The Americans
Mutually Assured Destruction
Season 1, Episode 8 · Aired 2013-03-20
Synopsis
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.
In the series
This episode is part of The Americans (2013–2018) on FX.
Soviet spies as suburban parents — marriage, tradecraft, and Reagan-era dread.
Key cast
- Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings
- Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings
- Noah Emmerich as Stan Beeman
- Holly Taylor as Paige Jennings
- Keidrich Sellati as Henry Jennings
- Costa Ronin as Oleg Burov