FX Orders Season 3 of ‘The Americans’

FX has renewed its hit drama,The Americans, for a 13-episode third season. The news was announced yesterday by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions.  The series has fast become a signature show for the network. In the first season, the show was the most critically-acclaimed new program of 2013. The Americans won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding New Program, and if that wasn’t enough buzz – the critical acclaim for season 2 has surpassed that of its remarkable first season. There are currently six episodes remain in the current season, including tonight’s broadcast.  The series airs Wednesdays at 10:00 PM E/P.

“The Americans continues be one of the best shows on television,” said Schrier.  “Executive Producers Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields and Graham Yost have done a wonderful job delivering two seasons, and the performances from Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys and Noah Emmerich are stellar.  Fans will be blown away by the rest of this season, and we can’t wait to see what they come up with next year.”

The Americans was honored by the American Film Institute (AFI) as one of the Programs of the Year for 2013 and earned two Emmy nominations, four Broadcast Television Journalist Association (BTJA) award nominations, a record seven Television Critics Association (TCA) Award nominations, and a Writers Guild Award nomination for New Series.  The show recently wrapped production on its second season.

“We are so delighted and grateful to continue telling the stories of these characters,” said Fields. “John Landgraf, Eric Schrier, Nick Grad, and the entire team at FX have been remarkable supporters and creative partners for the show – and we are blessed to have Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Noah Emmerich, and an awesome ensemble who bring it all so brilliantly to life.”

“We’re also truly excited to continue our collaboration with our lead studio, FTVS, led by David Madden,” added Weisberg. “And we’re so grateful to our incredible production team led by Dan Sackheim and Mary Rae Thewlis, our producing partners Graham Yost, and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey at Amblin TV.  Seriously, if the Soviet Union had this level of support from its allies, the Cold War might have turned out differently.”

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