The Americans: Season 6

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FX | Season Premiere Date: March 28, 2018

Starring: Keri Russell, Margo Martindale, Matthew Rhys

Summary: Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth's (Keri Russell) plans to return to Russia are stymied and their daughter becomes involved in the spy game in the sixth and final season of the espionage drama.

Creator: Joseph Weisberg

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 6 Episodes

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S6:E10. START
Air Date: May 30, 2018
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S6:E9. Jennings, Elizabeth
Air Date: May 23, 2018
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S6:E8. The Summit
Air Date: May 16, 2018

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Daniel D'Addario

Mar 28, 2018

Happily, the show has evolved in how it deals with its central concerns. ... Even at its less-well-loved moments, The Americans is still better than practically anything else around. Read full review

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Tim Goodman

Mar 27, 2018

They were, all three [episodes] of them, exceptional--clear examples of one of television's greatest dramas still very much on top of its game. Read full review

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Emily VanDerWerff

Mar 28, 2018

Season six, then, feels like it’s finally homing in on the series’ great theme, which is to say it’s about communication, about the gaps that open up when we don’t tell each other what’s necessary and instead stick to what’s self-serving. Read full review

Maureen Ryan

Mar 27, 2018

There should not be a seventh year; the fifth occasionally lacked the forward momentum to power through all 13 episodes. The fact that the Jennings’ story is ending gives this season much of its dramatic heft and importance, as characters who haven’t seen each other in ages come together again, and as each choice in each personal and political maze carries more finality. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Mar 28, 2018

The context of the show has shifted from a trip down memory lane to a fraught part of our contemporary saga. All this new relevance gives The Americans extra bite--but, to be clear, the show was already quite good on its own. Read full review

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Mar 28, 2018

Frankly, a little boredom sets in at times. ... How The Americans resolves their fates will be key to whether this series is remembered as a superbly rendered morality tale or a distinct disappointment after setting its bar so high. Season 6 so far is rife with both possibilities. Read full review

Rob Owen

Mar 22, 2018

The body count is high in early episodes and Philip gets pulled back into spying, just not in the exact way as before. This new avenue threatens to upend his family, which, of course, lays the groundwork for one of the show’s psychologically intense Philip-Elizabeth relationship-defining scenes early in the season’s third episode. Read full review

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Vincent

Jun 2, 2018

Legendary series on par imo with "The Sopranos" that subverted all expectations while somehow managing to surpass them all. Great direction, acting, music, and it remained tense and unexpected up until it's amazing ending.

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sr4151_

May 31, 2018

This will be remembered as one of the Great(est) Dramas of all time. What a season... The acting is superb (their faces can tell many words), the writing is poetic and stays true to the series, the directing is excellent in this season as well, and needless to say the sound design and scoreThis will be remembered as one of the Great(est) Dramas of all time. What a season... The acting is superb (their faces can tell many words), the writing is poetic and stays true to the series, the directing is excellent in this season as well, and needless to say the sound design and score is on point. The show stays logical (maybe too logical for some), and its careful approach to developing the characters can feel slow at times, but when you recognize what they are doing and pay attention, it is very well worth the time.

I think many of the quibbles some fans have is that we have become used to expect shows to go a certain way, and when we can change the direction of the show we get annoyed. No, not all shows need to go into fan-service mode. The Americans started and ended as a story about marriage, relationships and loyalty first, and spy-craft and action second. The show doesn't need explosions to reach dramatic superlatives. And, we honestly shouldn't expect this show to just go do what other shows did (would be boring and they would probably fail at topping them) - mainly talking about Breaking Bad since people love to compare subjective art.

If you re-watch the show with this in mind, it becomes a much richer and better experience (I did just before S6 started). And, it is truly a show that gets better each time (there are so many things I missed the first time around). The Americans, I will miss you a whole bunch... There are few other shows attempting long arc story dramas anymore, and the ones that are left are focusing on world building and huge CGI productions.… Expand

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NiK2000and3

Dec 8, 2020

One of the best finales to any TV show I've ever watched. Extremely underrated.

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juniortopwb

May 30, 2018

The last season of The Americans just proves that it is one of the best TV shows of all time.

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tdalton789

Jun 17, 2018

I think that all of the seasons were incredible.. except.. the last one. There was no pizazz, no fluff, nothing to get excited about. I was actually unaware of it being a SERIES finale until the last episode and was blown away because I thought it was just one of those seasons that draggedI think that all of the seasons were incredible.. except.. the last one. There was no pizazz, no fluff, nothing to get excited about. I was actually unaware of it being a SERIES finale until the last episode and was blown away because I thought it was just one of those seasons that dragged for simple story plotting reasons. Don't let that stop you from getting into this show though. It was thrilling and mouth dropping time after time. Will go down as one of my favorite TV shows.… Expand

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carlossolrac

Nov 16, 2018

The ending was great. Felt like the series stalled out in seasons 3-5 as they were just trying to cash but overall it was a good ride. Didn't do enough to show evils of socialism/communism or the social conditioning that the Russians were doing at the time.

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OlivierPiel

Mar 30, 2018

Is it because I'm European and went behind the iron curtain many times, lived in Moscow later that I find the last two seasons completely preposterous?
The depiction of the "love of the Motherland", the selflessness portending the actions or the belief in communism that seems to beIs it because I'm European and went behind the iron curtain many times, lived in Moscow later that I find the last two seasons completely preposterous?
The depiction of the "love of the Motherland", the selflessness portending the actions or the belief in communism that seems to be motivating the spies (esp. Keri Russel character and her handlers) and the nomenklatura is so risible if it were not a symptom of the current lack of moral compass that has befell America and the West in general.
Likewise Philipp seems such a snowflake , having mid-life existential crises that are just not in the Russian character, and even less that of a spy. Just ridiculous.

Besides the Russians, East Germans or Poles all knew that the regimes were hypocritical, ruthless to the point of bestiality and totally devoid of belief. I doubt the Russian spies in America were that motivated in furthering the communist Internationale but rather trying to justify keeping their position in the land of milk and honey.

That American critics pour such praise on a show that projects the current inner fears and decadence of America on another culture and period says much about their lack of a world outlook, and experience of other cultures.

Funny that this season of Homeland is way may more compelling that the Americans.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 6

92
- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: March 28, 2018
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  S6:E10. START
  Air Date: May 30, 2018
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  S6:E9. Jennings, Elizabeth
  Air Date: May 23, 2018
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  S6:E8. The Summit
  Air Date: May 16, 2018
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  S6:E7. Harvest
  Air Date: May 9, 2018
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  S6:E6. Rififi
  Air Date: May 2, 2018
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  S6:E4. Mr. and Mrs. Teacup
  Air Date: April 18, 2018
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  S6:E3. Urban Transport Planning
  Air Date: April 11, 2018
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  S6:E2. Tchaikovsky
  Air Date: April 4, 2018
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  S6:E1. Dead Hand
  Air Date: March 28, 2018
Season 5

94
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: March 7, 2017
Season 4

95
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: March 16, 2016
Season 3

92
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 28, 2015
Season 2

88
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: February 26, 2014
Season 1

78
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 30, 2013