The Americans: Season 5

2017 · 13 episodes · ★ 7.8

What Season 5 of The Americans

In season five, the arranged marriage of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings grows more passionate and genuine in the midst of the escalating Cold War. Paige’s budding romance with Matthew, the son of their neighbor, FBI Agent Stan Beeman, further complicates matters since Stan – Philip’s best friend – remains the greatest threat to the Jennings’ safety.

13episodes

Mar 7, 2017released

May 30, 2017latest episode

10.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Amber Waves
Mar 7, 2017 · 51 min · ★ 7.9
The Jennings struggling to contain the risks from Paige's growing relationship with Matthew Beeman. The Centre sends Philip and Elizabeth on an operation unlike any they've ever had before, straining their family and marriage to its limits.
Directing: Chris Long · Writing: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg · Starring: Frank Langella, Margo Martindale, Brandon deSpain, Irina Dvorovenko
5x02 Pests
Mar 14, 2017 · 49 min · ★ 7.2
Stan and Oleg wrestle with the harsh consequences of their complicated history as Philip and Elizabeth face a new mission with devastating implications for their country.
Directed by: Chris Long · Written by: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg · Starring: Frank Langella, Brandon J. Dirden, Ted Koch, Kingsley Leggs
5x03 The Midges
Mar 21, 2017 · 46 min · ★ 8.1
Philip and Elizabeth tell Paige more about the family business, but pressing new questions arise when an operation takes a ghastly and unexpected turn. Meanwhile, a sensitive package jeopardizes Oleg’s life back home.
Directed by: Stefan Schwartz · Written by: Tracey Scott Wilson · Starring: Frank Langella, Brandon J. Dirden, Alison Wright, Brian McCarthy
5x04 What's the Matter with Kansas?
Mar 28, 2017 · 46 min · ★ 7.7
Philip and Elizabeth have qualms about a new assignment, while a specter from Philip’s past creates unforeseen dangers. At the FBI, Stan makes a shocking play that could throw his career into turmoil.
Directed by: Gwyneth Horder-Payton · Written by: Peter Ackerman · Starring: Frank Langella, Brandon J. Dirden, Zoran Radanovich, Aleksandar Filimonović
5x05 Lotus 1-2-3
Apr 4, 2017 · 49 min · ★ 7.5
Philip and Elizabeth receive surprising news about Henry -- and shattering news about a past operation. Stan might be falling in love, but Philip wonders if something darker is going on.
Directed by: Noah Emmerich · Written by: Joshua Brand · Starring: Frank Langella, Brandon J. Dirden, Margo Martindale, David Gibson
5x06 Crossbreed
Apr 11, 2017 · 46 min · ★ 7.9
Gabriel stuns Philip and Elizabeth with a sudden announcement and a crushing revelation about Philip's past. Stan and Aderholt draw a fly into their web while Oleg and Ruslan ambush their first suspect.
Directing: Roxann Dawson · Writing: Stephen Schiff · Starring: Frank Langella, Brandon J. Dirden, Margo Martindale, John Hans Tester
5x07 The Committee on Human Rights
Apr 18, 2017 · 46 min · ★ 7.2
As Paige becomes even more enmeshed in her parents' world, tensions with Matthew Beeman come to a head, Philip and Elizabeth's honeytraps take surprising turns, and Stan faces the consequences of overplaying his hand at the FBI.
Directing: Matthew Rhys · Writing: Hilary Bettis · Starring: Frank Langella, Brandon J. Dirden, Sedly Bloomfield, Janine DiVita
5x08 Immersion
Apr 25, 2017 · 50 min · ★ 7.7
A secret brings Elizabeth and Paige together. Back in Moscow, Oleg's own secrets put him under KGB suspicion and a new twist in the Morozov operation creates an opportunity that changes everything.
Directed by: Kevin Bray · Written by: Tracey Scott Wilson · Starring: Brandon J. Dirden, Margo Martindale, Clea Lewis, Brett Tucker
5x09 IHOP
May 2, 2017 · 51 min · ★ 7.7
Philip and Elizabeth are thrown off balance when things with Tuan take an unexpected turn. Henry makes a startling proposition and Stan has a disturbing encounter with Frank Gaad’s widow.
Directed by: Dan Attias · Written by: Peter Ackerman · Starring: Frank Langella, Alison Wright, Leon Mandel, Benjamin Pelteson
5x10 Darkroom
May 9, 2017 · 49 min · ★ 8.1
Paige’s snooping leads Philip and Elizabeth to make a choice that could shift the balance of their lives forever. Stan and Aderholt’s recruitment of Sofia suddenly bears fruit.
Directed by: Sylvain White · Written by: Stephen Schiff · Starring: Brandon J. Dirden, Margo Martindale, Konstantin Lavysh, David L. Townsend
5x11 Dyatkovo
May 16, 2017 · 44 min · ★ 8.4
Philip and Elizabeth are assigned a revenge mission. Stan gives Henry a tour of the FBI.
Directed by: Steph Green · Written by: Joshua Brand · Starring: Brandon J. Dirden, Margo Martindale, Irina Dubova, Julia Emelin
5x12 The World Council of Churches
May 23, 2017 · 51 min · ★ 7.9
As Philip and Elizabeth grapple with a momentous decision, Tuan takes matters into his own hands in the Morozov operation. Back in Russia, Oleg’s investigation collides with the realities of the Soviet system.
Directed by: Nicole Kassell · Written by: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg · Starring: Brandon J. Dirden, Margo Martindale, Darya Ekamasova, Ravil Isyanov
5x13 The Soviet Division Season Finale
May 30, 2017 · 58 min · ★ 8.2
In the season finale, Philip and Elizabeth race against the clock as a life hangs in the balance, while Stan faces an uncertain future.
Directed by: Chris Long · Written by: Joel Fields, Joe Weisberg · Starring: Brandon J. Dirden, Margo Martindale, Alison Wright, Laurie Holden