Episode
The Americans: Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow
Overview
Paige copes with new burdens that come with her family’s secret as Philip and Elizabeth struggle to contain their cover without destroying their daughter.
Details
- Series
- The Americans
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2016-03-30
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow is Episode 3 in Season 4 of The Americans. It aired on 2016-03-30. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 7: Travel Agents
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Episode 8: The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears
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Episode 9: The Day After
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Episode 10: Munchkins
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Episode 11: Dinner for Seven
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Episode 12: A Roy Rogers in Franconia
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