The Americans
1961 · 1 season · 17 episodes · Ended · NBC
Drama
TMDB 6.5 · 2 votes
The Americans is a 17-episode American drama television series that aired on NBC from January to May 1961. Set during the American Civil War, the series focuses on two brothers fighting on opposite sides of the conflict.
Episodes
- S01E01Harper's Ferry1961-01-23
When the Union arsenal at Harper's Ferry is attacked, one immediate result is a division of loyalties in the Canfield household.
- S01E02Rebellion At Blazing Rock1961-01-30
Jeff finds two men perparing to an re-enact a war. One man is a person from the north and the other from the south.
- S01E03The Regular1961-02-06
In a flashback sequence, Ben Canfield explains how he came to join the Union forces.
- S01E04The Rebellious Rose1961-02-13
- S01E05On To Richmond1961-02-20
Ben's having difficulty disciplining his men—most of them are short-term volunteers who won't take the war seriously. He is rebuked by Captain Cardiff, who foresees a real battle at a place called Manassas Junction, Virginia—better known as Bull Run.
- S01E06Half Moon Road1961-02-27
- S01E07Reconnaissance1961-03-06
- S01E08The Escape1961-03-1360m
Ben and Colonel Fry are captured by Rebel forces and interned in Richmond's notorious Libby Prison. Finding that the Union prisoners there have been cowed by Major Turner, the tough Confederate commandant, Fry is determined to renew the men's fervor for the Union cause.
- S01E09The Guerrillas1961-03-20
- S01E10The Invaders1961-03-27
- S01E11The Gun1961-04-03
- S01E12The Sentry1961-04-10
- S01E13The Bounty Jumpers1961-04-17
- S01E14Long Way Back1961-04-24
- S01E15The War Between The States1961-05-01
- S01E16The Coward1961-05-08
- S01E17The Inquisitors1961-05-15
The Battle of Ball's Bluff was a disaster for the North, and Congress wants to know why. An angry Union officer says he knows the answer.
