The Americans

Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings are two seemingly normal Americans who are really undercover KGB agents. ... After kidnapping a Soviet defector they discover their new neighbor is an FBI agent assigned to their case.
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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.

Gregory, Elizabeth's lover, helps them make contact with Robert's widow despite an FBI team. Gabriel's replacement shows up. ... Phillip then makes a dangerous buy of information.
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After President Reagan is nearly assassinated events quickly start to spin out of control. The FBI wonders if the KGB is somehow behind it; the KGB worry that they will be blamed for it and possibly result in war.

A crucial agent crumbles under emotional distress and threatens to topple a valuable network of KGB informants.

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.
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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.

A German assassin has been ordered to kill American scientists involved in the ABM program. After the mission is aborted, Phillip and Elizabeth must stop him and prevent a possible war, without having any idea of his identity.

Phillip and Elizabeth shock their children when they announce they are separating. After Amador goes missing, Gaad orders an unauthorized mission to grab a KGB agent in retaliation. ... Events soon spin out of control and come to a grisly end.
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After Amador's murder the FBI begins a massive manhunt for the killer. When they start closing in on Gregory, the KGB decides to send him to Moscow. ... Despite Elizabeth's best efforts he refuses to go, even if it means his life.
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In Moscow, Viktor Zhukov is assassinated in the escalating tensions between the two countries. When Elizabeth learns that her personal mentor has been murdered she risks everything to avenge his death.

An Air Force colonel offers to sell SDI secrets to the KGB. Viola reports the bug in the Weinberger home. ... Phillip agrees to marry Martha hoping she'll continue spying while Nina confesses to spying for the Americans.
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Elizabeth and Phillip are at risk of getting caught when they fear their assignments may be a set-up. ... Stan is convinced he'll find Nina a way out.
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Elizabeth comes back from her injury and straight into what should have been a routine mission - but it goes awry, leaving her and Philip in fear not only for themselves but for their whole network... ... and family. Paige's suspicions have only grown in her mother's absence. Meanwhile, Stan continues to fall for the Russian agent who has started to play him.
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As Philip investigates the fallout from the last operation, Elizabeth sticks close to home, concerned for her family until she gets a mysterious distress signal. ... Meanwhile, a walk-in arrives at the Rezidentura - providing both Nina and Stan with unique opportunities.
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Philip and Elizabeth complete their next mission - but not without complications - and Philip's fears about Elizabeth's readiness for action deepen. ... Stan tracks the KGB walk-in which leads to much praise at work and a deepening of his attachment to, and dependence on, Nina. Meanwhile, Paige snoops into her mother's family background and Oleg begins to scrutinize Nina's secret operation.
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Just when Philip and Elizabeth think they have a quiet road ahead, an old friend returns to complicate things. ... Not only do they have to intercept a target who could prove valuable to the Soviet Union, but they also have to take on an important rogue mission without the support of the Centre. Divisions inside the Rezidentura deepen between Oleg and Arkady and there's an upheaval at the FBI as the chickens come home to roost for Agent Gaad. Meanwhile, Martha's frustrations threaten to blow Philip's cover.
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Philip and Elizabeth are finally assigned a new handler as Philip works to clean up the mess of the last operation and Elizabeth, in disguise as Clark's sister Jennifer, does her best to smooth things over with Martha. ... As Stan searches for a missing scientist, Oleg and Arkady continue to argue over how best to handle the situation on their side, leaving Nina once again caught between the FBI and KGB.
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A dangerous Naval officer becomes the key to Philip and Elizabeth's mission as well as a potential threat to their family's safety. ... Lucia, a Sandinista intelligence officer working with the Jennings, is tasked with getting Elizabeth access to Capitol Hill. Stan struggles with the potential costs of protecting Nina.
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Philip uses his agent Charles Duluth to help him gain access to an early precursor to the Internet so that the KGB can bug American government communications. ... Nina faces the threat of a potential FBI polygraph exam, bringing her closer to KGB colleague Oleg.
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Philip and Elizabeth both find themselves faced with painful turns in their various missions. Stan fights to gain access to an American military program that could give him the upper hand in his battle of wills with Oleg.

Philip and Elizabeth's long-planned mission turns ugly, impacting each of them in different ways. Stan digs in deeper at work as his personal life continues to unravel.

A new mission with international stakes has Philip calling on Annelise for assistance just as an old foe returns to D.C. ... with a vendetta. Stan makes a discovery that could put the FBI hot on the trail of illegals.
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Elizabeth makes a shocking discovery about Kate. Philip pursues a contact for information about the new Stealth technology. ... Stan continues his pursuit of the illegals.
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With Larrick closing in, Elizabeth rushes to exfiltrate Jared while Philip readies Fred for a crucial mission. ... Arkady finally plays his hand, forcing Stan to make an impossible choice.
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Nina finds that her future is Stan's hands. Meanwhile, Paige and Henry are moved to safety as their parents attempt to complete their assignment.

Things are tense between Elizabeth and Philip as they have differing opinions over how to handle orders coming from the Centre.

Elizabeth and Philip come together to deal with a mission gone wrong, but struggle to reconcile their ideologies; Stan welcomes a Soviet defector to America; Nina acclimates to her new living arrangements.

Elizabeth and Philip get closer to the inner circle of the C.I.A. Afghan Group.

Philip faces a moral dilemma while developing an asset; Paige makes a surprising birthday wish.

Philip juggles the many women in his life; Elizabeth takes drastic measures to complete a mission.

Gabriel has surprising information; Elizabeth begins to take family matters into her own hands.

Philip and Elizabeth feel the weight of a family secret while following up on the KGB's interests.

Martha and Clark's marriage meets its most challenging test yet; pressure on Philip intensifies.

Philip and Elizabeth struggle with the gravity of unexpected collateral damage.

Philip and Elizabeth deploy a plan for the C.I.A.'s Mujahideen visitors.

Philip and Elizabeth's home and work lives collide in new and dangerous ways. Nina struggles to figure out her next steps. ... Arkady assigns Oleg and Tatiana to an operation with uncertain potential.
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Martha hosts an unexpected guest; Philip and Elizabeth must work a formidable Mujahideen commander.

Elizabeth and Paige take a trip that lands them in treacherous territory.

Elizabeth and Phillip are supposed to get a biological weapon sample but fail to make the exchange when someone is watching. ... Nina works Anton in hopes it will lead to her freedom. Paige wonders if she can trust Pastor Tim with her secret.
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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.

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.

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?
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Philip must consider his life with Martha and make a crushing choice from which there is no coming back.

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.

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.

The Jennings hit their breaking points as they try to handle their local agents such as Martha.

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?

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.

Elizabeth completes the last steps of a very personal operation... but at what cost?

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?
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In the season 4 finale, Elizabeth & Philip race against the FBI to retrieve a mysterious package. Paige finally begins considering whether or not she would like to enter the family business.

The Americans: The series centers on the two spies, whose arranged marriage evolves into something more real, compromising their mission during the Cold War.

The Americans: The series centers on the two spies, whose arranged marriage evolves into something more real, compromising their mission during the Cold War.

The Americans: The series centers on the two spies, whose arranged marriage evolves into something more real, compromising their mission during the Cold War.

The Americans: The series centers on the two spies, whose arranged marriage evolves into something more real, compromising their mission during the Cold War.

The Americans: The series centers on the two spies, whose arranged marriage evolves into something more real, compromising their mission during the Cold War.

The Americans: The series centers on the two spies, whose arranged marriage evolves into something more real, compromising their mission during the Cold War.

The Americans: The series centers on the two spies, whose arranged marriage evolves into something more real, compromising their mission during the Cold War.

The Americans: The series centers on the two spies, whose arranged marriage evolves into something more real, compromising their mission during the Cold War.

The Americans: The series centers on the two spies, whose arranged marriage evolves into something more real, compromising their mission during the Cold War.

The Americans: The series centers on the two spies, whose arranged marriage evolves into something more real, compromising their mission during the Cold War.

The Americans: The series centers on the two spies, whose arranged marriage evolves into something more real, compromising their mission during the Cold War.

The Americans: The series centers on the two spies, whose arranged marriage evolves into something more real, compromising their mission during the Cold War.

The Americans: The series centers on the two spies, whose arranged marriage evolves into something more real, compromising their mission during the Cold War.

It's autumn, 1987, and as a major arms control summit looms, Elizabeth is pushed to her limits as never before. ... Philip, meanwhile, has settled into running the newly expanded travel agency – until an unexpected visitor makes a disquieting request.
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Elizabeth targets an old source who could tip the balance of the upcoming summit, as Philip deals with business at the travel agency. ... Stan learns an old friend is back in town.
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In the aftermath of a disastrous operation, Philip and Elizabeth clash about how to handle things with Paige. ... Stan struggles to contain the growing risks of Sofia and Gennadi's fraying relationship.
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After picking up a distressing piece of intelligence, Elizabeth takes extreme measures to get close to a Soviet negotiator; Philip shares some stunning news with Henry.

As the summit fast approaches, Elizabeth enlists Philip's help for a mission that could yield game-changing intel.

Elizabeth wrestles with competing loyalties, and Philip has an encounter that turns into much more than he had bargained for.

The Jennings family face a choice that will change their lives forever.