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 Weisberg claims that the CIA unwittingly inspired him to create a spy series. The work at the CIA, which Weisberg subsequently acknowledged as a mistake, aided him in developing various scenarios for the series. Some narrative lines are based on true-life stories, and he incorporates strategies and procedures he acquired throughout his training.[([[https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-cia-agent-and-creator-of-the-americans-says-us-and-russia-arent-that-different/|timesofisrael]])] Weisberg claims that the CIA unwittingly inspired him to create a spy series. The work at the CIA, which Weisberg subsequently acknowledged as a mistake, aided him in developing various scenarios for the series. Some narrative lines are based on true-life stories, and he incorporates strategies and procedures he acquired throughout his training.[([[https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-cia-agent-and-creator-of-the-americans-says-us-and-russia-arent-that-different/|timesofisrael]])]
 +
 +===== Illegals Program =====
 +
 +Weisberg was inspired to develop a pilot screenplay for the series by the events of the Illegals Program in 2010. His research materials included Vasili Mitrokhin's notebooks on the KGB's Cold War and talks with several of his former CIA colleagues. In contrast to the conditions surrounding the Illegals Program, he stated that he chose to situate the plot in the early 1980s because "a present day [setting] didn't seem like a smart idea".[([[https://dfpedia.com/en/The_Americans|dfpedia]])]
 +
 +===== Neutral =====
 +
 +In a 2017 interview, Weisberg stated that the program made every effort to avoid being influenced by the present political situation.[([[https://pipiwiki.com/wiki/The_Americans_(TV_series)|pipiwiki]])]
 +
 +===== Casting Ideas =====
 +
 +Before casting began, Weisberg stated he had no clue who would be in the series. Keri Russell was cast in the series by FX president John Landgraf. DreamWorks' casting director, Leslie Feldman, saw Matthew Rhys in a play and recommended him to Weisberg.[([[https://pipiwiki.com/wiki/The_Americans_(TV_series)|pipiwiki]])]
 +
 +===== Russell And Rhys =====
 +
 +Russell and Rhys had met briefly years ago at a party but had not been properly introduced. They were both drawn to the show because of the emphasis on their characters' relationships. Noah Emmerich was first apprehensive to participate in the series. Gavin O'Connor, the pilot episode's director, persuaded him to take a closer look at the job. Emmerich asserted that he addressed the issue of marriage and family.[([[https://alchetron.com/The-Americans-(2013-TV-series)|alchetron]])]
 +
 +===== To Season 2 =====
 +
 +Susan Misner, Annet Mahendru, and Alison Wright, who portray Sandra Beeman, Nina, and Martha Hanson, respectively, were upgraded to series regulars after recurring in the first season.[([[https://books.google.pl/books?id=uM1CDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1924&lpg=PA1924&dq=After+recurring+in+the+first+season,+Susan+Misner,+Annet+Mahendru,+and+Alison+Wright,+who+play+Sandra+Beeman,+Nina,+and+Martha+Hanson,+respectively,+were+promoted+to+series+regulars+beginning+with+season+two&source=bl&ots=MP3R_9F32V&sig=ACfU3U1NQzDOWydXTGDi47dYL4MoIBR8Ew&hl=pl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwimkeuHvcD5AhXonf0HHQqyCAgQ6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&q=After%20recurring%20in%20the%20first%20season%2C%20Susan%20Misner%2C%20Annet%20Mahendru%2C%20and%20Alison%20Wright%2C%20who%20play%20Sandra%20Beeman%2C%20Nina%2C%20and%20Martha%20Hanson%2C%20respectively%2C%20were%20promoted%20to%20series%20regulars%20beginning%20with%20season%20two&f=false|Google Books]])]
 +
 +===== Lev Gorn =====
 +
 +Lev Gorn, who plays Arkady Ivanovich, was upgraded to series regular for season three after recurring in the previous two seasons.[([[https://deadline.com/2014/09/lev-gorn-the-americans-promoted-to-regular-ncis-arc-830245/|deadline]])]
 +
 +===== Writing =====
 +
 +Landgraf, who didn't know Weisberg but admired the program, offered that he collaborate with Joel Fields as co-showrunner and the other head writer. Fields, for his part, encouraged TV writer Joshua Brand, with whom he had been working on a new pilot, to join the show's writing team as a consulting producer shortly after the show's premiere.[([[https://culture.fandom.com/wiki/The_Americans_(2013_TV_series)|culture]])]
 +
 +===== Weisberg, Fields, And Brand =====
 +
 +Weisberg, Fields, and Brand authored or co-wrote ten of the thirteen episodes in the first season. Gibson authored one episode for the second season.[([[https://wikien.net/wiki/The_Americans_(2013_TV_series)|wikien]])]
 +
 +===== Next Producers =====
 +
 +The show's creative team was expanded with the addition of three new producers: screenwriter and journalist Stephen Schiff, dramatist and children's book author Peter Ackerman, and playwright Tracey Scott Wilson. All six writers (Weisberg, Fields, Brand, Schiff, Ackerman, and Wilson) remained with the program for the duration of its run.[([[https://thereaderwiki.com/en/The_Americans|thereaderwiki]])]
 +
 +===== Russian =====
 +
 +The show's primary protagonists, although being Soviet KGB officials, must masquerade as American-born citizens and so do not typically speak Russian on-screen, but other Soviet spies, immigrants, and—later in the show—ordinary Soviet people do.[([[https://www.vulture.com/2015/03/the-americans-russian-scenes.html|vulture]])]
 +
 +===== Russian Pronunciation =====
 +
 +Because the program was "so much oriented on the world of Russian Russians and Russian illegals," Joe Weisberg noted that obtaining realistic Russian pronunciation was critical. For the most part, the performers portraying Soviet characters spoke Russian as their first language.[([[https://thereaderwiki.com/en/The_Americans|thereaderwiki]])]
 +
 +===== Non-Russian Actors =====
 +
 +Other performers had mastered their lines to the point that they sounded practically native. Peter von Berg, who played Vasili Nikolayevich, in particular, has expertise with Russian plays and has worked as an accent teacher. A Polish actor played General Zhukov. Nina's actress, Annet Mahendru, is of Russian descent and speaks six languages.
 +Mahendru commended Matthew Rhys for his efforts in delivering a few Russian sentences.[([[https://thereaderwiki.com/en/The_Americans|thereaderwiki]])]
 +
 +===== Hall Of Fame =====
 +
 +After its six-season run finished, Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter named The Americans to the "Hall of Fame" dramas.[([[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/tv-power-rankings-tim-goodmans-shows-watch-now-february-edition-1186081/3-2-counterpart/|hollywoodreporter]])]
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