Season 5
🎬 13 Episodes 📅 2017 ⏱ 71 min
Two Soviet intelligence officers navigate their most dangerous assignment yet in The Americans—living as an unsuspecting married couple in suburban Washington D.C. while their FBI neighbor grows dangerously close to uncovering their true identities. The psychological toll of maintaining their cover becomes unbearable as personal feelings blur the lines between mission and reality. In this world of espionage and deception, loyalty to country conflicts with loyalty to each other, forcing impossible choices that will reshape everything they thought they believed in.
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📊 Season Stats
13
Episodes
2017
Year
71
min / ep
15.4
Watch Hours
5/6
Season No.
⭐ 8.5
Best Episode
Ep. 11 · Dyatkovo
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🎬 Episodes 13 episodes
1
⭐ 8.0
Amber Waves
The Jennings struggling to contain the risks from Paige's growing relationship with Matthew Beeman. The Centre sends Philip and Elizabeth on an operation unlike any they've ever had before, straining their family and marriage to its limits.
🎬 Chris Long ✍️ Joel Fields
2
⭐ 7.1
Pests
Stan and Oleg wrestle with the harsh consequences of their complicated history as Philip and Elizabeth face a new mission with devastating implications for their country.
🎬 Chris Long ✍️ Joel Fields
3
⭐ 8.2
The Midges
Philip and Elizabeth tell Paige more about the family business, but pressing new questions arise when an operation takes a ghastly and unexpected turn. Meanwhile, a sensitive package jeopardizes Oleg’s life back home.
🎬 Stefan Schwartz ✍️ Tracey Scott Wilson
4
⭐ 7.8
What's the Matter with Kansas?
Philip and Elizabeth have qualms about a new assignment, while a specter from Philip’s past creates unforeseen dangers. At the FBI, Stan makes a shocking play that could throw his career into turmoil.
🎬 Gwyneth Horder-Payton ✍️ Peter Ackerman
5
⭐ 7.5
Lotus 1-2-3
Philip and Elizabeth receive surprising news about Henry -- and shattering news about a past operation. Stan might be falling in love, but Philip wonders if something darker is going on.
🎬 Noah Emmerich ✍️ Joshua Brand
6
⭐ 8.1
Crossbreed
Gabriel stuns Philip and Elizabeth with a sudden announcement and a crushing revelation about Philip's past. Stan and Aderholt draw a fly into their web while Oleg and Ruslan ambush their first suspect.
🎬 Roxann Dawson ✍️ Stephen Schiff
7
⭐ 7.2
The Committee on Human Rights
As Paige becomes even more enmeshed in her parents' world, tensions with Matthew Beeman come to a head, Philip and Elizabeth's honeytraps take surprising turns, and Stan faces the consequences of overplaying his hand at the FBI.
🎬 Matthew Rhys ✍️ Hilary Bettis
8
⭐ 7.8
Immersion
A secret brings Elizabeth and Paige together. Back in Moscow, Oleg's own secrets put him under KGB suspicion and a new twist in the Morozov operation creates an opportunity that changes everything.
🎬 Kevin Bray ✍️ Tracey Scott Wilson
9
⭐ 7.9
IHOP
Philip and Elizabeth are thrown off balance when things with Tuan take an unexpected turn. Henry makes a startling proposition and Stan has a disturbing encounter with Frank Gaad’s widow.
🎬 Dan Attias ✍️ Peter Ackerman
10
⭐ 8.1
Darkroom
Paige’s snooping leads Philip and Elizabeth to make a choice that could shift the balance of their lives forever. Stan and Aderholt’s recruitment of Sofia suddenly bears fruit.
🎬 Sylvain White ✍️ Stephen Schiff
11
⭐ 8.5
Dyatkovo
A surprise assignment from the Centre divides Philip and Elizabeth, forcing them into a moment of profound crisis. Stan gives Henry a tour of the FBI.
🎬 Steph Green ✍️ Joshua Brand
12
⭐ 7.9
The World Council of Churches
As Philip and Elizabeth grapple with a momentous decision, Tuan takes matters into his own hands in the Morozov operation. Back in Russia, Oleg’s investigation collides with the realities of the Soviet system.
🎬 Nicole Kassell ✍️ Joel Fields
13
⭐ 8.3
The Soviet Division
In the season finale, Philip and Elizabeth race against the clock as a life hangs in the balance, while Stan faces an uncertain future.
🎬 Chris Long ✍️ Joel Fields