The Americans is an American period drama television series created by Joe Weisberg for the FX network. Set during the Cold War, the series follows the story of two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. during the Reagan administration. The
The Americans is an American period spy drama television series created by Joe Weisberg for FX. It aired for six seasons from January 30, 2013, to May 30, 2018. Weisberg and Joel Fields also served as showrunners and executive producers. Set during the Cold War, the show follows Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB intelligence officers posing as an American married couple living in Falls Church, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. The couple combine their spying duties with raising their American-born children Paige and Henry.