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The Americans - Season 5
Season 5 kicks off with saga for the family as events unfolding seems to cause a disarray, meanwhile Paige and Matthew may just face their Waterloo.
15 December 1980, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
20 May 1984, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
17 June 1965, USA
March 09, 2017
As The Americans progresses, the sense of tragedy - real tragedy, a terrible outcome for everyone involved - intensifies.May 08, 2017
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.March 02, 2017
How The Americans balances big, worldly topics with intimate, familial stories has always been skillfully implemented. But now such moments are even more pointed.March 09, 2017
For new viewers intrigued by The Americans because of current events, I beg of you: Start from the beginning.March 07, 2017
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.March 07, 2017
The Americans has adequately helped establish the teenage romance as something both meaningful and influential.March 29, 2017
As per usual, the current season of "The Americans" is off to a magnificent start.March 06, 2017
The fourth season was great. The fifth at least needs to match it, and the evidence so far establishes that it will.March 07, 2017
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.March 03, 2017
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.