Episode guide
The Americans: Season 1
13 episodes · premiered Jan 30, 2013
In 1980s Washington, D.C., KGB sleeper agents Philip and Elizabeth Jennings take extreme measures to continue their mission and keep their true identities hidden when Stan Beeman, an FBI Counterintelligence agent, moves in across the street from them.
- Episode 1: Pilot Jan 30, 2013 · 1h 10m · TMDB 7.8 The arranged marriage of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings grows more passionate and genuine by the day, but is constantly tested by the escalation of the Cold War. Tensions heighten upon the…
- Episode 2: The Clock Feb 6, 2013 · 48m · TMDB 7.6 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…
- Episode 3: Gregory Feb 13, 2013 · 46m · TMDB 7.5 Philip and Elizabeth discover that their murdered colleague Robert had a wife they never knew about. As they try to determine what she knows and where her allegiance lies, Stan's…
- Episode 4: In Control Feb 20, 2013 · 43m · TMDB 7.9 When an assassin attempts to kill President Reagan, Philip and Elizabeth scramble to handle the fallout within the KGB. Meanwhile, Stan pressures his source within the Rezidentura to find…
- Episode 5: COMINT Feb 27, 2013 · 40m · TMDB 7.4 A crucial agent crumbles under emotional distress and threatens to topple a valuable network of KGB informants. Professionally, Philip and Elizabeth are tasked with infiltrating the FBI's…
- Episode 6: Trust Me Mar 6, 2013 · 50m · TMDB 8.0 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…
- Episode 7: Duty and Honor Mar 13, 2013 · 41m · TMDB 7.5 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.
- Episode 8: Mutually Assured Destruction Mar 20, 2013 · 48m · TMDB 7.6 Philip and Elizabeth must stop an assassin from taking out key US scientists, while Stan and the FBI hunt the same man. Grannie shocks Elizabeth with the truth of what happened between…
- Episode 9: Safe House Apr 3, 2013 · 49m · TMDB 8.4 Philip and Elizabeth are put to the test when a routine mission goes horribly wrong. Stan and the FBI are pushed to their limit when one of their own goes missing.
- Episode 10: Only You Apr 10, 2013 · 46m · TMDB 7.8 Stan pursues a lead that puts him on the trail to one of Gregory's crew members, closing the gap between him and Elizabeth, and reigniting some of the deepest conflicts between her and…
- Episode 11: Covert War Apr 17, 2013 · 42m · TMDB 7.6 Events in Moscow strike a personal chord for Elizabeth, leading her to take on a dangerous mission she can't complete without Philip's help, and placing the couple on a collision course…
- Episode 12: The Oath Apr 24, 2013 · 43m · TMDB 8.2 One of Elizabeth's agents has key intel for sale, but she and Philip find themselves taking increasingly greater risks for what could well be a set-up. Meanwhile, Stan's pursuit of…
- Episode 13: The Colonel May 1, 2013 · 48m · TMDB 8.7 When Philip and Elizabeth are ordered to go through with a meeting that could potentially be a set-up, they find themselves confronted with unexpected truths about their relationship…