When it comes to the genres of espionage, crime, drama, and family in television, one of the most impactful and underrated series of all time is “The Americans.”
I’ve gotten every filmmaker, writer, and critic I’ve met to watch the show, And
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everyone
, for different reasons, had it listed as one of their
- top 10 favourite series of all time
, and was praised for being both remarkably accurate in setting the tone of the Cold War and historical events while telling it’s own exciting, dynamic, shocking, and beautiful stories. It’s also an excellent representation of the the time period it bookended, which was seen by most critics as the end of the ‘‘Last Golden Age of television” from 2013-2019, (which also marked the beginning of the Streaming Wars/Golden Age of Streaming.) It won several Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and Critic’s Awards. Yet during its run It mostly went under the radar as other good shows on bigger networks like Better Call Saul, Ozark, Game of Thrones, and Stranger Things were coming out at the same time, and understandably not everyone can watch everything as it’s released. That all said, if you like any part of television, you’ll most certainly love “The Americans” on FX. Intricate, excellent for discussions, and is mostly based on real Cold War events of the 1980’s (similar to “For All Mankind”), “The Americans” is fundamentally a show about family… and spies, and I highly recommend it.
