The Season 4 finale of the American espionage period drama TV series “The Americans” was aired on FX on June 8. Subsequently, the network renewed the show for two more seasons and also confirmed that the sixth season is the show’s last.
Thus, it has become clear that the upcoming fifth season of “The Americans” will be the penultimate season and shall set the stage for the satisfying conclusion of the TV series.
Showrunners Joseph Weisberg and Joel Fields revealed that the last two seasons of “The Americans” shall be presenting very interesting story arcs for several characters of the TV series.
They pointed out that they can’t believe that they are already heading into the final stretch of “The Americans” and they are grateful to know that they would be telling the story to its conclusion.
They added that a lot of people have put their hearts and souls into “The Americans” so they are all looking forward to maintaining the same enthusiasm and zest for the final two seasons.
Season 5 will consist of 13 episodes, and should be broadcast in 2017, and the final 10-episode sixth season is bound to air in 2018, concluding the series.
What’s the Jennings are up to
Season 5 of “The Americans” shall reportedly have a time jump from the Season 4 finale and it would likely reveal what the Jennings have been up to, on whether they have decided to stay in America or go back to Russia as their spy covers were about to be blown.
Back in Season 4, the FBI was able to capture the Jennings’ asset William, played by Dylan Baker, but did not squeal on Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, played by real-life couple Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell, despite being under duress.
The showrunners also revealed during the Television Critics Association summer press tour that Season 5 of “The Americans” shall focus also on the storyline of ex-FBI secretary Martha, played by Alison Wright.
It would somehow be discovered in the upcoming season that Martha is still not dead and the show shall be focusing on what she has been up to and why she has gone missing in action.
The son also knows
Sometime in Season 4, Paige Jennings, played by Holly Taylor, learned that her parents are KGB posing as Americans.
While she had her initial apprehensions at first, Paige seems convinced towards the end that she too will take the path of her parents after she asked her mother to teach her how to fight.
It would be interesting how her life will change especially with regards to her ongoing fling with the son of an FBI agent who lives next door to them.
In addition to Paige, the Jennings son Henry, played by Keidrich Sellati, also learned the secret of his parents during the Season 4 finale so Season 5 would give focus on him and how he handles the truth about his parents’ secret responsibilities.
There are speculations saying that the Jennings couple might become double agents in the upcoming season of “The Americans” in order to save their necks and protect their children but the showrunners have not confirmed or denied such plot as of this time.
While FX has not made any official announcement regarding the airing date of “The Americans” Season 5, the consensus of the rumors is that it would air in the spring of next year, notes the Premiere Date.
A subtle cliffhanger was incorporated during the Season 4 finale episode where an obscure character Stan finally learned the secret of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings.
As to how long he can keep the secret from coming out and be known by the FBI, would be among the things that would be known by the viewers during the Season 5 premiere of “The Americans” when it comes out next year.