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The Americans

Name: The Americans
Genre: Crime, Drama
Cast: Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Holly Taylor, Keidrich Sellati, Noah Emmerich

Taste attributes: crimedramamafia/gangstermysteryespionagehistoricalslowtried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"All's fair in love and cold war."

Boxlist takeExpect a serious, intricate crime series, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

7.9/10

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C. and their neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI Counterintelligence agent.

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Taste Attributes

all consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs