The creator of The Americans doesn’t feel good about its political parallels, either
Once upon a time, FX’s The Americans was just a fun, pulpy period piece, a throwback to an era in which the Russian and U.S. governments were constantly working to undermine each other with underhanded tactics and clandestine ways. But the popular spy show has taken on a rather contemporary feeling in recent weeks—thanks to ongoing reports that the Russian government worked to influence the 2016 presidential election—a transition to relevance that the show’s creators have noted with a mixture of interest and dismay.
