Box set: The Americans: The Complete Series
Barcode 024543546900
Release Date 2013

The Americans: Season 1
Amblin Television (2013)
TV Series  /  Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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Seen ItYes
IMDB   8.4
780 mins USA / English
DVD 
Noah Emmerich Stan Beeman
Keri Russell Elizabeth Jennings
Richard Thomas Frank Gaad
Matthew Rhys Philip Jennings
Keidrich Sellati Henry Jennings
Holly Taylor Paige Jennings
Annet Mahendru Nina Krilova
Margo Martindale Claudia
Susan Misner Sandra Beeman
Alison Wright Martha Hanson
Maximiliano Hernández Chris Amador
Lev Gorn Arkady Zotov
Danny Flaherty Matthew Beeman
Kathryn Shasha Core FBI Agent
Cotter Smith Deputy Attorney General
Director
Daniel Sackheim
Jim McKay
Producer Gavin O'Connor
Adam Arkin
Writer Bradford Winters
Josh Brand
Cinematography Alan Caso
Richard Rutkowski


Created by Joe Weisberg, "The Americans" is a period drama about the complex marriage of two KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington DC shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected President. The arranged marriage of Phillip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell), who have two children who know nothing about their parents true identity, grows more passionate and genuine by the day, but is constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War and the intimate, dangerous and darkly funny relationships they must maintain with a network of spies and informants under their control. Complicating their relationship further is Phillip's growing sense of affinity for America's values and way of life. Tensions also heighten upon the arrival of a new neighbor, Stan (Noah Emmerich), an FBI agent working in counter intelligence.
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/15/2013  1.  Pilot
The Americans is a period drama about the complex marriage of two KGB spies posing as Americans in suburban Washington D.C. shortly after Ronald Reagan is elected President. The arranged marriage of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings grows more passionate and genuine by the day, but is constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War. Tensions heighten upon the arrival of a new neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI agent.
Director:  Gavin O'Connor  Writer:  Joe Weisberg 
Guest starring:  Vitaly Benko, Roman Blat, Damien Bosco, Chase Coleman,  Annet Mahendru, Kevin McCormick,  Alison Wright
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/22/2013  2.  The Clock
When Philip and Elizabeth are given an urgent task to plant a bug in Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger's office, they risk exposure when an unwilling maid of the Weinberger home refuses to cooperate. Stan closes in on a member of the Soviet Rezidentura in an effort to uncover the identities of deep cover Directorate S operatives.
Director:  Adam Arkin  Writer:  Joe Weisberg 
Guest starring:  Annet Mahendru, James Andrew O'Connor
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/29/2013  3.  Gregory
Philip and Elizabeth discover that their murdered colleague Robert had a wife they never knew about. As they try to determine what she knows and where her allegiance lies, Stan's investigation into Robert's death puts him hot on their trail.
Director:  Thomas Schlamme  Writer:  Joel Fields 
Guest starring:  Margo Martindale
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/5/2013  4.  In Control
When an assassin attempts to kill President Reagan, Philip and Elizabeth scramble to handle the fallout within the KGB. Meanwhile, Stan pressures his source within the Rezidentura to find out if the KGB was responsible for the attempted assassination.
Director:  Jean De Segonzac  Writer:  Joel Fields  / Joe Weisberg 
Guest starring:  Masha Borovikova,  Annet Mahendru
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/12/2013  5.  COMINT
A crucial agent crumbles under emotional distress and threatens to topple a valuable network of KGB informants. Professionally, Philip and Elizabeth are tasked with infiltrating the FBI's new communications encryption system while personally they are forced to grapple with one of the darker aspects of life as a spy.
Director:  Holly Dale  Writer:  Melissa James Gibson 
Guest starring:  Richard ThomasAnnet MahendruSusan MisnerAlison Wright, Michael Countryman, John Dossett,  Margo Martindale
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/19/2013  6.  Trust Me
A mole hunt within the KGB causes suspicion amongst allies and shatters trust within the Jennings' marriage. Meanwhile, Stan's plan to keep his mole safe puts her at even greater risk of discovery.
Director:  Daniel Sackheim  Writer:  Sneha Koorse 
Guest starring:  Vitaly Benko, Robert Bogue, Andrzej Krukowski,  Annet Mahendru, Lou Martini Jr., Michael Oberholtzer
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/26/2013  7.  Duty and Honor
Philip and Elizabeth's troubled marriage is further tested when a mission to discredit a Polish pro-democracy leader reunites Philip with his old flame.
Director:  Alex Chapple  Writer:  Joshua Brand 
Guest starring:  Daniel Flaherty, Andrzej Krukowski,  Annet Mahendru, Marina Squerciati
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/20/2013  8.  Mutually Assured Destruction
Philip and Elizabeth must stop an assassin from taking out key US scientists, while Stan and the FBI hunt the same man. Grannie shocks Elizabeth with the truth of what happened between Philip and Irina in New York.
Director:  Bill Johnson  Writer:  Joel Fields  / Joe Weisberg 
Guest starring:  Richard ThomasAnnet MahendruSusan MisnerAlison WrightLev Gorn, Chris Sullivan,  Shuler HensleyMargo Martindale
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/3/2013  9.  Safe House
Philip and Elizabeth are put to the test when a routine mission goes horribly wrong. Stan and the FBI are pushed to their limit when one of their own goes missing.
Director:  Jim McKay  Writer:  Joshua Brand 
Guest starring:  Richard ThomasAnnet MahendruSusan MisnerAlison Wright, Betsy Aidem,  Lev Gorn
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/10/2013  10.  Only You
Stan pursues a lead that puts him on the trail to one of Gregory's crew members, closing the gap between him and Elizabeth, and reigniting some of the deepest conflicts between her and Philip.
Director:  Adam Arkin  Writer:  Bradford Winters 
Guest starring:  Derek Luke,  Richard ThomasAnnet MahendruSusan MisnerAlison WrightLev GornMargo Martindale
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/17/2013  11.  Covert War
Events in Moscow strike a personal chord for Elizabeth, leading her to take on a dangerous mission she can't complete without Philip's help, and placing the couple on a collision course with both Grannie and the FBI.
Director:  Nicole Kassell  Writer:  Joshua Brand  / Melissa James Gibson 
Guest starring:  Susan MisnerAlison Wright
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/24/2013  12.  The Oath
One of Elizabeth's agents has key intel for sale, but she and Philip find themselves taking increasingly greater risks for what could well be a set-up. Meanwhile, Stan's pursuit of Directorate S suddenly begins to yield unexpected results.
Director:  John Dahl  Writer:  Joshua Brand  / Melissa James Gibson 
Guest starring:  Max Adler, Meg Gibson
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/1/2013  13.  The Colonel
When Philip and Elizabeth are ordered to go through with a meeting that could potentially be a set-up, they find themselves confronted with unexpected truths about their relationship. Stan's investigation puts him and the FBI even closer to Philip and Elizabeth.
Director:  Adam Arkin  Writer:  Joel Fields  / Joe Weisberg 
Guest starring:  Richard ThomasAnnet MahendruAlison WrightSusan MisnerLev Gorn, Tim Hopper, Victor Slezak, Paul Fitzgerald,  Margo Martindale
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Series The Americans (2012)
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
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