The Americans

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The Americans is a critically acclaimed FX television drama series about two Soviet KGB officers posing as a married American couple in suburban Washington, D.C. during the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama television series
spy thriller television series
television series
airedOn FX
awardReceived Critics' Choice Television Award
surface form: Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series

Peabody Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
basedOn experiences of former CIA officer Joe Weisberg
composer Nathan Barr
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Joe Weisberg
criticalReception critically acclaimed
developer Joe Weisberg
distributor 20th Television
executiveProducer Adam Arkin
Darryl Frank
Graham Yost
Joe Weisberg
Joel Fields
Justin Falvey
filmingLocation New York City
firstSeasonSettingYear 1981
follows Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple
genre period drama
political drama
spy fiction
hasSubject FBI counterintelligence operations
KGB espionage in the United States
hasTheme ideology versus personal morality
loyalty and betrayal
marriage and family under strain
language English
lastSeasonSettingYear 1987
mainCharacter Elizabeth Jennings
Henry Jennings
Paige Jennings
Philip Jennings
Stan Beeman
nominatedFor Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
numberOfEpisodes 75
numberOfSeasons 6
openingThemePerformer Pete Townshend
openingThemeSong "The Americans" (instrumental theme often associated with the series)
originalChannel FX
originalNetwork FX
originalReleaseEnd 2018-05-30
originalReleaseStart 2013-01-30
portrayedBy Alison Wright
Annet Mahendru
Jason Dirden
surface form: Brandon J. Dirden

Costa Ronin
Holly Taylor
Keidrich Sellati
Keri Russell
Lev Gorn
Margo Martindale
Matthew Rhys
Noah Emmerich
Richard Thomas
productionCompany Amblin Television
DreamWorks Television
Fox Television Studios
setInPeriod Cold War
settingLocation Northern Virginia
surface form: Northern Virginia suburbs

Washington, D.C.

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Steve Shill directed The Americans
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