The Americans

E1 Episode 1: Harper's Ferry

• Now playing
• Jan 23, 1961

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

E2 Episode 2: Rebellion At Blazing Rock

• Jan 30, 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.

E3 Episode 3: The Regular

• Feb 6, 1961

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

E4 Episode 4: The Rebellious Rose

• Feb 13, 1961

E5 Episode 5: On To Richmond

• Feb 20, 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.

E6 Episode 6: Half Moon Road

• Feb 27, 1961

E7 Episode 7: Reconnaissance

• Mar 6, 1961

E8 Episode 8: The Escape

• 1h
• Mar 13, 1961

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.

E9 Episode 9: The Guerrillas

• Mar 20, 1961

E10 Episode 10: The Invaders

• Mar 27, 1961

E11 Episode 11: The Gun

• Apr 3, 1961

E12 Episode 12: The Sentry

• Apr 10, 1961

E13 Episode 13: The Bounty Jumpers

• Apr 17, 1961

E14 Episode 14: Long Way Back

• Apr 24, 1961

E15 Episode 15: The War Between The States

• May 1, 1961

E16 Episode 16: The Coward

• May 8, 1961

E17 Episode 17: The Inquisitors

• May 15, 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.