The Americans

Season 1

1961 · 17 episodes · 1h 0m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Harper's Ferry

   23 Jan 1961

   When the Union arsenal at Harper's Ferry is attacked, one immediate result is a division of loyalties in the Canfield household.

2. 2

   2. Rebellion At Blazing Rock

   30 Jan 1961

   Jeff finds two men perparing to an re-enact a war. One man is a person from the north and the other from the south.

3. 3

   3. The Regular

   6 Feb 1961

   In a flashback sequence, Ben Canfield explains how he came to join the Union forces.

4. 4

   4. The Rebellious Rose

   13 Feb 1961

5. 5

   5. On To Richmond

   20 Feb 1961

   Ben's having difficulty disciplining his men—most of them are short-term volunteers who won't take the war seriously. He is rebuked by Captain Cardiff, who foresees a real battle at a place called Manassas Junction, Virginia—better known as Bull Run.

6. 6

   6. Half Moon Road

   27 Feb 1961

7. 7

   7. Reconnaissance

   6 Mar 1961

8. 8

   8. The Escape

   13 Mar 1961 · 60 min

   Ben and Colonel Fry are captured by Rebel forces and interned in Richmond's notorious Libby Prison. Finding that the Union prisoners there have been cowed by Major Turner, the tough Confederate commandant, Fry is determined to renew the men's fervor for the Union cause.

9. 9

   9. The Guerrillas

   20 Mar 1961

10. 10

    10. The Invaders

    27 Mar 1961

11. 11

    11. The Gun

    3 Apr 1961

12. 12

    12. The Sentry

    10 Apr 1961

13. 13

    13. The Bounty Jumpers

    17 Apr 1961

14. 14

    14. Long Way Back

    24 Apr 1961

15. 15

    15. The War Between The States

    1 May 1961

16. 16

    16. The Coward

    8 May 1961

17. 17

    17. The Inquisitors

    15 May 1961

    The Battle of Ball's Bluff was a disaster for the North, and Congress wants to know why. An angry Union officer says he knows the answer.