— Country of origin : United States.
— Languages : English (~ 85%) / Russian (~ 15%).
— Genres : Espionage / action / historical.
— Number of seasons : 2 (renewed for a third season).
— Number of episodes : 26.
— Duration : ~ 43-49 minutes per episode.
— Series premiere date : January 30, 2013.
— Timeslot : Wednesdays at 10 PM.
— Broadcast on FX (Sons of Anarchy, Justified, Damages, American Horror Story, The Bridge, Terriers, Lights Out, Fargo, The Strain).
— Blu-ray releases by : 20th Century Fox (available on amazon.co.uk, amazon.com, amazon.fr, etc.).
— Synopsis : In the 1980s, during the Cold War. The Jennigs family lives in the Washington D.C. suburbs. They're different from their fellow neighbors in that Philip and Elizabeth are KGB agents undercover on American soil. They married there, they built a home (including two children who know nothing of their parents' true activity) and work ''officially'' as travel agents. Throughout multiple identities and disguises, these Russian spies undercover for nearly 20 years try to undermine the efforts of the American government, particular the FBI, in their fight against the Communist threat.
In the technical crew of The Americans :
— Creator/showrunner of the show :
- Joe Weisberg (Damages, Falling Skies), former CIA agent.
— In the writers room :
- Joel Fields (Over There, Commander in Chief).
- Joshua Brand (creator of St. Elsewhere & Northern Exposure).
- Melissa James Gibson (All is Bright).
— Among the directors :
- Adam Arkin (Sons of Anarchy, Justified).
- Thomas Schlamme (The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip).
- John Dahl (Justified, Dexter).
— Major executive producers :
- Graham Yost (creator and showrunner of Justified).
- Gavin O'Connor (director of Pride & Glory, Warrior, the upcoming Jane Got a Gun).
— In the cast of The Americans :
- Matthew Rhys (Brothers & Sisters) plays Philip Jennings, undercover KGB agent.
- Keri Russell (Golden Globe winner for Felicity) joue Elizabeth Jennings, undercover KGB agent.
- Holly Taylor plays Paige Jennings, the Jennings' oldest daughter.
- Keidrich Sellati plays Henry Jennings, the Jennings' yougest son.
- Noah Emmerich (The Walking Dead) plays Stan Beeman, FBI agent et neighbor of the Jennings.
- Susan Misner (Person of Interest) plays Sandra Beeman, Stan's wife.
- Annet Mahendru (The Blacklist) plays Nina Sergeevna, Stan's informant.
- Alison Wright plays Martha Hanson, agent Gaad's secretary and Philip's ''informant''.
- Lev Gorn plays Arkady Ivanovich, the Rezidentura of the Soviet ambassy.
- Richard Thomas plays Frank Gaad, FBI, special agent in charge.
- Margo Martindale (Justified, Masters of Sex) plays Claudia, the KGB operative acting as the Jennings's handler.
— Trailer :
— Teaser :
— Episode list :
— My opinion :
It truly is THE dramatic series to see nowadays, imo. Serialized, well-constructed, with interesting characters, tension, suspense, cat, mouse, deception, pretenses, dozens of wigs and a quick addiction developing : that's all in this show. If your a fan of spy films, it's a must-see.
— Why steelbooks of The Americans?
-Because it's a fantastic TV series and quality programs should get the steelbook treatment (it's quite annoying when you see horrid films get it).
- 20th Century Fox has already released a TV show in a steelbook, Firefly, they could do it again.
- There aren't enough TV shows in steelbooks and I'd love for it to become a trend (after the great experiment of last year with The Walking Dead seasons 1, 2 & 3.
- It belongs to a genre (espionage drama) that could work well in steelbook format, we actually don't see enough spy films in those shiny metal boxes.
- There are 13 episodes each season, all episodes fit on 3 discs, meaning it would not be a jumbo (à la Walking Dead season 3 (ES)).
- It would be a sweet alternative to these awful, blu-bannered boxsets.
- Some of the art available for this show totally lends itself to some nice embossing (e.g: the hammer & the sickle on the front, missiles on the back, etc).
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