Episode
The Americans: Dead Hand
Overview
It’s autumn, 1987, and as a major arms control summit looms, Elizabeth is pushed to her limits as never before. Philip, meanwhile, has settled into running the newly expanded travel agency – until an unexpected visitor makes a disquieting request.
Details
- Series
- The Americans
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2018-03-28
- Runtime
- 56 min
Episode context
Dead Hand is Episode 1 in Season 6 of The Americans. It aired on 2018-03-28. The runtime is 56 min.
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