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‘The Americans’ Season 5 New York Premiere: Russia Looms Large Over Soviet Spy Drama
Several series have taken on a different pallor in light of recent events: “24: Legacy” and its depiction of Muslim terrorists infiltrating the United States have come under fire after the President signed an executive order banning the entry of travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries in late January. identification.
Yet it’s “The Americans” that might take the prize for biggest surprise when it comes to unintentional timeliness. The Cold War series, at its core about sleeper KGB agents Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) Jennings and the FBI agent across the street (Noah Emmerich), had felt like a time capsule right until rumors began flying of Russian interference in the U.S. election and a leaked intelligence report concerning potentially compromising information the Russians may possess dealing with President Trump. Then a Russian spy ship showed up on the East Coast and Russian planes buzzed an American destroyer in the Black Sea.
“Things were going pretty well until we got on air,” creator and executive producer Joe Weisberg joked to Variety at the show’s Season 5 premiere in Manhattan on Saturday evening. But it’s only if you haven’t been paying attention, according to Weisberg, a former CIA analyst. “This was starting long before the current administration,” Weisberg said.
‘The Americans’ Season 5 New York Premiere: Russia Looms Large Over Soviet Spy Drama
Several series have taken on a different pallor in light of recent events: “24: Legacy” and its depiction of Muslim terrorists infiltrating the United States have come under fire after the President signed an executive order banning the entry of travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries in late January. identification.
Yet it’s “The Americans” that might take the prize for biggest surprise when it comes to unintentional timeliness. The Cold War series, at its core about sleeper KGB agents Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) Jennings and the FBI agent across the street (Noah Emmerich), had felt like a time capsule right until rumors began flying of Russian interference in the U.S. election and a leaked intelligence report concerning potentially compromising information the Russians may possess dealing with President Trump. Then a Russian spy ship showed up on the East Coast and Russian planes buzzed an American destroyer in the Black Sea.
“Things were going pretty well until we got on air,” creator and executive producer Joe Weisberg joked to Variety at the show’s Season 5 premiere in Manhattan on Saturday evening. But it’s only if you haven’t been paying attention, according to Weisberg, a former CIA analyst. “This was starting long before the current administration,” Weisberg said.
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