The Americans

2013 American period spy thriller television series
TVSeries television_series Q498438
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The Americans

Summary

The Americans is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,600 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Americans is the creator of Joe Weisberg[3].
  • The Americans received the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama[4].
  • The Americans's instance of is recorded as television series[5].
  • The Americans's composer is recorded as Nathan Barr[6].
  • The Americans's genre is recorded as drama television series[7].
  • The Americans's genre is recorded as thriller television series[8].
  • The Americans's genre is recorded as espionage television series[9].
  • The Americans's logo image is recorded as The Americans (Amblin Television series) logo.svg[10].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Keri Russell[11].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Matthew Rhys[12].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Maximiliano Hernández[13].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Holly Taylor[14].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Noah Emmerich[15].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Annet Mahendru[16].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Susan Misner[17].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Alison Wright[18].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Keidrich Sellati[19].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Margo Martindale[20].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Frank Langella[21].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Derek Luke[22].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Lev Gorn[23].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Costa Ronin[24].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Richard Thomas[25].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Dylan Baker[26].
  • The Americans's cast member is recorded as Brandon J. Dirden[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Keri Russell[11], Matthew Rhys[12], Maximiliano Hernández[13], Holly Taylor[14], Noah Emmerich[15], and Annet Mahendru[16]. The Americans is the creator of Joe Weisberg[3].

Publication

The Americans's publication date is recorded as +2014-02-05T00:00:00Z[28]. Original languages include English[29] and Russian[30]. Genres include drama television series[7], thriller television series[8], and espionage television series[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Cold War[31] and KGB[32].

Reception

The Americans received the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Illegals Program inspired The Americans[33].

Why It Matters

The Americans ranks in the top 2% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,600 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

What awards did The Americans receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] . qz.com. Retrieved . qz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer Nathan Barr
    Original broadcaster FX
    Main subject Cold War, KGB
    Original network
    + 39 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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