All's fair in love and cold war.
Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C. and their neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI Counterintelligence agent.
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Mar 16, 2016 · 51m
Philip and Elizabeth deal with the fallout of all they’ve wrought. What will happen when the FBI finds out about Gene’s suicide? How will Pastor Tim deal with the revelation that they are Russian spies? And will they be able to handle a dangerous, new bioweapons assignment?
Mar 23, 2016 · 48m
Philip tries with increasing desperation to get rid of a sensitive and dangerous package as family tensions in the Jennings House reach a boiling point when Paige shares a secret of her own.
Mar 30, 2016 · 44m
Paige copes with new burdens that come with her family’s secret as Philip and Elizabeth struggle to contain their cover without destroying their daughter.
Apr 6, 2016 · 44m
A devastating flaw during a mission forces Philip, Elizabeth, William and Gabriel to confront the depths of their patriotism… and their mortality. In Russia, in striving to be a better person, has Nina put her life on the line?
Apr 13, 2016 · 50m
Philip must consider his life with Martha and make a crushing choice from which there is no coming back.
Apr 20, 2016 · 45m
Martha must finally face the truth she has denied – and her life may never be the same. Plus, a chilling new development in William’s work forces the Jennings to face the realities of what a biological war would mean.
Apr 27, 2016 · 43m
The KGB and the FBI both race to track down a vital agent… everything is at stake.
May 4, 2016 · 51m
The Jennings’s approach their breaking points as both Philip and Elizabeth must handle loyal agents. Will they make it through with their patriotism – and sanity – intact?
May 11, 2016 · 46m
The Day After premieres, making the stakes - and terrible consequences - of the Cold War plain. Even with that in mind, will Elizabeth be able to complete the painful process of the "Patty" operation?
May 18, 2016 · 49m
When Paige’s long-ago indiscretion threatens to resurface and destroy the family, Philip and Elizabeth find themselves scrambling – and Paige finds herself reevaluating who her parents really are.
May 25, 2016 · 43m
Elizabeth completes the last steps of a very personal operation… but at what cost?
Jun 1, 2016 · 46m
As Paige deals with last episode’s trauma, she sees her mother in a new light… and finds she has inherited some of her parents’ skills. Plus, has Oleg reached his breaking point with Stan?
Jun 8, 2016 · 53m
Philip and Elizabeth are in a high-stakes race against the FBI to recover a hazardous package. Will they get there in time? And will Paige follow her parents into the family business?
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
The Americans Season 4 premiered on March 16, 2016.
The Americans Season 4 has 13 episodes.
The season opens with Season 4 Episode 1, "Glanders". It aired on March 16, 2016.
Go to Season 4 Episode 1