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'The Americans' To Film in Red Hook on Tuesday

By Nikhita Venugopal | December 14, 2015 2:32pm | Updated on December 14, 2015 5:58pm
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FX show "The Americans" will be filming in Red Hook on Dec. 15.
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"The Americans" are coming.

Red Hook will turn into the backdrop of the critically-acclaimed FX show as film crews descend on the neighborhood Tuesday, according to the production company.

The television show stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, who play Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, KGB spies posing as an American married couple in Northern Virginia. 

► READ: 8 Things You Didn't Know About Shooting "The Americans" in New York City

Parts of the neighborhood will be traveling back a few decades to maintain the show's 1980s setting. 

Filming will take place on:

► Columbia Street between Otsego and a dead end near Ikea

► North side of Bay Street between Henry and Columbia streets

Tow trucks will arrive Monday at 10 p.m., according fliers from TVM Productions Inc. 

"In order to faciltate filming it is necessary to hold street parking to maintain the 1980's time period of the show and for equipment vehicles," the notices read. 

The shoots typically start around 7 a.m. and will continue for 12 to 14 hours, the locations department said.