FX's 'The Americans', An 80's Sleeper Agent Cold War Drama – Trailer + Details

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‘The Americans’ is a new American television series created by Joe Weisberg, a former CIA officer turned screenwriter, which premiered last night January 30, 2013 on the FX network.

The premise is that a group of Soviet KGB officers have been trained to impersonate American citizens, so that each one can become a sleeper agent, with a cover which may even include an unwitting spouse and family.

Check out the trailer below.