The Americans is heating up.
When the spy drama starring Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys returns with its third season this Wednesday, it’ll bring several conflicts to a head, say the showrunners.
“Really all the major storylines that have been going on for all of these years are reaching boiling point,” says creator Joe Weisberg, with executive producer Joel Fields adding: “Because the characters now are so fully formed and rich and there’s so much history there, we can finally reach the crisis point in some of their conflicts that we’ve been waiting to see.”
While Weisberg and Fields have a vague idea of how they are going to end the series, they still aren’t sure when that will be, though they’ve noted that it will likely run five or six seasons. The pair doesn’t seem too worried about not being able to give the show, which has long been critically acclaimed but never a major ratings draw, its rightful conclusion. Continue reading ‘The Americans’ Bosses: Season Four Reaches “Boiling Point”
