement tempered with mundane normal living problems; I think Stan’s girlfriend may have a big part in shows end; and I wonder what happened to Philips son
totally agree! Need one last season
Great show. I’m going to miss it.
A lot of the episodes were based on actual events, and watching the series got me to remember these events. I’m hoping that they’ll consider bringing it back; it was the only tv series that I made a point of watching.
This is my all time favorite tv program. always well written, directed, and loved the actor. We are all hoping it will be brought back.
I have watched the whole series. Almost always very interesting. I believe this show could do well for several more seasons. Matthew and Keri and their attempt to readjust. Their attempt to communicate with Henry
Why the girlfriend, what is your reasoning behind your comment?