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The Americans
Season 5
DVD cover
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkFX
Original releaseMarch 7 (2017-03-07) –
May 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)
Season chronology
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The fifth season of the American television drama series The Americans, comprising 13 episodes, aired on FX from March 7 to May 30, 2017.[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.[3]

Cast

Main

Special guests

Recurring

  • Frank Langella as Gabriel, the Jennings' KGB handler
  • Margo Martindale as Claudia, the Jennings' replacement KGB handler
  • Laurie Holden as Renee[4]
  • Danny Flaherty as Matthew Beeman, Stan's son
  • Kelly AuCoin as Pastor Tim, the minister at Paige's church
  • Peter Jacobson as Agent Wolfe, new head of FBI counterintelligence
  • Ivan Mok as Tuan Eckert, a Vietnamese agent acting as the adopted son of the Jennings' newest cover identities
  • Alex Ozerov as Mischa Semenov, Philip and Irina's son
  • Alexander Sokovikov as Alexei Morozov, a scientist and Soviet defector
  • Irina Dvorovenko as Evgheniya Morozova, Alexei's wife[5]
  • Brett Tucker as Benjamin Stobert, Elizabeth's mark in Topeka
  • Zack Gafin as Pasha Morozov, Alexei and Evgheniya's son
  • Darya Ekamasova as Sofia Kovalenko, a TASS employee
  • Julia Garner as Kimberly "Kimmy" Breland, daughter of the head of the CIA's Afghan desk
  • Boris Krutonog as Igor Burov, Oleg's father, head of the Soviet Ministry of Railways
  • Snezhana Chernova as Yelena Burova, Oleg's mother
  • Ravil Isyanov as Ruslan, an OBKhSS investigator
  • Konstantin Lavysh as Father Andrei, a Russian Orthodox priest

Production

In May 2016, FX renewed the series for a 13-episode fifth season to air in 2017; and a sixth and final 10-episode season to air in 2018.[1][6] The season began principal photography on October 11, 2016;[7] and completed on March 13, 2017.[8]

Episodes

See also: List of The Americans episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		US viewers
(millions)
531"Amber Waves"Chris LongJoel Fields & Joe WeisbergMarch 7, 2017 (2017-03-07)BDU5010.93[9]
542"Pests"Chris LongJoel Fields & Joe WeisbergMarch 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)BDU5020.94[10]
553"The Midges"Stefan SchwartzTracey Scott WilsonMarch 21, 2017 (2017-03-21)BDU5030.80[11]
564"What's the Matter with Kansas?"Gwyneth Horder-PaytonPeter AckermanMarch 28, 2017 (2017-03-28)BDU5040.89[12]
575"Lotus 1-2-3"Noah EmmerichJoshua BrandApril 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)BDU5050.70[13]
586"Crossbreed"Roxann DawsonStephen SchiffApril 11, 2017 (2017-04-11)BDU5060.71[14]
597"The Committee on Human Rights"Matthew RhysHilary BettisApril 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)BDU5070.79[15]
608"Immersion"Kevin BrayTracey Scott WilsonApril 25, 2017 (2017-04-25)BDU5080.76[16]
619"IHOP"Dan AttiasPeter AckermanMay 2, 2017 (2017-05-02)BDU5090.68[17]
6210"Darkroom"Sylvain WhiteStephen SchiffMay 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)BDU5100.61[18]
6311"Dyatkovo"Steph GreenJoshua BrandMay 16, 2017 (2017-05-16)BDU5110.62[19]
6412"The World Council of Churches"Nicole KassellJoel Fields & Joe WeisbergMay 23, 2017 (2017-05-23)BDU5120.66[20]
6513"The Soviet Division"Chris LongJoel Fields & Joe WeisbergMay 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)BDU5130.77[21]

Reception

Critical response

The fifth season has received widespread critical acclaim. On Rotten Tomatoes, it received a 95% approval rating with an average score of 9.09 out of 10 based on 37 reviews, with a critics consensus of: "In its penultimate season, The Americans brings long-simmering storylines to a boil while heightening the spy-thriller stakes and deepening the domestic drama—all brought vividly to life by superb performances from its veteran cast."[22] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 94 out of 100 based on 19 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[23] Matthew Gilbert of The Boston Globe gave it a highly positive review and wrote, "The drama remains as tense as ever, with strong, careful writing and an abundance of fine performances".[24] Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter also lauded the series, "It's extremely well-constructed, with slow-burning storylines that are paying off in superb dramatic depth" and praised its "top-tier acting" and "artfully crafted visuals".[25]

In regards to the premiere, some criticisms came from Emily VanDerWerff of Vox who noted that the symbolism of "spending a long time digging a hole so deep that you probably can't escape it—while knowing you'll lose friends along the way—is a little on-the-nose",[26] while Mike Hale of The New York Times was not very excited with the first episode's "grainy montage set to martial music that began with images of collectivist agricultural might before seguing to blighted fields and long lines outside stores."[27] Libby Nelson of Vox thought that "the agriculture plot was the weakest link" in the second episode.[28]

The fifth season was criticized for becoming too slow, turning the show from "slow burn" into just "warm embers". According to Fields and Weisberg, they wanted the fifth season "to feel different as it unspooled", harvesting the story pieces created in the fourth season.[29] The fifth season was not meant as a set-up for the sixth season. With pacing of the fifth season slowed down intentionally, Weisberg and Fields admitted that they did not expect "this much of a backlash" for "hitting the brakes too hard".[30] They were upset by criticism, but suggested waiting until the series is over, hoping for the response to become more muted in context of the sixth and final season.[30]

Accolades

For the 33rd TCA Awards, The Americans received a nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Drama.[31] For the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, the series received four nominations–Matthew Rhys for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Keri Russell for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Alison Wright for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, and Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for "The Soviet Division".[32][33]

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