The Americans

Series Premiere. Undercover Russian spies Elizabeth and Philip Jennings kidnap Timoshev, a KGB agent who has defected to the United States, but the kidnapping goes wrong, and their new neighbor Stan works in counterintelligence at the FBI.

Phillip and Elizabeth resort to questionable tactics in order to gain sensitive information from a meeting between high level government officials. Stan and his team pursue a target.

Philip and Elizabeth discover that their murdered colleague Robert had a wife they never knew about. As they try to determine what she knows and where her allegiance lies, Stan's investigation into Robert's death puts him hot on their trail.

With international tensions already running high, news breaks of an assassination attempt on the life of President Reagan, and the FBI moves quickly to try and determine whether or not the shooting was a prelude to war carried out by KGB agents.

When the FBI learns that an unidentified deep-cover KGB agent seems to be on the verge of an emotional breakdown and is desperately trying to make contact with his handler, they employ a revolutionary new surveillance device in order to uncover the distressed mole.

The Russians at the Rezidentura go on high alert when they learn they have an enemy mole working against them. As Nina grows increasingly nervous that her treasonous actions will be discovered, she begs Stan to extricate her before the KGB learns the truth. Instead, Stan gives Nina another assignment that puts her at even greater risk. Paige and Henry find themselves in a tenuous situation.

In Washington, D.C., Phillip reunites with Irina, a KGB agent who holds a special place in his past. Together they work to discredit a popular - and seemingly incorruptible - pro-democracy activist who is making progress in Poland's struggle for independence from mother Russia.

Philip and Elizabeth must stop an assassin from taking out key US scientists, while Stan and the FBI hunt the same man. Grannie shocks Elizabeth with the truth of what happened between Philip and Irina in New York.

Philip and Elizabeth are put to the test when a routine mission goes horribly wrong. Stan and the FBI are pushed to their limit when one of their own goes missing.

Stan pursues a lead that puts him on the trail to one of Gregory's crew members, closing the gap between him and Elizabeth and reigniting some of the deepest conflicts between her and Philip.

Events in Moscow strike a personal chord for Elizabeth, leading her to take on a dangerous mission she can't complete without Philip's help, and placing the couple on a collision course with both Grannie and the FBI.

One of Elizabeth's agents has key intel for sale, but she and Philip find themselves taking increasingly greater risks for what could well be a set-up. Meanwhile, Stan's pursuit of Directorate S suddenly begins to yield unexpected results.

When Philip and Elizabeth realize they might be set-up, they find themselves confronted with unexpected truths about their relationship. Stan's investigation puts him and the FBI even closer to Philip and Elizabeth.