--- description: Next year, fans of the spy drama will get even more secrets, more disguises and more wigs title: 'The Americans' Picked Up for a Third Season image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcda16cc1ed716887/69868af813c79f824a191a45/ta_206_138.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _The Americans_ Gets Picked Up for a Third Season  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Apr 16, 2014 6:11 PM CUT  (L-R) Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings, Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings (L-R) Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings, Keri Russell as Elizabeth JenningsCraig Blankenhorn—FX  by [Eliana Dockterman](/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Correspondent Apr 16, 2014 6:11 PM CUT The Cold War espionage is far from over: [FX has ordered a third season of _The Americans_.](http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/fx-orders-season-3-of-the-americans-1201158169/ "undefined") FX said Wednesday that the hit show would get 13 new episodes airing next year. “We are so delighted and grateful to continue telling the stories of these characters,” executive producer Joel Fields told _Variety_. The critically-acclaimed spy drama set in the 1980s is currently in its second season and has been averaging 3.08 million total viewers. “The Americans” was trending on Twitter within hours of the announcement. “_The Americans_ continues be one of the best shows on television,” FX’s co-president of original programming Eric Schrier said in a statement. “Fans will be blown away by the rest of this season, and we can’t wait to see what they come up with next year.” \[[_Variety_\]](http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/fx-orders-season-3-of-the-americans-1201158169/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/65393/the-americans-third-season/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/65393/the-americans-third-season/"},"headline":"The Americans Gets Picked Up for a Third Season","datePublished":"2014-04-16T18:11:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:20:25.722Z","description":"Next year, fans of the spy drama will get even more secrets, more disguises and more wigs","url":"https://time.com/65393/the-americans-third-season/","keywords":["Television","FX","the americans"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcda16cc1ed716887/69868af813c79f824a191a45/ta_206_138.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eliana Dockterman","jobTitle":"Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcda16cc1ed716887/69868af813c79f824a191a45/ta_206_138.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TA_206_138","caption":"THE AMERICANS -- \"Behind the Red Door\" -- Episode 6 (Airs Wednesday, April 2, 10:00 PM e/p) -- Pictured: (L-R) Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings, Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings -- CR: Craig Blankenhorn/FX","creditText":"Craig Blankenhorn—FX","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/65393/the-americans-third-season/","name":"The Americans Gets Picked Up for a Third Season"}}]}] ```