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Keri Russell stars as “Elizabeth Jennings” in The Americans. As one of the KGB’s top “illegals” – undercover agents living in America and posing as American citizens – Elizabeth is working harder than ever to help her country by whatever means necessary. She’s also taken on the task of training her daughter, Paige, to be a second-generation illegal. And as a crucial arms summit approaches and fierce struggles back home threaten everything she’s strived for, Elizabeth’s loyalties to her country and family may finally tear her apart.

Matthew Rhys stars as “Philip Jennings.” The father of two, owner of a beautiful remodeled travel agency, is a quintessential American. You’d never guess that for years, he and his wife used the back office for confidential KGB operations. Three years ago, Philip bowed out of that work, and now, as his daughter, Paige, is lured deeper into the true family business, Philip focuses on the travel agency and the future of his son, Henry. But he’s always aware of the looming threat that hangs over his own life – that he may soon be called to serve his country again.

Noah Emmerich co-stars in The Americans as FBI Agent “Stan Beeman.” Newly married and enjoying work in the FBI’s Criminal Investigation Division, Agent Stan Beeman has put his life in Counterintelligence far behind him – save for one case that repeatedly threatens to pull him back in. Despite his new post, Stan remains the greatest threat to his neighbors the Jennings, who, unbeknownst to him, are the very illegals he and his friend and former partner, Dennis Aderholt, have been hunting for years.

Most teenage girls are worried about school, boys, and gossip, but college student “Paige Jennings,” played by Holly Taylor, has far greater concerns. After discovering that her parents are Russian spies, Paige has embarked on a perilous new path, walking a tightrope between the clandestine family business in which she’s now apprenticing and the murky waters of young womanhood.

The younger of Philip and Elizabeth’s children, “Henry Jennings,” played by Keidrich Sellati, has come into his own as an all-American teenager. He’s thriving at boarding school, where he’s assumed a starring role on the hockey team. Although he’s developed a strong, supportive relationship with his father over the years, he still has no idea his parents are spying on the country he was born in and loves.

After barely escaping a life-threatening investigation into his past, “Oleg Igorevich Burov,” played by Costa Ronin, has left the KGB, opting for marriage and fatherhood and a safer job within the Ministry of Transport, which his father still runs. However, when he’s approached by an old friend with an important assignment abroad, Oleg is forced to decide whether to maintain his newfound stability or risk his life to fight for his country.

Agent “Dennis Aderholt,” played by Brandon J. Dirden, now leads the FBI’s Counterintelligence division, where he brings a wealth of experience to the battle against the KGB. Although he no longer works with his old friend and colleague, Stan Beeman, they still share one last important case that’s threatening to come apart at the seams.

One of the Centre’s most trusted handlers, “Claudia,” played by Margo Martindale, presents a kind face but holds a steely resolve. Dangerous, cunning, and highly skilled, she nevertheless has a depth and humanity that’s grown over the years. She has a conflicted history with the Jennings, but she knows them inside and out – and is ever aware of the potential strategic value of their daughter, Paige.

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Meet the production crew behind FX's critically acclaimed series The Americans. 

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