FX Renews ‘The Americans’ For Two Final Seasons
By Jack Giroux/May 25, 2016 4:00 pm EST
Below, learn more about The Americans final seasons.
FX has ordered 23 more episodes of the show. Season five, which will air in 2017, will consist of 13 episodes. The last season of the Americans will be the series’ shortest one yet with a 10-episode order. The drama has always appealed to older viewers; half its audience is over the age of 50. Because of the critical and fan support, in addition to FX’s affinity for the show, they’ve kept it going. FX’s president of original programming Eric Schrier once said, while acknowledging the ratings, that he’s fine that the show isn’t a huge hit, that response to the series and their love for it is enough for them.
In a joint statement, Fields and Weisberg shared their gratitude for the two-season order:
Schrier added:
It’s hard to believe we’re heading into the final stretch on The Americans, and we’re so grateful to know we’ll be telling the story to its conclusion. It’s a lot of people putting their hearts and souls into The Americans, at this point for a lot of years. We’re looking forward to the final two.
Through its first four seasons, critics have lauded The Americans as one of the best shows on television and, remarkably, a series that keeps getting better every year. We have no doubt that this two-season order will allow Joe and Joel to tell this story to its perfect conclusion.
