The Americans
All's fair in love and cold war.
Created by Joe Weisberg
On FX
A tense, psychologically interior spy drama built on the irresolvable collision between assumed identity and authentic feeling, where the Cold War's ideological stakes become inseparable from a marriage's survival.
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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Questions people ask
Is The Americans sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of series.
Does The Americans leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 93% of series.
Is The Americans one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 88% of series.
Is The Americans scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Is The Americans violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of series.
Is The Americans easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
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How much more it delivers than it promises
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Ensemble
Everything like The Americans, and what each one shares →
Like The Americans
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Americans
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Americans, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Americans, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Americans, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
