Keri Russell Dishes 'The Americans' Season 2 Spoilers
Keri Russell opened up about the new second season of "The Americans" during a live TV interview on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
The 37-year-old actress portrays Soviet spy Elizabeth Jennings who is supposedly married to another Soviet spy named Philip, played by Matthew Rhys on FX's hit show. On Wednesday, Russell appeared on "The Today Show" where she divulged "incriminating" details about "The Americans" just hours before the season two premiere.
"There are some incriminating scenes tonight," the actress grinned, hinting at steamier scenes in the crime drama.
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"The Americans" takes place in Washington, D.C. during the early 1980s with Elizabeth and Philip living like an ordinary American couple. When it comes to her character's relationship, Russell said season two sees a big difference.
"We start this season, there's a much more unified front with the marriage, the marriage is very real now," Russell continued. "If last season was sort of a metaphor on marriage and how complicated it is, I feel like this season is a metaphor for family, keeping outside forces out."
Nevertheless, the marriage is not exactly traditional- Russell said Elizabeth and her husband do whatever is necessary to get what they need as spies.
"You're always using your sexuality to get secrets or to get information," the actress explained on the "Today" show.
In addition to revealing more about Elizabeth's marriage, season two of "The Americans" will also take a deeper look into Elizabeth and Philip's daughter, Paige. Russell previously explained that her character must balance the demands of her job as well as motherhood as tensions mount with Paige.
"What's fun about the show is that Elizabeth goes on all these spy missions, and then she's in the car flipping out like a normal mom about something that her 14-year-old girl is doing," Russell told the Los Angeles Daily News.
"The Americans" airs Wednesdays on FX at 10 p.m. EST. The show garnered critical acclaim in its first season, with one critic at Salon describing the show as "delightfully cunning" and "gripping."
