The Americans season 6
The Americans | |
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Season 6 | |
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No. of episodes | 10 |
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Original network | FX |
Original release | March 28 May 30, 2018 | –
Season chronology | |
The sixth and final season of the American television drama series The Americans, comprising 10 episodes, premiered on FX on March 28, 2018,[1] The final season was announced in May 2016, when the series received a two-season renewal to conclude the series.[2] The series moved back to its original time slot, Wednesdays at 10:00 pm, after airing on Tuesdays the previous season.
The events of the sixth season begin in late September 1987, three years after the conclusion of season five.[3] The work of American artist Alyssa Monks was used as the artwork of Miriam Shor's character Erica Haskard, including a small number of pieces created just for the series.[4]
The final season received critical acclaim and it was named one of the best television series of 2018 by several publications.[5] It won several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series, the TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama, and the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series.
Cast
Main
- Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings, a KGB officer
- Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings, a retired KGB officer
- Brandon J. Dirden as FBI agent Dennis Aderholt
- Costa Ronin as Oleg Igorevich Burov, a former KGB officer, now at the Soviet transport ministry
- Keidrich Sellati as Henry Jennings, Elizabeth and Philip's son
- Holly Taylor as Paige Jennings, Elizabeth and Philip's daughter
- Margo Martindale as Claudia, Elizabeth's KGB handler
- Noah Emmerich as FBI agent Stan Beeman
Recurring
- Lev Gorn as Arkady Ivanovich Zotov, Directorate S deputy chief
- Laurie Holden as Renee, Stan's wife
- Scott Cohen as Glenn Haskard, a member of a State Department negotiating team[6]
- Miriam Shor as Erica Haskard, an artist and Glenn's bedridden and dying wife
- Alex Feldman as Fyodor Nesterenko, a member of a Soviet negotiating team
- Julia Garner as Kimberly "Kimmy" Breland, daughter of the head of the CIA's Soviet desk
- Amy Tribbey as Marilyn, a KGB agent who works with Elizabeth
- Darya Ekamasova as Sofia Kovalenko Bystrova, a TASS employee
- Yuri Kolokolnikov as Gennadi Bystrov, a Soviet courier and Sofia's husband
- Vera Cherny as Tatiana Evgenyevna Vyazemtseva, a KGB officer working at the Rezidentura
- Kelly AuCoin as Pastor Tim, Paige's former minister, now with the World Council of Churches
- Peter Jacobson as Agent Wolfe, former head of FBI counterintelligence
- Konstantin Lavysh as Father Andrei, a Russian Orthodox priest
Special appearance by
- Derek Luke as Gregory Thomas, an American militant and Elizabeth's ex-lover, who appears in a dream Elizabeth has in the series finale.
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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66 | 1 | "Dead Hand" | Chris Long | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | March 28, 2018 | BDU601 | 0.64[7] |
67 | 2 | "Tchaikovsky" | Matthew Rhys | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | April 4, 2018 | BDU602 | 0.62[8] |
68 | 3 | "Urban Transport Planning" | Dan Attias | Tracey Scott Wilson | April 11, 2018 | BDU603 | 0.71[9] |
69 | 4 | "Mr. and Mrs. Teacup" | Roxann Dawson | Peter Ackerman | April 18, 2018 | BDU604 | 0.57[10] |
70 | 5 | "The Great Patriotic War" | Thomas Schlamme | Hilary Bettis | April 25, 2018 | BDU605 | 0.54[11] |
71 | 6 | "Rififi" | Kevin Bray | Stephen Schiff & Justin Weinberger | May 2, 2018 | BDU606 | 0.61[12] |
72 | 7 | "Harvest" | Stefan Schwartz | Sarah Nolen | May 9, 2018 | BDU607 | 0.67[13] |
73 | 8 | "The Summit" | Sylvain White | Joshua Brand | May 16, 2018 | BDU608 | 0.62[14] |
74 | 9 | "Jennings, Elizabeth" | Chris Long | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | May 23, 2018 | BDU609 | 0.73[15] |
75 | 10 | "START" | Chris Long | Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg | May 30, 2018 | BDU610 | 0.92[16] |
Reception
Critical response
The sixth season has received widespread acclaim from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it received a 99% approval rating with an average score of 9.17/10 based on 30 reviews, with a critics consensus of: "The Americans' powerful final season pumps up the volume on an already intense show, concluding the complex series arc with epic familial conflict... and a high body count."[17] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 92 out of 100 based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[18]
Accolades
At the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, it won two awards and was nominated for another two. Matthew Rhys won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg won for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the episode "START".[19] It received a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series and Keri Russell was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.[20]
For the 34th TCA Awards, The Americans won for Program of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Drama, with Russell winning for Individual Achievement in Drama, and Rhys receiving a nomination in that same category.[21] The Americans was named one of the top 10 television programs of the year by the American Film Institute.[22] 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.[23]
For the 9th Critics' Choice Television Awards, The Americans won for Best Drama Series, Rhys won for Best Actor in a Drama Series and Noah Emmerich won for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; Russell was nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series and Holly Taylor was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.[24] The Americans is nominated for Best Drama Series for the 71st Writers Guild of America Awards.[25]
The series won the Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series at the 71st Writers Guild of America Awards.[26]
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