Home > The Americans > Season 5 « TV Series Page The Americans: Season 5 (2017) SEASON: Season 5 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 94% Average Rating: 9.03/10 Season Reviews: 39 Fresh: 35 Rotten: 4 Critics Consensus: 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. 93% Average Rating: 9.25/10 Season Reviews: 16 Fresh: 15 Rotten: 1 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: 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. AUDIENCE SCORE 89% liked it Average Rating: 4.3/5 User Ratings: 524 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 100% Amber Waves Air date: Mar 7, 2017 In the Season 5 premiere, the Centre sends a new operation unlike anything before to Philip and Elizabeth, which puts more strain on their already tense marriage and family life. More 2 100% Pests Air date: Mar 14, 2017 Stan and Oleg wrestle with the harsh consequences of their complicated history as Philip and Elizabeth face a new mission with devastating implications for their country. More 3 100% The Midges Air date: Mar 21, 2017 Philip and Elizabeth tell Paige more about the family business, but pressing new questions arise when an operation takes a ghastly and unexpected turn. Elsewhere: a sensitive package jeopardizes Oleg's life back home. More 4 92% What's the Matter with Kansas? Air date: Mar 28, 2017 Philip and Elizabeth have qualms about a new assignment while a specter from Philip's past creates unforeseen dangers. Elsewhere: Stan makes a shocking play that could throw his career into turmoil. More 5 100% Lotus 1-2-3 Air date: Apr 4, 2017 Philip and Elizabeth receive surprising news about Henry and shattering news about a past operation. Elsewhere: Stan might be falling in love, but Philip wonders if something darker is going on. More 6 100% Crossbreed Air date: Apr 11, 2017 Gabriel stuns Philip and Elizabeth with a sudden announcement and a crushing revelation about Philip's past. Elsehwere: Stan and Aderholt draw a fly into their web while Oleg and Ruslan ambush their first suspect. More 7 100% The Committee on Human Rights Air date: Apr 18, 2017 As Paige becomes even more enmeshed in her parents' world, tensions with Matthew Beeman come to a head, Philip and Elizabeth's honeytraps take surprising turns, and Stan faces the consequences of overplaying his hand at the FBI. More 8 92% Immersion Air date: Apr 25, 2017 A secret brings Elizabeth and Paige together. Back in Moscow, Oleg's own secrets put him under KGB suspicion and a new twist in the Morozov operation creates an opportunity that changes everything. More 9 100% IHOP Air date: May 2, 2017 Philip and Elizabeth are thrown off balance when things with Tuan take an unexpected turn. Meanwhile, Henry makes a startling proposition and Stan has a disturbing encounter with Frank Gaad's widow. More 10 100% Darkroom Air date: May 9, 2017 Paige's snooping leads Philip and Elizabeth to make a choice that could shift the balance of their lives forever. Also: Stan and Aderholt's recruitment of Sofia suddenly bears fruit. More Show More Episodes The Americans: Season 5 Videos 0:19 The Americans: Season 5 Promo - School's Out 0:29 The Americans: Season 5 Promo - Formation 1:00 The Americans: Season 5 Promo - Quotes 1:33 The Americans: Season 5 Trailer - First Look 0:29 The Americans: Season 5 Episode 2 Trailer 1:00 The Americans: Season 5 Sneak Peek - Still to Come 0:30 The Americans: Season 5 Episode 3 Trailer 0:30 The Americans: Season 5 Episode 4 Trailer 0:30 The Americans: Season 5 Episode 5 Trailer 0:30 The Americans: Season 5 Episode 6 Trailer View All Videos (17) The Americans: Season 5 Photos View All Photos (75) Tv Season Info The Jennings teenage daughter Paige (Holly Taylor) spends Season 5 of "The Americans" trying to find out more about the family business now that she knows her parents aren't mild-mannered travel agents, but Russian spies. As she helps protect them (or is she?) by collecting intel on Pastor Tim (Kelly AuCoin) and his wife Alice (Suzy Jane Hunt), she grows closer to her mom Elizabeth (Keri Russell), who is teaching her self-defense. Meanwhile, Elizabeth and Philip (Matthew Rhys) investigate an American plot to create famine in the Soviet Union, and Elizabeth comes to terms with a difficult decision after a mission goes awry. Elsewhere, Oleg (Costa Ronin) struggles with his loyalty to the KGB; and as the FBI continue to seek out the Soviet agents, Stan (Noah Emmerich) struggles with the loss of Nina (Annet Mahendru) and the consequences of his choices. Genre: Drama Network: FX Premiere Date: Mar 7, 2017 Creator: Joseph Weisberg Exec. Producers: Joseph Weisberg, Graham Yost, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank Cast Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings Holly Taylor as Paige Jennings Keidrich Sellati as Henry Jennings Noah Emmerich as Stan Beeman Annet Mahendru as Nina Susan Misner as Sandra Beeman Alison Wright as Martha Hanson Richard Thomas as Agent Frank Gaad Lev Gorn as Arkady Show More Cast News & Interviews for The Americans: Season 5 10 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This March Writers Guild: 2018 Film and Television Winners Announced DGA 2018 Film and Television Winners Announced View All The Americans: Season 5 News Episodes 1 100% Amber Waves Air date: Mar 7, 2017 In the Season 5 premiere, the Centre sends a new operation unlike anything before to Philip and Elizabeth, which puts more strain on their already tense marriage and family life. More 2 100% Pests Air date: Mar 14, 2017 Stan and Oleg wrestle with the harsh consequences of their complicated history as Philip and Elizabeth face a new mission with devastating implications for their country. More 3 100% The Midges Air date: Mar 21, 2017 Philip and Elizabeth tell Paige more about the family business, but pressing new questions arise when an operation takes a ghastly and unexpected turn. Elsewhere: a sensitive package jeopardizes Oleg's life back home. More 4 92% What's the Matter with Kansas? Air date: Mar 28, 2017 Philip and Elizabeth have qualms about a new assignment while a specter from Philip's past creates unforeseen dangers. Elsewhere: Stan makes a shocking play that could throw his career into turmoil. More 5 100% Lotus 1-2-3 Air date: Apr 4, 2017 Philip and Elizabeth receive surprising news about Henry and shattering news about a past operation. Elsewhere: Stan might be falling in love, but Philip wonders if something darker is going on. More 6 100% Crossbreed Air date: Apr 11, 2017 Gabriel stuns Philip and Elizabeth with a sudden announcement and a crushing revelation about Philip's past. Elsehwere: Stan and Aderholt draw a fly into their web while Oleg and Ruslan ambush their first suspect. More 7 100% The Committee on Human Rights Air date: Apr 18, 2017 As Paige becomes even more enmeshed in her parents' world, tensions with Matthew Beeman come to a head, Philip and Elizabeth's honeytraps take surprising turns, and Stan faces the consequences of overplaying his hand at the FBI. More 8 92% Immersion Air date: Apr 25, 2017 A secret brings Elizabeth and Paige together. Back in Moscow, Oleg's own secrets put him under KGB suspicion and a new twist in the Morozov operation creates an opportunity that changes everything. More 9 100% IHOP Air date: May 2, 2017 Philip and Elizabeth are thrown off balance when things with Tuan take an unexpected turn. Meanwhile, Henry makes a startling proposition and Stan has a disturbing encounter with Frank Gaad's widow. More 10 100% Darkroom Air date: May 9, 2017 Paige's snooping leads Philip and Elizabeth to make a choice that could shift the balance of their lives forever. Also: Stan and Aderholt's recruitment of Sofia suddenly bears fruit. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for The Americans Season 5 All Critics (39) | Top Critics (16) | Fresh (35) | Rotten (4) There's more TV to watch than ever before, but fewer shows that feel like they earn that capital-G Great title. The Americans is a Great Show. In fact, it is the greatest currently on television. Mar 7, 2017 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic Well, I have been watching - and it's been fascinating from the start. But now, with Cold War intrigue hotter than it's been in decades, many curious new viewers are likely to flock to this series. Mar 7, 2017 | Full Review… David Bianculli NPR Top Critic The Americans otherwise remains in the top tier of TV dramas, even if the first three episodes of the 13-episode new season could use a kick in the pants pacing-wise. Mar 7, 2017 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic The fourth season was great. The fifth at least needs to match it, and the evidence so far establishes that it will. Mar 6, 2017 | Rating: A+ | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic This season, the conditions in Russia seem to be taking a more forward position on the show. Cleverly, the writers introduce a Russian family in America whose father despises Russia and is glad to be out. Mar 3, 2017 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic How The Americans balances big, worldly topics with intimate, familial stories has always been skillfully implemented. But now such moments are even more pointed. Mar 2, 2017 | Rating: A | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic Through this dedication to storytelling and stellar performances, that show will continue to be a much watch show. Oct 10, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review… Alan French AwardsCircuit.com I've found the last few episodes of this Cold War thriller a tiny bit boring...Normally I love it but this series seems as though it's merely treading water instead of rampaging ahead. Jun 27, 2018 | Full Review… Julie McDowall The National (Scotland) The Americans excels in mining the psychological damage visited upon those playing the deadliest of games. May 31, 2017 | Full Review… Matt Roush TV Insider The spy craft is terrific - tense, subtle and expertly plotted and paced - but the real battles are on the home front, fought in Philip and Elizabeth's bedroom or at the kitchen table. May 8, 2017 | Full Review… Alison Gillmor Winnipeg Free Press View All Critic Reviews (39) Audience Reviews for The Americans: Season 5 There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about The Americans: Season 5! View All News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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