Cold War TV shows have a long and storied history on television, and there's a reason why audiences haven't gotten tired of exploring this era. The best movies about the Cold War have been highly influential in film history, but television shouldn't be overlooked for its contributions to the genre. Many of the most popular contemporary espionage action movies have roots in older spy TV shows. While not every TV series about spies was set during the Cold War, it was because of this conflict that such a large number of stories about this period appeared. 15b6f

FX's award-winning series The Americans is steeped in the historical era of the Cold War, but is The Americans based on a true story? Premiering in 2013, The Americans follows Elizabeth and Phillip Jennings (Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys), a seemingly normal couple living in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. However, their normal American facade hid the reality that they were secretly KGB agents working for Russia in deep cover, spying on their adopted home and sending information back to the Motherland.

The Americans ending was an emotional finale that shook things up for its main characters. Set during the Cold War in the 1980s, Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell) are Russian KGB spies posing as an American married couple with their American children, daughter Paige (Holly Taylor) and son Henry (Keidrich Sellati). The series explored Elizabeth and Philip's conflicts between duty and family, and hiding their true line of work from their neighbor, FBI agent Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich).

WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for The Diplomat season 1.

FX's The Americanswas critically acclaimed throughout its run, which may leave viewers wondering why it came to an end with the season 6 finale. The story followed Elizabeth (Keri Russell) and Phillip Jennings (Matthew Rhys), two Soviet spies posing as an American couple raising two children in the 1980s. The gripping story saw the series accrue 86 award nominations throughout its run, winning 26 of them, including four Primetime Emmys, a Golden Globe, and two Peabody Awards.

Keri Russell teases a reunion with her The Americans co-star Matthew Rhys in The Diplomat season 2. Consisting of eight episodes, The Diplomat recently debuted on Netflix. The political drama follows Kate Wyler (Russell), the new U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Though she is a pro at handling crisis situations, she's less at ease with her new, more public-facing job. That discomfort is also increased by her complicated marriage to Hal (Rufus Sewell).

The Americanswriter Joel Fields has told the story of how one of the stars of the series once pranked the show's writers, leading to a staff meeting being called. The spy drama follows the story of KGB intelligence officers Phillip and Elizabeth Jennings who assume their identities as a married couple to spy on the US during the Cold War. The show has been praised by critics, earning two Peabody Awards throughout its run.

Usually, it’s exciting when beloved TV shows get a revival, but this is not the case for the potential revival of The Americans. Taking place during the Cold War in the 1980s, The Americans tells the story of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, two KGB intelligence agents posing as a normal married couple living in a Virginian suburb outside of Washington DC with their children. While Elizabeth and Philip are Soviet officers, their children, Henry and Paige, have no idea about the truth of their parents’ professions, bringing tension to their family dynamic. Running for six seasons, The Americans’ finale premiered in 2018, bringing a fitting conclusion to the Jennings’ story.

The Americans star Matthew Rhys excitedly discusses the possibility of reviving the hit spy drama. Along with Keri Russell, Rhys led The Americans for six seasons on FX. Set during the Cold War, the show focused on Elizabeth (Russell) and Philip Jennings (Rhys) as two Soviet KGB intelligence officers and how they lived their lives undercover as American parents. Even though the story came to a definitive end in 2018, the actors and the creative team have occasionally been asked about possibly bringing back the Emmy-winning thriller.

WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for Cocaine Bear!Cocaine Bear’s cast brings back three actors from The Americans, making for an unofficial and gory reunion. Directed by Elizabeth Banks, Cocaine Bear features an all-star cast with beloved Hollywood veterans, blockbuster actors, and ri-and-comers tackling the younger characters. The late Ray Liotta stars as drug smuggler Syd, Solo: A Star Wars Story’s Alden Ehrenreich portrays his grieving son Eddie, Emmy nominee Keri Russell plays worried mom Sari, Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson is an animal rights activist, Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju plays an unsuspecting hiker, and The Florida Project’s Brooklynn Prince portrays Sari’s mischievous young daughter Dee Dee.