

4.045 minSeason 1 • Episode 13
LatestWith time running out, the O'Connors race to stop Black Dagger. Victor faces off with the Rezident. Natalie and Sarah must outsmart SVR agents to stay alive.
Alex O'Connor, a young idealistic CIA analyst specializing in Russian affairs, learns a shocking secret and his close-knit, affluent family is about to be split apart when it's revealed that his parents, Mark and Katya, are covert Russian spies deactivated decades ago. But today the Kremlin has re-enlisted them into service as they plan a terrorist operation inside the U.S. border that will bring America to its knees.
Acting
Hope Davis serving ice-queen spy mom realness
Production
NYC wealth aesthetic masking suburban Cold War paranoia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Creator George Nolfi co-wrote The Bourne Ultimatum, which explains the competent tension-building and the complete inability to stick the landing.
This aired the same year as The Americans' peak acclaim, making it the forgotten Cold War family spy show. It died so Keri Russell could thrive.