Those characteristics of “The Americans” were quite evident in the two new trailers for Season 4 as it showed Philip and Elizabeth Jennings looking very fresh as ever while seducing two new marks.
The second video clip is more about atmosphere, as it focuses on the Cold War tensions where the period drama was set in the first place.
Last season saw Philip and Elizabeth disagreeing about whether or not to tell their daughter the truth. It eventually came down to the question of how to parent Paige or how to fight for their family’s survival.
It was executive producer Joel Fields who made the Season 4 synopsis of sort which he also mentioned during the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena, California in January.
Fields disclosed that the idealistic Philip from the early seasons of “The Americans,” who wanted to adopt the American culture, is gone. The character’s goal has become more narrow and pure because he only wants what is best for his family.
Rhys said that what he sees in Philip is this metronome increasing as he goes while thinking that he needs to do everything as best as he can so that everyone stays alive.