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Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings are two seemingly normal Americans who are really undercover KGB agents. After kidnapping a Soviet defector they discover their new neighbor is an FBI agent assigned to their case.

US drama series about two KGB spies posing as a married couple in the United States in the 1980s.

Primary Title
  • The Americans
Episode Title
  • Pilot
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 4 February 2013
Release Year
  • 2013
Start Time
  • 21 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 50
Duration
  • 80:00
Series
  • 1
Episode
  • 1
Channel
  • TV3
Broadcaster
  • MediaWorks. TV 3.
Programme Description
  • US drama series about two KGB spies posing as a married couple in the United States in the 1980s.
Episode Description
  • Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings are two seemingly normal Americans who are really undercover KGB agents. After kidnapping a Soviet defector they discover their new neighbor is an FBI agent assigned to their case.
Classification
  • AO
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Notes
  • From DVD-V LD13-0520
Subjects
  • Espionage--Soviet . . .--United States
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
Hosts
  • Joe Weisberg (Writer)
  • Gavin O'Connor (Director)
  • Keri Russell (Actor)
  • Matthew Rhys (Actor)
  • Maximiliano Hernandez (Actor)
  • Holly Taylor (Actor)
  • Keidrich Sellati (Actor)
  • Noah Emmerich (Actor)
  • Adam Arkin (Producer)
  • Alan Caso (Director of photography)
  • Amblin Television (Production Unit)
  • DreamWorks Television (Production Unit)
Contributors
  • Joe Weisberg (Writer)
  • Gavin O'Connor (Director)
  • Keri Russell (Actor)
  • Matthew Rhys (Actor)
  • Maximiliano Hernandez (Actor)
  • Holly Taylor (Actor)
  • Keidrich Sellati (Actor)
  • Noah Emmerich (Actor)
  • Adam Arkin (Producer)
  • Alan Caso (Director of photography)
  • Amblin Television (Production Unit)
  • DreamWorks Television (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Espionage--Soviet . . .--United States
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