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[60] [61] In September 2019, The Guardian ranked the show 43rd on its list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century, stating that the "gorgeous, slow-burning drama" was "terminally overlooked in favour of flashier, flimsier fare". [62] In September 2022, Rolling Stone ranked the show 14th on its list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time ...
The Americans was created by Joe Weisberg. Set in the 1980s during the Cold War period, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as a married American couple in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., their two children, and their neighbor Stan Beeman, an FBI agent. [1]
The series was part of the United States' commemoration of the centennial of the beginning of the Civil War. It aired as a mid-season replacement [2] for the canceled western series, Riverboat, starring Darren McGavin and Noah Beery, Jr., broadcast in the 7:30–8:30 p.m. timeslot on Monday evenings.
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Philip and Elizabeth infiltrate the submarine parts factory and he takes pictures of propeller plans. Afterwards, she visits Jared Connors, intent on delivering a letter from his mother as promised upon her death. However, Elizabeth changes her mind about giving it to him. Back home, Paige skips school to track down Elizabeth's "aunt".
Elizabeth drugs Young-hee's husband Don and makes him think that they slept together. She begins to have misgivings about doing such damage to Young-hee's life. Pastor Tim talks to Philip about Paige's mental well-being. The 1983 TV film The Day After airs and makes many of the characters uneasy about nuclear weapons.
[1] [2] The show moved to Tuesdays, having aired on Wednesdays for its first four seasons. The events of the fifth season take place between February 1984 and August 1984, shown by the reference to the TV broadcasts of the 1984 Winter Olympics in episode 1 and the coverage of Ronald Reagan's "We begin bombing in five minutes" joke in episode 13 ...
The Americans was named one of the top 10 television programs of the year by the American Film Institute. [24] For the 76th Golden Globe Awards, The Americans won for Best Television Series – Drama, and Rhys and Russell received nominations for Best Actor and Best Actress in a television series drama, respectively. [25]