The Americans
2013 American period spy drama television series
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| September 2022 | Rolling Stone ranked the show 14th on its list of the 100 greatest TV shows of all time. |
| September 2019 | The Guardian ranked the show 43rd on its list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century. |
| 2018 | The sixth and final season of the television series 'The Americans' aired, concluding the critically acclaimed spy drama about Soviet KGB officers living undercover in the United States during the Cold War. |
| 2018 | The Americans won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series for the second time. |
| 2018 | The Americans was recognized for the final time by the American Film Institute as one of the top ten television series. |
| 2018 | Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields won Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the final season of 'The Americans'. |
| 2018 | Matthew Rhys won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the final season of the show. |
| 2018 | The television series concluded its run after six seasons, ending its narrative in December 1987. |
| May 16 2018 | The episode 'The Summit' originally aired on FX in the United States as the eighth episode of the sixth season of the television series The Americans. |
| April 25 2018 | The episode 'The Great Patriotic War' originally aired on FX, marking the fifth episode of the sixth and final season of the television series The Americans. |
| March 28 2018 | The sixth and final season of 'The Americans', consisting of 10 episodes, premiered on FX, marking the conclusion of the critically acclaimed series. |
| 2017 | Weisberg emphasized the show's effort to resist being influenced by contemporary political climate, particularly regarding US-Russia relations. |
| May 30 2017 | The episode 'The Soviet Division' aired on FX as the 13th episode and season finale of the 5th season of The Americans television series. |
| May 23 2017 | The 12th episode of the 5th season of The Americans, titled 'The World Council of Churches', was released on FX, focusing on Philip and Elizabeth Jennings' decision to move back to Moscow and Oleg's discovery of Ekaterina's arrest. |
| April 2017 | FX officially confirmed the twelfth episode of the 5th season of The Americans, titled 'The World Council of Churches', would be written by executive producer Joel Fields and series creator Joe Weisberg, and directed by Nicole Kassell. |
| April 18 2017 | The episode 'The Committee on Human Rights' was released on FX, being the 7th episode of the 5th season of The Americans television series. |
| March 2017 | FX confirmed the seventh episode of the fifth season of The Americans, titled 'The Committee on Human Rights', would be written by Hilary Bettis and directed by Matthew Rhys. |
| March 21 2017 | The third episode of the fifth season of The Americans, titled 'The Midges', was released on FX network, exploring the ongoing storylines of Soviet KGB agents Philip and Elizabeth Jennings during the Cold War. |
| March 13 2017 | Filming for the episode 'The Soviet Division' was completed. |
| March 6 2017 | Filming for the episode 'The World Council of Churches' was completed. |
| February 2017 | FX confirmed the third episode of the 5th season of The Americans titled 'The Midges', to be written by supervising producer Tracey Scott Wilson and directed by Stefan Schwartz. |
| 2016 | The Americans won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series. |
| 2016 | The series was again named one of the top ten television series by the American Film Institute. |
| 2016 | At the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards, Margo Martindale won Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for this episode, while Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell received nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress in a Drama Series, respectively. |
| November 14 2016 | Filming for the episode 'The Midges' was completed. |
| November 7 2016 | Filming for the episode 'The Midges' began. |
| May 11 2016 | The 9th episode of the 4th season of The Americans, titled 'The Day After', was released on FX, featuring a storyline centered around characters watching the nuclear war film 'The Day After' during the Cold War period. |
| May 4 2016 | The episode 'The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears' was released on FX, the 47th overall episode of The Americans series, written by Stephen Schiff and directed by Matthew Rhys. |
| April 2016 | FX confirmed the eighth episode of the season would be titled 'The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears', with Stephen Schiff as writer and Matthew Rhys as director. |
| April 2016 | FX confirmed the ninth episode of the fourth season of The Americans would be titled 'The Day After', with Tracey Scott Wilson as writer and Daniel Sackheim as director. |
| April 20 2016 | Episode 'The Rat' of The Americans television series is released on FX, marking the 45th overall episode and the 6th episode of the 4th season, written by Joshua Brand and directed by Kari Skogland. |
| March 2016 | FX confirmed the episode title 'The Rat', with Joshua Brand as writer and Kari Skogland as director. This marked Brand's ninth writing credit and Skogland's first directing credit for the series. |
| January 29 2016 | Filming for the episode 'The Day After' was completed. |
| January 20 2016 | Filming for the television episode 'The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears' was completed. |
| 2015 | The Americans maintained its status as one of the top ten television series according to the American Film Institute. |
| December 18 2015 | Filming for the episode 'The Rat' was completed. |
| December 14 2015 | Filming for the episode 'The Rat' began. |
| July 20 2015 | ITV acquired seasons three and four of 'The Americans' for their subscription channel ITV Encore. |
| January 2015 | ITV dropped 'The Americans' series and did not acquire the third season. |
| 2014 | Metacritic scored the show 88 out of 100 based on 31 reviews, indicating 'universal acclaim' for the second season. |
| 2014 | On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season achieved a 97 percent approval rating with an average score of 8.8 out of 10, based on 38 reviews. |
| 2014 | The series continued to be recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the top ten television series for the second consecutive year. |
| March 26 2014 | The episode 'The Deal' originally aired on FX, marking the 18th episode overall in the television series The Americans and the 5th episode of its second season. |
| March 12 2014 | The episode 'The Walk In' originally aired on FX, being the third episode of the second season of the television drama series The Americans. |
| February 2014 | FX confirmed the third episode of the second season of The Americans would be titled 'The Walk In', with Stuart Zicherman as the writer and Constantine Makris as the director. |
| February 2014 | FX confirmed the episode details for 'The Deal', including it being the fifth episode of the second season, written by Angelina Burnett and directed by Dan Attias. This marked Burnett's first writing credit and Attias' first directing credit for the series. |
| 2013 | The Americans television series premiered, receiving recognition from the American Film Institute as one of the top ten television series of the year. |
| 2013 | The Americans television series premiered, a period spy drama set during the Reagan administration focusing on Soviet deep-cover agents in Washington, D.C. |
| 2013 | The television series begins receiving award nominations, ultimately accumulating a total of 102 award nominations throughout its run. |
| October 2013 | Filming for the second season of the television series commenced. |
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