The Canadians(2017)

The Canadians is a satirical series that spoofs FX's The Americans during an imagined US-Canadian Cold War under the Trump Administration. Two CIA sleeper agents, the fiery patriot Elise and the sensitive Felipe, pose as an ordinary married couple tasked with combating the "Red Maple Menace" from within Canada. Their cover quickly unravels as they juggle assassination assignments, discover their neighbor is a Mountie, and navigate their deteriorating marriage. Tensions escalate as the pair constantly find themselves in over their heads, caught between espionage operations and domestic chaos. The series blends Cold War spy thriller conventions with sharp political comedy, creating absurdist humor from the unlikely pairing of agents and the ridiculous premise of American-Canadian conflict.