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Revision as of 09:04, 31 January 2013
The Americans | |
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Genre | Period Drama |
Created by | Joe Weisberg |
Starring | Matthew Rhys Keri Russell Noah Emmerich Keidrich Sellati Holly Taylor Maximiliano Hernandez Margo Martindale |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 1 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Graham Yost Justin Falvey Daryl Frank |
Production companies | Amblin Entertainment Fox Television Studios |
Original release | |
Network | FX |
Release | January 30, 2013 present | –
The Americans is an American television series which premiered on January 30, 2013, on the FX network. It is a 1980s Cold War drama about a group of Soviet KGB officers who have been trained to impersonate American citizens, so that each one can become a sleeper agent, with a cover which may even include an unwitting spouse and family.[1]
Cast
Main
- Matthew Rhys as Phillip Jennings
- Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings
- Noah Emmerich as Stan Beeman
- Keidrich Sellati as Henry Jennings
- Holly Taylor as Paige Jennings
- Maximiliano Hernandez as FBI Agent Chris Amador
Supporting
- Margo Martindale as Claudia, the Jennings KGB supervisor.
- Richard Thomas as an FBI supervisor.[2]
Production
Concept
Development
"So I wanted to do a show about a husband and a wife and their children who don’t know and how it affects the kids. We always conceived of The Americans as a show about a marriage, more than espionage, that shows how, even under the craziest circumstances, the marriage still looks and feels like any other marriage." Joe Weisberg[3]
Casting
Reception
Reception for the series has been mostly postive. On Metacritic, the series received generally favorable reviews, reflected by a Metascore of 78 out of 100. Many critics commended the plot and performance of the leads. Rob Brunner of the Entertainment Weekly described it as "an absorbing spy thriller[4] while David Hinkley of The New York Daily News praised the pace, noting that "It's a premise that requires as much clever dramatic footwork as you might expect, and creator Joe Weisberg, a former CIA agent, handles the challenge".[5] Gail Pennington, television critic for The St. Louis Post-Dispatch gave The Americans a rating of three out of four stars. In her review of the debut episode, Pennington stated "The Americans isn't just a heart-pounding action drama; by presenting heroes that are also villains, it also confronts viewers with TV's deepest moral dilemma since The Sopranos." [6] Said Glenn Garvin of The Miami Herald about the lead characters: "If the Russians had agents this convincing the Cold War might have turned out differently."[7]
A few critics were however unimpressed with the series. Kyle Smith of the New York Post gave the opening episode a lukewarm review, saying "..the Americans at the moment seems to fall uneasily between the methodical and the campy."[8] Hank Stuever of the Washington Post criticized the pacing of the show observing that "..the Americans struggles to crack a certain code; the concept is tantalizing, but the follow-through lacks the momentum that gets viewers to commit."[9]
Episodes
# | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Pilot" | Gavin O'Connor | Joe Weisberg | January 30, 2013 | BDU179 | |
2 | "The Clock"[10] | Adam Arkin[10] | Joe Wiesberg[10] | February 6, 2013[11] | BDU101 | |
3 | "Gregory"[12] | Tommy Schlamme[12] | Joel Fields[12] | February 13, 2013[11] | BDU102 | |
4 | "In Control"[13] | Jean de Segonzac[13] | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg[13] | February 20, 2013[11] | BDU103 | |
5 | "Comint"[14] | February 27, 2013[11] | BDU104 | |||
6 | "Trust Me"[15] | March 6, 2013[11] | BDU105 | |||
7 | "Duty and Honor"[16] | March 13, 2013[11] | BDU106 | |||
8 | "Mutually Assured Destruction"[17] | March 20, 2013[11] | BDU107 | |||
9 | TBA | March 27, 2013[11] | TBA | |||
10 | TBA | April 3, 2013[11] | TBA | |||
11 | TBA | April 10, 2013[11] | TBA | |||
12 | TBA | April 17, 2013[11] | TBA | |||
13 | TBA | April 24, 2013[11] | TBA |
See also
References
- ^ "'The Americans': FX Orders Cold War Spy Series Starring Keri Russell". The Huffington Post. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (30 January 2013). "The Americans premier review: Are you rooting for these Russians?". Entertainment Weekly.com. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Olivia B. Waxman. "The real CIA behind 'The Americans'". The TImes. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ^ Rob Brunner. "'The Americans' review: Spy drama another FX winner". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ^ David Hinkley. "The Americans: Review". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ^ Pennington, Gail (30 January 2013). "TV Review: FX's The Americans makes Cold War hot". The St. Louis Post-Dispatch website. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ Garvin, Glenn (30 January 2013). "FX's 'The Americans' a family spy drama you should not miss". The Miami Herald via website. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ Kyle Smith. "The Americans". New York Post. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ^ Hank Stuever. "The Americans: A tense look at spies like us". Washington Post. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
- ^ a b c "(#102) "The Clock"". The Futon Critic.
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- ^ a b c "(#103) "Gregory"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
- ^ a b c "(#104) "In Control"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
- ^ "AMERICANS, THE - 01 - COMINT". Fox Fast. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ "AMERICANS, THE - 01 - TRUST ME". Fox Fast. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ "AMERICANS, THE - 01 - DUTY AND HONOR". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- ^ "AMERICANS, THE - 01 - MUTUALLY ASSURED DESTRUCTION". Fox Fast. Retrieved January 11, 2013.