FX Orders KGB Spy Drama from Justified Showrunner

Graham Yost

FX has ordered The Americans, a drama about two KGB spies posing as Americans in the early 1980s, the network announced Friday.

The series, executive produced by Justified's Graham Yost and created by Falling Skies' Joe Weisberg, centers on the two spies, whose arranged marriage evolves into something more real, compromising their mission during the Cold War.

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"Joe Weisberg has written one of the best pilot scripts we've ever read with two richly drawn and indelible characters embarking on an epically exciting, emotional, and morally complex journey," said Nick Grad, executive vice president of original programming at FX.

Who do you think should play the married spies? Is it too much to hope for Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton? Friday Night Lights reunion! Hit the comments with your thoughts.

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