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'The Americans' Ups Annet Mahendru (Nina) and Alison Wright (Martha) to Series Regulars
Here's news that offers a hint about the direction the just-wrapped "The Americans" will take in its second season. FX announced today that the spy drama will be moving a pair of its guest stars up to series regular status for its next year -- Annet Mahendru, who plays Nina, and Alison Wright, who's...
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'The Americans' Unites Its Spy and Domestic Sides for a Finale With Car Chases and an Emotional Heart
In its first season, FX's "The Americans" has offered up a cracking spy story that's steadily upped its stakes until last night's finale had as its centerpiece a white-knuckle sequence in which KGB operatives Elizabeth (Keri Russell) and Phil (Matthew Rhys) took on a pair of missions with a high lik...
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5 Best Bets on TV This Week: 'The Big C' Prepares For the End, 'The Undocumented' Airs on PBS
Sure, Sunday tends to be overcrowded with high-end TV, including "Mad Men," "Veep," "The Borgias," "Game of Thrones," "Nurse Jackie" and more, but what to watch the rest of the time? Every Monday, we bring you five noteworthy highlights from the other six days of the week.
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How a Series of Unfortunate Events Comes Close to Landing the World in War in 'The Americans'
From the (relatively) safer perch of 2013, we can look back at the Cold War with the knowledge that the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. never ended up in open combat despite decades of tension. The idea of the Communist threat can seem almost kitschy in our age of roaring capitalism, while international skirm...
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Why FX’s THE AMERICANS May Feature the Most Compelling Romance on TV
Though it is as flush with moral ambiguity as its predecessors, Joe Weisberg’s creation offers an altogether different breed of protagonist. What separates "The Americans" is its foregrounding of the simplest device in the history of narrative: love. In effect, The Americans is an extended remarriag...
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FX Renews Soviet Spy Drama 'The Americans' for a Second Season
Maybe now we'll finally find out who wins the Cold War! FX just announced that it's giving a second season renewal to its '80s espionage drama "The Americans," which aired its fourth episode last night.
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'The Americans': An Immigrant Tale as Sexy Russian Spy Story
The article below contains spoilers for the January 30th pilot episode of "The Americans."
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5 Best Bets on TV This Week: '30 Rock' Says Goodbye, Keri Russell Says Hello (Again)
Sure, Sunday tends to be overcrowded with high-end TV, including "Downton Abbey," "Shameless," "Girls," Californication," "Enlightened" and more, but what to watch the rest of the time? Every Monday, we bring you five noteworthy highlights from the other six days of the week.
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FX's 1980s Spy Drama 'The Americans' Asks Audiences to Root for the Enemy
Premiering on January 30, FX's new show "The Americans" is part spy series and part domestic drama, set during the Cold War and starring Keri Russell (coming off "Running Wilde") and Matthew Rhys as Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, a seemingly normal suburban Washingt...
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Watch: Teaser for FX's Spy Drama 'The Americans,' Starring Keri Russell (Video)
FX's new series "The Americans" -- a 1981-set spy series created by former CIA officer-turned-TV writer and producer Joe Weisberg ("Falling Skies") -- is slated to premiere in January. The drama is set in Washington, D.C., where the Jennings pose as a...
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