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‘The Americans’ Tears Down Emmy Wall With Key Noms For Cold War Spy Drama

In its fourth season, FX’s 1980s Soviet spy period drama The Americans has finally broken through with Television Academy members and earned some top-notch Emmy nominations including drama series, lead actress for Keri Russell and lead actor for Matthew Rhys. Since its first season, The Americans, which follows Soviet…

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‘The Americans’ Season 4 Finale: EPs On Character Exodus, “Traversing History” In Season 5

Warning: This post contains spoilers about tonight’s The Americans season four finale “Persona Non Grata” This season of FX’s The Americans arguably saw more characters meeting their maker – or at least sent to oblivion, in the case of FBI secretary Martha – than in any single season of HBO’s The Sopranos. Martha…

‘The Americans’ To End Run With Two-Season Final Renewal By FX, EPs Ink Deals

FX’s praised Cold War spy drama The Americans is getting an end date. The network has given the series, now airing its fourth season, a pickup for two more seasons, a 13-episode Season 5 to air in 2017 and 10-episode sixth and final season to air in 2018. Additionally, FX Productions, which co-produces The Americans…

‘The Americans’ Season 4 Deals With Soviet Spy Family’s Survival – TCA

Warning: Some spoilers for season 4 of FX’s The Americans For a show about Soviet spies in 1980s America, smoke and mirrors might be expected. But EP/co-showrunner Joel Fields provided some solid details about The Americans’ upcoming season 4 at the show’s TCA panel today (the FX series returns March 16, airing…

It’s Husband V. Wife For ‘The Americans’ Coming Out In Season 3 – TCA

SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains potential plot developments for The Americans in its next season. A very clear plot development was revealed in The Americans Season 3 trailer that screened today (see the video above): The FX series will pit husband against wife over whether to tell their 16-year-old…

‘The Americans’ Joe Weisberg & Joel Fields Close Overall Deals With FX Productions

The Americans' Joe Weisberg and Joel Fields have inked overall production deals with FX Productions, the company announced today. The 2-year agreements between the Cold War-based drama's creator/EP and showrunner will cover all projects developed for TV as well as their work on The Americans itself. "Working with Joe…

EMMYS: ‘The Americans’ EP Joel Fields, Actor Matthew Rhys On Livin’ The Spy Life

“Since (creator) Joe Weisberg isn’t here tonight, I can say that this show is actually based on his personal story,” quipped executive producer Joel Fields about the historical basis for their FX show The Americans which follows two KGB spies posing as American parents in the 1980s (Weisberg is a former CIA officer)…

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