The Americans: Season 3

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Season Details & Credits

FX | Season Premiere Date: January 28, 2015

Starring: Lev Gorn, Keri Russell, Susan Misner

Summary: The third season picks up late in 1982 with Elizabeth and Phillips disagreeing over their daughter and their missions.

Creator: Joseph Weisberg

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 3 Episodes

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S3:E13. March 8, 1983
Air Date: April 22, 2015
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S3:E12. I Am Abassin Zadran
Air Date: April 15, 2015
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S3:E11. One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov
Air Date: April 8, 2015

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Critic Reviews

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Emily VanDerWerff

Jan 28, 2015

The Americans is also the best show on television, by a fair amount.... The show now has the best of its first season — when Philip and Elizabeth were often at odds--blended with the best of its remarkable second--when the two found common cause but discovered that made them less effective spies. Read full review

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Matt Zoller Seitz

Jan 28, 2015

Every shot and cut seems timed for maximum impact; you get a little bit of beauty here and there, but for the most part it's go, go, go, comrade, onto the next thing, and don't look back. Read full review

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Tim Goodman

Jan 29, 2015

The Americans not only built on its impressive first season when the second came around, but the first four episodes of season three find it rising to new creative heights yet again. Read full review

Verne Gay

Jan 27, 2015

This remains a superior TV drama. Read full review

Alessandra Stanley

Jan 27, 2015

Mostly, the misguided lead the misled; action devolves into misadventure; and every season gets more complicated, and is all the better for it. Read full review

Gail Pennington

Jan 28, 2015

The Americans remains one of prime time's best series, the only negatives at this point being how complicated the plotting is, to the degree at which we almost need a flow chart to keep up. It's a headache, but a great one to have. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jan 26, 2015

The Americans picks up pretty deftly from where last season’s cliffhanger left off, while advancing that storyline at a relatively slow pace. Read full review

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Type4101

Jan 30, 2015

I can't name a better show on TV right now. Acting, casting, storytelling...all amazing. You can't help but root for everyone, which is a distinctly unique thing about this show.

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harmattan

May 6, 2015

Going to echo many others and say this is the best show on TV right now. It can be plodding with explosions of action, and it can be dark, but your time and attention pay off in dividends. Superb acting, writing, and directing. One of those pieces of storytelling that stick in your headGoing to echo many others and say this is the best show on TV right now. It can be plodding with explosions of action, and it can be dark, but your time and attention pay off in dividends. Superb acting, writing, and directing. One of those pieces of storytelling that stick in your head long after watching. Relationships between characters feel real, and can be deeply moving -- it takes the reigns from the Sopranos in terms of the psychological study. Series was good in season one, terrific in season two, and confidently continues to grow its beard in season three.

Moreover, the atmosphere, settings, music etc. is the closest thing to real as I remember the early 80s in America. The show hits nostalgia factor is pretty close to perfectly.… Expand

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

heisenberg88

Feb 9, 2015

Best show on TV.. Funny the couple reviews negative that whine about the violence.. Breaking Bad, Sopranos, The Wire, which most people consider the greatest dramas ever, all have extreme violence. If you don't like violence or tense moments, go watch one of the cable stations, they usuallyBest show on TV.. Funny the couple reviews negative that whine about the violence.. Breaking Bad, Sopranos, The Wire, which most people consider the greatest dramas ever, all have extreme violence. If you don't like violence or tense moments, go watch one of the cable stations, they usually have fluffed-up drama that is boring as hell to watch..… Expand

5 of 7 users found this helpful52

cmac

Feb 13, 2016

This show is a beauty and highly under estimated. The two leads drive the acting excellence the atmosphere of the time reminds me of those Cold War actualities.
Start watching from the beginning now!

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

MrHere

Apr 8, 2015

Matthew Rhys is this year's finest and most underrated actor. The complexity of his character and the magnitude of his performance rivals that of anything we've seen from such actors as Bryan Cranston or James Gandolfini. Couple this with the fact that this show is exceptional in nearlyMatthew Rhys is this year's finest and most underrated actor. The complexity of his character and the magnitude of his performance rivals that of anything we've seen from such actors as Bryan Cranston or James Gandolfini. Couple this with the fact that this show is exceptional in nearly every way. Deeply engaging plot lines that still manage to be episodic (a rarity in television these days).… Expand

3 of 4 users found this helpful31

brockcheese

Sep 19, 2018

This show continues to get more and more amazing by introducing their daughter into the mix.

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high90

Feb 8, 2015

Yes i'm alone in the wilderness, i hate this show. Iv tried to like it but its crap. Possibly two of the biggest scumbags ever to make it on television living together killing innocents, screwing literally everyone over who they come into contact with. I couldn't care less if they both droveYes i'm alone in the wilderness, i hate this show. Iv tried to like it but its crap. Possibly two of the biggest scumbags ever to make it on television living together killing innocents, screwing literally everyone over who they come into contact with. I couldn't care less if they both drove off a cliff. I'd love to know how people can totally ignore the horrible levels of violence and psychopathy and tune in to watch two evil pricks at work but that's the world i suppose.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 6

92
- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: March 28, 2018
Season 5

94
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: March 7, 2017
Season 4

95
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: March 16, 2016
Season 3

92
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 28, 2015
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  S3:E13. March 8, 1983
  Air Date: April 22, 2015
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  S3:E12. I Am Abassin Zadran
  Air Date: April 15, 2015
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  S3:E11. One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov
  Air Date: April 8, 2015
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  S3:E10. Stingers
  Air Date: April 1, 2015
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  S3:E9. Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?
  Air Date: March 25, 2015
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  S3:E8. Divestment
  Air Date: March 18, 2015
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  S3:E7. Walter Taffet
  Air Date: March 11, 2015
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  S3:E6. Born Again
  Air Date: March 4, 2015
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  S3:E5. Salang Pass
  Air Date: February 25, 2015
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  S3:E4. Dimebag
  Air Date: February 18, 2015
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  S3:E4. Episod 3
  Air Date: February 11, 2015
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  S3:E3. Open House
  Air Date: February 11, 2015
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  S3:E2. Baggage
  Air Date: February 4, 2015
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  S3:E1. EST Men
  Air Date: January 28, 2015
Season 2

88
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: February 26, 2014
Season 1

78
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 30, 2013