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Series like The Americans (2013) Finished The Americans and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with The Americans, and what it does not.
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Marital strain Cold war drama Cold war politics Espionage thriller Domestic suspense Identity deception Deception Manipulator Your best matches Ranked against what The Americans is actually about, not its genre labels.
62% Reverina match Top pick 2019 · Series · Drama
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Why it matches Also espionage thriller at heart Built around the same identity Shares its tense and melancholic register More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 137 candidates
Builds as slowly
What's different Not built around loyalty or deception Does not promise espionage intrigue or cold war era suspense Noticeably slower Where it streams Netflix PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
The least obvious pick of the set when ranked against The Americans.
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2011 · Series · Drama · Crime
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Why it matches Watched for the same thing: espionage intrigue Built around the same loyalty Told the same way, single protagonist Shares its tense and melancholic register What's different Not built around identity or deception Not really espionage thriller or domestic suspense Heavier emotionally Where it streams Netflix Hulu Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against The Americans.
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2019 · Series · Drama · Crime
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Why it matches Centres on the same manipulator figure Shares its tense and melancholic register Builds as slowly Asks the same amount of you What's different Not built around identity or loyalty Not really espionage thriller or domestic suspense Heavier emotionally Commitment 1 season · ~6h
Short
Where it streams Hulu Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against The Americans.
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Bridge of Spies 2015 · 2h 21m
Also cold war drama and espionage thriller at heart Also about cold war politics Rome 2005
Centres on the same manipulator figure Built around the same loyalty The Alienist 2018
Centres on the same investigator figure Shares its tense and unsettling register Power 2014
Built around the same loyalty Centres on the same investigator figure The Fall 2013
Told the same way, single protagonist Centres on the same investigator figure CIA 2026
Also espionage thriller at heart Watched for the same thing: espionage intrigue The Outsider 2020
Centres on the same survivor figure Shares its melancholic and unsettling register Them 2021 · 2 seasons
Told the same way, single protagonist Shares its melancholic and unsettling register
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