FX Russian spy drama The Americans feels uncomfortably topical in its twilight years, so we could use a laugh. A deeply … deeply unsettling laugh.
Ahead of Season 5’s finale, have a look at The Americans as a cheery ‘80s sitcom centered around Paige, with no horrific murder, espionage or treason creeping in at all!
The Americans will conclude its fifth and penultimate season with Tuesday’s “The Soviet Division,” while 2018 will bring the series to a close with a ten-episode final season.
The network itself released the new parody intro, re-positioning The Americans as a lighthearted family sitcom about Paige Jennings (Holly Taylor), her loving parents, a wacky neighbor … and perhaps the odd Russian diplomat.