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The Americans
“All's fair in love and cold war.”
The Americans (2013) is a crime, drama show created by Joe Weisberg. On TV Addict, players averaged 1.8/5, with 46% solving the puzzle and 54% failing it, making it the #7 hardest puzzle of 59 in the archive. 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.
TV Addict Difficulty: Hard
1.8/5
Avg Score
46%
Solved
54%
Failed
39
Players
#7
Difficulty Rank
The TV Addict Puzzle
Puzzle #21 · June 26, 2026 · answer revealed below
The Setup (Clue 5)
Two neighbors in 1980s suburban Washington live perfectly ordinary American lives
The Character (Clue 4)
They are deeply undercover, working for a foreign government
The Conflict (Clue 3)
Their teenage daughter has no idea her parents are spies
The Twist (Clue 2)
An FBI agent moves in next door and becomes a family friend
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
KGB officers Elizabeth and Philip Jennings pose as an American couple in Cold War D.C.
The Americans
Cast
Keri Russell as Elizabeth JenningsMatthew Rhys as Philip JenningsHolly Taylor as Paige JenningsKeidrich Sellati as Henry JenningsNoah Emmerich as Stan BeemanCosta Ronin as Oleg Igorevich BurovMargo Martindale as Claudia
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is The Americans hard to guess on TV Addict?
- The Americans had an average score of 1.8/5. 46% of players solved it, while 54% failed — a hard puzzle.
- Who created The Americans?
- The Americans was created by Joe Weisberg.
- Who stars in The Americans?
- The Americans stars Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Holly Taylor, Keidrich Sellati, Noah Emmerich, Costa Ronin, Margo Martindale.
- What genre is The Americans?
- The Americans is listed under Crime, Drama.
- Where does The Americans rank in TV Addict difficulty?
- The Americans ranks #7 of 59 TV Addict shows by average score (1 = hardest).