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The series takes a sometimes darkly comic look at two KGB spies posing as a normal suburban couple, Phillip (Matthew Rhys, Brothers & Sister) and Elizabeth (Russell), whose mission remains a secret even to their children, but begins to come undone by Phillip’s growing attraction to the American way of life, and the additional pressure of finding out their neighbor, Stan (Noah Emmerich), is an FBI agent working in counterintelligence. The couple must also contend with a progressively more real and intimate relationship, while they navigate the complex web of spies and informants they are responsible for.

The Americans comes from Justified and Falling Skies executive producer Graham Yost and is written by Falling Skies writer Joe Weisberg – who is also a former CIA agent. So far, Weisberg is most well known for his work on TNT’s alien invasion drama, but with his firsthand knowledge of the intelligence community, he stands to breakout with this new series. Yost, meanwhile, has dished out three acclaimed seasons of southern-fried justice with a side helping of dark humor on Justified, making FX eager to have his talents on board this series.

http://screenrant.com/the-americans-series-reboot-fx/

The new spy drama, starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, left attendees enthralled by the fast-paced, well-acted and beautifully scored episode of 75 minutes.

The Americans -- as in a new drama series for cabler FX Stateside -- turned the once staid, “suit”-saturated Mipcom TV trade show into a mini Cannes Film Festival moment Monday night.

The pilot episode had enough sex, action, intrigue and sophisticated production values to make attendees think they were watching some European art film – except that this one was, despite the twists, mostly understandable.

Set in 1981, at the beginning of the Reagan era, the series focuses on a sleeper cell of KGB agents, specifically the husband and wife team of Russell and Rhys, whose loyalties are tested and whose own moral compasses go awry in different ways during the series. Per the Fox execs, the series will include as backdrop the attempt on Reagan’s life but essentially it will focus on the relationship between the principals, including their extracurricular sexual affairs.

“It’s really a series about trust – in marriage, children, government and country. The only period element one has to be aware of is that the Russians are the bad guys. It’s authentic to the period, in a different way from, say, Mad Men in that it’s authentic without being over the top in attention to period detail,” Madden said during the Q&A afterwards.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...ericans-377159

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Starts airing in America on Wednesday, January 30 at 10pm, in American Horror Story's slot. No air date in the UK yet but it'll be on FX here aswell

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