Home > The Americans > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Americans: Season 1 (2013) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Want to see Episode List Season 1 The Americans Critics Consensus The Americans is a spy thriller of the highest order, with evocative period touches and strong chemistry between its leads. 87% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 53 93% Audience Score User Ratings: 1288 More Info × Close Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Jan 30, 2013 Two KGB spies pose as an American married couple living in 1980s Washington, D.C. In the series opener, an FBI agent moves in across the street from the spies. More 2 The Clock Air date: Feb 6, 2013 Philip and Elizabeth risk exposure while planting a bug in the defense secretary's office. More 3 Gregory Air date: Feb 13, 2013 Stan investigates Robert's death. Meanwhile, Philip and Elizabeth discover that Robert had a wife they never knew about. More 4 In Control Air date: Feb 20, 2013 An assassination attempt is made on President Reagan, and Stan tries to determine if the KGB was responsible. More 5 COMINT Air date: Feb 27, 2013 A network of KGB informants is threatened. Meanwhile, Philip and Elizabeth are tasked with infiltrating the FBI's communications-encryption system. More 6 Trust Me Air date: Mar 6, 2013 Stan's mole is at risk of discovery as the KGB scour their ranks for a double agent. More 7 Duty and Honor Air date: Mar 13, 2013 Philip reunites with an old flame, straining his troubled relationship with Elizabeth. More 8 Mutually Assured Destruction Air date: Mar 20, 2013 American scientists are targeted by an assassin, who is in turn hunted by Philip and Elizabeth. More 9 Safe House Air date: Apr 3, 2013 A routine mission goes sideways for Philip and Elizabeth. Meanwhile, an FBI agent disappears. More 10 Only You Air date: Apr 10, 2013 Stan pursues a lead that brings him closer to Elizabeth. More Show More Episodes The Americans: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (78) Tv Season Info The first series of "The Americans" follows Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, two KGB spies who pose as an American married couple living in 1980s Washington, D.C. Along the way, Philip faces temptation from an old flame, which strains his relationship with Elizabeth. Genre: Drama Network: FX Premiere Date: Jan 30, 2013 Creator: Joseph Weisberg Exec. Producers: Joseph Weisberg, Graham Yost, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank Cast Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings Keri Russell as Elizabeth Holly Taylor as Paige Jennings Maximiliano Hernandez as Chris Amador Noah Emmerich as Stan Keidrich Sellati as Henry Jennings Richard Thomas as Frank Gaad Susan Misner as Sandra Beeman Annet Mahendru as Nina Alison Wright as Martha Hanson Lev Gorn as Arkady Paul Jude Letersky David Vadim as Nikolai Timoshev Olek Krupa as Colonel Zhukov Michael Gaston as Mark Bartholomew Cotter Smith as Deputy Attorney General Warren Joe Urla as Pasty Bureaucrat Show More Cast News & Interviews for The Americans: Season 1 10 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This March Golden Tomato Awards: Best Movies/TV of 2016 2016 Emmy Nominees Ranked By Tomatometer View All The Americans: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Jan 30, 2013 Two KGB spies pose as an American married couple living in 1980s Washington, D.C. In the series opener, an FBI agent moves in across the street from the spies. More 2 The Clock Air date: Feb 6, 2013 Philip and Elizabeth risk exposure while planting a bug in the defense secretary's office. More 3 Gregory Air date: Feb 13, 2013 Stan investigates Robert's death. Meanwhile, Philip and Elizabeth discover that Robert had a wife they never knew about. More 4 In Control Air date: Feb 20, 2013 An assassination attempt is made on President Reagan, and Stan tries to determine if the KGB was responsible. More 5 COMINT Air date: Feb 27, 2013 A network of KGB informants is threatened. Meanwhile, Philip and Elizabeth are tasked with infiltrating the FBI's communications-encryption system. More 6 Trust Me Air date: Mar 6, 2013 Stan's mole is at risk of discovery as the KGB scour their ranks for a double agent. More 7 Duty and Honor Air date: Mar 13, 2013 Philip reunites with an old flame, straining his troubled relationship with Elizabeth. More 8 Mutually Assured Destruction Air date: Mar 20, 2013 American scientists are targeted by an assassin, who is in turn hunted by Philip and Elizabeth. More 9 Safe House Air date: Apr 3, 2013 A routine mission goes sideways for Philip and Elizabeth. Meanwhile, an FBI agent disappears. More 10 Only You Air date: Apr 10, 2013 Stan pursues a lead that brings him closer to Elizabeth. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for The Americans Season 1 All Critics (53) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (46) | Rotten (7) The Americans is the best new television drama since Homeland because, like that similarly sticky, Silver Age show, it uses its killer concept as an ellipsis, not an exclamation point. Sep 17, 2013 | Full Review… Andy Greenwald Grantland Top Critic Rhys and Russell are shockingly good as the multifaceted Philip and Elizabeth, who shed identities like snakes shed skins. Jan 30, 2013 | Full Review… Glenn Garvin Miami Herald Top Critic The show keeps its tongue out of its cheek and actually creates decent suspense, along with some chewy moral dilemmas to keep the brain stimulated if not taxed. Jan 30, 2013 | Full Review… Tom Conroy Media Life Top Critic The Americans isn't just a heart-pounding action drama; by presenting heroes who are also villains, it also confronts viewers with TV's deepest moral dilemma since The Sopranos. Jan 30, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… Gail Pennington St. Louis Post-Dispatch Top Critic A gripping Cold War spy thriller - Alias, say, without the sci-fi digressions and with less ridiculous get-ups - and an equally intriguing domestic drama. Jan 30, 2013 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Vicki Hyman Newark Star-Ledger Top Critic There's something really entertaining and thought-provoking about watching people caught up in double lives. Jan 29, 2013 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic What I liked most about the drama is that Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys are so utterly believable as Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, KGB spies posing as American citizens living in the suburbs of Washington D.C. Jan 31, 2013 | Rating: 8.4/10 | Full Review… Amy Amatangelo Paste Magazine Rhys and Russell give Emmy-worthy performances as people managing multiple identities. Aug 14, 2017 | Full Review… Bernice Harrison Irish Times The show has a snappy premise and a strong underlying theme-how do Philip and Elizabeth juggle their extraordinary mission with the ordinary reality of family life?-but so far creator Joe Weisberg hasn't given the drama room enough to breathe. Mar 7, 2017 | Full Review… John Powers Vogue The Americans is a fascinating idea for a show. I don't recall getting to explore the spy game from the other side like this, and that's where much of the show's attraction lies. Feb 17, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review… Jeff Beck Examiner.com After seeing the pilot, The Americans can step up and take their place among the pantheon of cable shows now dominating the primetime airways. Feb 8, 2013 | Full Review… Patrick G. Emralino What Culture The problem with The Americans is that it feels as if it were made in the eighties rather than made about the eighties. Oct 19, 2018 | Full Review… Stephen Marche Esquire Magazine View All Critic Reviews (53) Audience Reviews for The Americans: Season 1 Jan 10, 2020 A suspense and wig-filled joyride that puts you on the edge of your seat. Rhys and Russell both give deliciously duplicitous performances as two undercover KGB agents in the Reagan era. Charlotte D Jan 02, 2020 I like the show, but their history expert gets only 2 stars. Early in Episode 4 a lady approximately 50 years old said, "I fought behind the lines in Stalingrad (38 years earlier) for two years." The age discrepancy is not the major failure, though dubious by itself. The real failure is related to the 2 years. The Germans were not within 200 miles of Stalingrad until close to August, 1942 and had retreated much farther away than 200 miles by March, 1943. The battle for Stalingrad itself only lasted 5 months. There would be no possible way to be fighting there for even a year, much less "behind enemy lines for two years". I laughed out loud when I heard that. George W Oct 20, 2019 It is watchable, but one has to leave lots of brain behind. FBI is shown to be weak and kgb couple super humans. Shyam S Sep 24, 2019 The writers seem to view the women characters as nothing more than a tool to please the men they encounter. Way too many rape and sexual abuse scenes to count I had to stop watching. Is that really all a woman's character is good for in a show like this? Seriously disappointing.. Mia S May 13, 2019 More episodic than the rest of the series but very worth watching. It features some of the best episodes of the show even if the whole story isn't as cohesive as it is in further seasons. The good news is that the show gets BETTER and BETTER. Fantastic season overall! Just keep watching with an open mind Santiago R May 13, 2019 Albeit slower and less action packed, it is even better than Homeland, more spot-on on tech details (spy life and methods) and more serious story telling. Acting and writing is 5/5. Excellent first season. d d Jan 17, 2019 Riveting and full of good twists. The leads are likeable, and the producers tendency to not present any side as completely heroic or villainous helps create good twists and melodrama. Nilesh J Jan 11, 2019 The Americans is a spy thriller of the highest order, with evocative period touches and strong chemistry between its leads. Robbie K Nov 29, 2018 Came late to this, but this is wonderful. So many layers, so clever and great chemistry. 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