The streaming service Disney+ * has the series The Americans in program. And every series fan with a weakness for captivating thriller stories should definitely know the 6 seasons. Because it is one of the best series of the last 20 years.
The Americans offers 75 episodes of nail-biting excitement on Disney+
The Americans is set in the 1960s, where the United States is at the height of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. During this time, the couple Elizabeth (Keri Russell) and Philip Jennings (Matthew Rhys) move into a house in the suburbs of Washington, DC the two “Americans” are actually Russian spieswho go into enemy territory for several years for their dangerous KGB mission.
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There are many American spy thrillers in series form, from Alias to Homeland. And The Americans also thrives on the fact that the two agents, in changing disguises, repeatedly get into dangerous situations. Here, however, it is the “enemies of America” who are elevated to the status of main characters and that makes for one fascinating tale of ambivalent sympathies – because you are never quite sure whether you should keep your fingers crossed for or against their success.
Thriller masterpiece in series form: The Americans on Disney+ is never boring for a minute
With 6 seasons with 13 episodes each (or 10 in the final season), The Americans has no problems being a thriller on Disney+ Tension level extremely high to keep. The entire series has an urgency that only increases from season to season.
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In the beginning, for example, the relationship with her neighbor Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich) is purely a means to an end because the FBI man can unknowingly provide them with useful information. But what if this turns into a real friendship over the years? Things are even more complicated within the Jennings family: If In the fake marriage there are real feelings – and real childrenwho know nothing of their parents’ true identities.
If that The framework of lies becomes increasingly shaky and the boundaries of right and wrong are no longer so easy to draw, The Americans doesn’t shy away from going where it hurts. This and the fantastic actors make Joseph Weisberg’s series on Disney+ an extraordinary viewing experience.
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