COLLECTION · Series · 2014
The Strain
A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.
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* 7.5 (1,990)DramaFantasyMysteryScience FictionMexico · United States
Creators
Countries
Mexico · United States
Studios
FX · Mirada · Double Dare You
Runtime
44 min/ep
Age rating
TV-MA
Extreme ViolenceSexStrong LanguageDrug Use
Release
13/07/2014
Score
7.5 / 10 (1,990)
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Specials
57 episodes · 2014
Episode 1. Survivor
2014-07-11 · 4 min
Something dangerous lurks in the forest. See the thrilling, animated prequel of The Strain.
Episode 2. A Deadly Vampire Disease
2012-09-26 · 10 min
When a Boeing 777 lands at JFK International Airport and goes dark on the runway, the Center for Disease Control, fearing a terrorist attack, calls in Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his team of expert biological-threat first responders. Only…
Episode 3. The Story of the Occido Lumen
2015-07-07 · 3 min
A short animation that explains the long, winding history of the Occido Lumen, an occult text with a bloody past. For all the evil it brings, however, this text may just be the last hope humanity has in facing the Strigoi.
Episode 11. Season 1 - In The Begininning
14 min
Guillermo del Toro and cast explains the show's “Gothic Approach to Science”
Episode 12. Season 1 - A Novel Approach
10 min
No synopsis
Episode 13. Season 1 - Setrakian's Lair
10 min
No synopsis
Episode 14. Season 1 - Deleted Scenes
No synopsis
Episode 15. Season 1 - Gag Reel
No synopsis
Episode 21. Season 2 - Meet the Crew of "The Strain"
8 min
No synopsis
Episode 22. Season 2 - The White Room
4 min
No synopsis
Episode 23. Season 2 - Sentient Strigoi (Strigoi Hierarchy)
7 min
No synopsis
Episode 24. Season 2 - Beyond The Page
11 min
No synopsis
Episode 25. Season 2 - Deleted Scenes
14 min
No synopsis
Episode 26. Season 2 - Gag Reel
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 27. Inside Season 2 - First Look
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 28. Inside Season 2 - Fet's Loft
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 29. Inside Season 2 - A Girl Named Coco
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 30. Inside Season 2 - A Warrior Named Gus
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 31. Inside Season 2 - Adventures of the Silver Angel
3 min
No synopsis
Episode 32. Inside Season 2 - Behold The Feelers
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 33. Inside Season 2 - Sentient Strigoi
3 min
No synopsis
Episode 34. Inside Season 2 - Old & New Masters
3 min
No synopsis
Episode 35. Inside Season 2 - Costumes for the Ages
3 min
No synopsis
Episode 36. Inside Season 2 - Quinlan & The Ancients
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 37. Inside Season 2 - Vampire War
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 38. Inside Season 2 - Swan Song (Finale)
3 min
No synopsis
Episode 44. Season 3 - Join The Strigoi Today!
1 min
No synopsis
Episode 45. Season 3 - Vamps Boom (Music Video)
6 min
No synopsis
Episode 46. Season 3 - Deleted Scenes
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 47. Season 3 - Gag Reel
4 min
No synopsis
Episode 48. Inside Season 3 - First Look
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 49. Inside Season 3 - Writer's Draft
5 min
No synopsis
Episode 50. Under Siege Promo (Season 3 Web Series)
1 min
No synopsis
Episode 51. Under Siege: Webisode #1
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 52. Under Siege: Webisode #2
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 53. Under Siege: Webisode #3
3 min
No synopsis
Episode 54. Under Siege: Webisode #4
3 min
No synopsis
Episode 55. Under Siege: Webisode #5
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 56. Under Siege: Webisode #6
3 min
No synopsis
Episode 57. Under Siege: Webisode #7
4 min
No synopsis
Episode 58. Under Siege: Webisode #8
4 min
No synopsis
Episode 59. Under Siege: Webisode #9
4 min
No synopsis
Episode 60. Under Siege: Webisode #10
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 66. Season 4 - Coping With The Strain: A Therapy Session
4 min
No synopsis
Episode 67. Season 4 - Deleted Scenes
8 min
No synopsis
Episode 68. Season 4 - Gag Reel
3 min
No synopsis
Episode 69. Inside Season 4 - First Look
27 min
No synopsis
Episode 70. Inside Season 4 - Fathers and Sons
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 71. Inside Season 4 - Dutch and Setrakian
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 72. Inside Season 4 - Mongrels
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 73. Inside Season 4 - The Partnership
3 min
No synopsis
Episode 74. Inside Season 4 - The Baby Factory
2 min
No synopsis
Episode 75. Inside Season 4 - The Highway Battle
3 min
No synopsis
Episode 76. Inside Season 4 - Quinlan
3 min
No synopsis
Episode 77. Inside Season 4 - Stop The Master
3 min
No synopsis
Episode 78. Inside Season 4 - Eichorst
3 min
No synopsis
Episode 79. Inside Season 4 - The Finale
4 min
No synopsis
Season 1
13 episodes · 2014
Season one begins the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the CDC Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph and his team wage war for the fate of humanity itself.
Episode 1. Night Zero
2014-07-13 · 44 min
When a plane lands in New York City with everyone on board dead, Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, head of the CDC’s Canary Project, and his team are called upon to investigate. Harlem pawnbroker Abraham Setrakian races to the airport, convinced…
Episode 2. The Box
2014-07-20 · 44 min
The four survivors begin manifesting strange symptoms, but Eph and Nora's attempt to quarantine them is thwarted as the disinformation campaign begins. Meanwhile, in jail, Setrakian receives a surprise visit from an old - a very old -…
Episode 3. Gone Smooth
2014-07-27 · 44 min
Eph and Nora fight to save Captain Redfern's life before coming face-to-face with the horrifying effects of the virus. A spike in rat attacks signals Fet that something inexplicable is happening deep below the city. Released from jail,…
Episode 4. It's Not for Everyone
2014-08-03 · 44 min
A secret autopsy demonstrates the bizarre progression of the mystery virus, prompting Jim to make a startling confession. Eph and Nora race to find the father of the youngest victim of the plane tragedy, but someone unexpected beats them…
Episode 5. Runaways
2014-08-10 · 44 min
With Nora gone, Eph reluctantly joins Setrakian's quest in hopes of gathering enough evidence to warrant a citywide quarantine. Fet encounters the unexpected inside the subway tunnels, and a medical emergency threatens Palmer's master plan.
Episode 6. Occultation
2014-08-17 · 44 min
After warning Kelly to leave the city with Zack ahead of the spreading plague, Eph is arrested by the FBI. Eichhorst has one final job for Gus, while Setrakian realizes that the coming eclipse is the tipping point for virus infection and…
Episode 7. For Services Rendered
2014-08-24 · 44 min
Setrakian, Eph, and Nora formulate a plan to track down the Master using Jim as bait. Eichhorst and Setrakian’s pasts are revealed. At the Luss home, Neeva struggles to protect the children while encountering a mysterious stranger whose…
Episode 8. Creatures of the Night
2014-08-31 · 44 min
After discovering the potency of ultraviolet light against the strigoi, Setrakian gains a new and unlikely disciple. A quick trip to a Brooklyn convenience store turns into a deadly all-night siege.
Episode 9. The Disappeared
2014-09-07 · 44 min
Eph races to safeguard his family, only to learn that Kelly is missing. Dutch reveals her role in Palmer’s plan, and Gus is forced to make a difficult decision about Felix.
Episode 10. Loved Ones
2014-09-14 · 44 min
Eph investigates Kelly’s disappearance and struggles with what he finds. Dutch pursues a plan to retaliate against Palmer, and Fitzwilliam makes a surprising choice.
Episode 11. The Third Rail
2014-09-21 · 44 min
Setrakian leads Eph, Fet and Nora in the hunt for the Master’s lair. Left behind at the pawnshop with Mariela, Zack risks his safety for Mariela's sake.
Episode 12. Last Rites
2014-09-28 · 44 min
Dutch returns with a plan to broadcast Eph’s warning about the vampiric plague. However, they face a new threat when Eichhorst launches his own attack against the pawn shop. Palmer receives a special visitor, and Gus gears up for the…
Episode 13. The Master
2014-10-05 · 44 min
Eph and Fet recon for an all-out assault that Setrakian assures them will finally kill the Master. Gus aligns himself with a strange new force, one that may swing the fight in an unforeseen direction.
Season 2
13 episodes · 2015
The transformation has begun in season two. New York City is falling to an evil epidemic and no one is coming to its rescue. Its citizens must fight or die. Now Eph and Dr. Martinez concentrate on creating a biological weapon, while Setrakian searches for an ancient book he hopes will reveal the strigoi's history...and possibly a way to kill them.
Episode 1. BK, NY
2015-07-12 · 44 min
Eph and Nora work on a biological weapon to kill the strigoi, and Setrakian risks the lives of the entire group to find information about a closely guarded secret text. The Master begins the next phase of his own plan, by creating a…
Episode 2. By Any Means
2015-07-19 · 44 min
Eph and Nora experiment on their newfound patients. Fet and Dutch grow closer as they clear out the neighborhood buildings, and Kelly begins her hunt for Zack.
Episode 3. Fort Defiance
2015-07-26 · 44 min
Gus and Vaun wage an attack on Palmer as Eph struggles to connect with Zack. Councilwoman Justine Faraldo vows to bring her extermination policies to the other boroughs.
Episode 4. The Silver Angel
2015-08-02 · 44 min
Eph and Nora finally see their lethal virus in action. Fet takes the security of Red Hook into his own hands while Dutch and Setrakian set off for Staten Island to question Fitzwilliam, Palmer's former body guard.
Episode 5. Quick and Painless
2015-08-09 · 44 min
Eph changes his appearance to leave the city while Nora is left as the reluctant parent for Zack. Dutch and Nora make a deal with Justine to secure Fet's release from jail.
Episode 6. Identity
2015-08-16 · 44 min
Eph concocts a plan to make and distribute a bioweapon. Gus realizes Angel can be an unlikely ally, and Kelly comes after Nora and Zack.
Episode 7. The Born
2015-08-23 · 44 min
Setrakian and Fet use Fitzwilliam's info to attack the Master. Eph returns to NYC frustrated but energized to go after the one person responsible for killing his friends.
Episode 8. Intruders
2015-08-30 · 44 min
Eph must protect Zack against a surprise intruder into Red Hook. Gus convinces the Guptas to make a difficult choice. Fet and Setrakian set out to acquire the Lumen.
Episode 9. The Battle for Red Hook
2015-09-06 · 44 min
Justine takes drastic measures to counter a surprise invasion. Nora and Fet perform a useful mission while Eph and Setrakian face off against an old foe.
Episode 10. The Assassin
2015-09-13 · 44 min
Eph and Dutch work together to thwart the Master's greatest ally. Justine runs into trouble with the Mayor while Setrakian tracks down the real owner of the Lumen.
Episode 11. Dead End
2015-09-20 · 44 min
Dutch fights for her life against Eichhorst as Fet, Nora, and Eph frantically search the city for her. Setrakian confronts an old acquaintance on his search for the Occido Lumen, while Gus helps the Guptas escape across the border to…
Episode 12. Fallen Light
2015-09-27 · 44 min
Eph must choose between Zack's safety and the safety of the citizens of NYC. Meanwhile, his relationship with Nora reaches a critical impasse, and Gus and Angel assemble an unlikely gang of Sun-hunters.
Episode 13. Night Train
2015-10-04 · 44 min
Setrakian and Fet battle for possession of the Occido Lumen, and gain a surprising new ally. A massive attack imperils Eph, Nora, and Zack's escape from New York.
Season 3
10 episodes · 2016
New York City is a battleground as humans fight for survival against the vampire apocalypse in season three. Though our heroes achieve small victories, they are not winning the war. Beset by personal conflicts – betrayal, disappointment, paranoia – the group splinters as the Master closes in on executing an irreversible transformation of the world.
Episode 1. New York Strong
2016-08-28 · 44 min
The strigoi are evolving, becoming faster. Smarter. Eph struggles to improve his failing bioweapon while trying to work through the emotional fallout of the abduction of his son, Zack. As Setrakian and Quinlan attempt to crack the Lumen's…
Episode 2. Bad White
2016-09-04 · 44 min
The Master’s offer to return Zack plagues Eph as he considers taking the deal. Dutch reunites with an old group of friends but begins to question if her safety is better with them or with Fet, Eph and Setrakian. Palmer strives for answers…
Episode 3. First Born
2016-09-11 · 44 min
The Occido Lumen is gone. Stolen. Setrakian and Fet race to recover it. Gus and Angel try to hide a secret houseguest while avoiding a police sweep, and Quinlan's thirst for vengeance is revealed.
Episode 4. Gone But Not Forgotten
2016-09-18 · 44 min
Things have changed. The infection enters a new phase. Fet wants to celebrate, but Setrakian and Eph are worried there's more work to be done. Justine conscripts a new, unwilling army in the fight while Eichhorst angrily lashes out with a…
Episode 5. Madness
2016-09-25 · 44 min
New information from the Lumen forces Setrakian to seek help from his lifelong nemesis, Eldritch Palmer. Eph's new experiments to understand strigoi communication seemingly take him to the brink of madness while Fet is on a mission to…
Episode 6. The Battle of Central Park
2016-10-02 · 44 min
Fet strikes hard at the heart of the strigoi army while Justine embarks upon a risky mission to drive the strigoi out of Manhattan once and for all. Gus and Angel fight for their lives and their freedom but are faced with a moral dilemma.
Episode 7. Collaborators
2016-10-09 · 44 min
Setrakian offers hope in a new plan to trap the Master while Eph and Dutch seek out the Master's “voice.” Palmer needs Setrakian's access to the white to hold up his end of their bargain.
Episode 8. White Light
2016-10-16 · 44 min
The Master's voice proves to be more powerful and potentially fatal than Eph or Dutch anticipated. Fet and Setrakian track down the cargo from the Egyptian vessel and realize they may be in over their heads. Quinlan strikes a deal with…
Episode 9. Do or Die
2016-10-23 · 44 min
NYC is falling. Eph and Dutch frantically race to finish their new device to stop the Master before the city is overrun. Justine, Gus, and Angel fight in one last stand to stop the spreading virus. Palmer extracts vengeance for past…
Episode 10. The Fall
2016-10-30 · 44 min
Humanity teeters on the edge of destruction. The Master finally reveals himself, initiating the end game of a battle in which there can be only one winner. Eph, Fet, Setrakian, and Dutch must overcome their personal differences in a…
Season 4
10 episodes · 2017
As the final season begins, nine months have passed. The world has fallen into darkness, and the strigoi are in control. The Master and his minions have created an unsettling alliance in “The Partnership.” The majority of humans are now working for the strigoi, operating with a single understanding – collaborate or die. In the face of annihilation…do…
Episode 1. The Worm Turns
2017-07-16 · 44 min
Out of the ashes of humanity’s nuclear war, Night Eternal has begun. Haunted by the atrocities committed by his son, Eph abandons NYC for Philadelphia. His solitude is cut short when he encounters new fighters who rekindle his drive to…
Episode 2. The Blood Tax
2017-07-23 · 44 min
Imprisoned as a subject in a strigoi breeding program, Dutch is desperate to escape and find Setrakian. Gus recruits his cousin for the inside job that will put his gang at the top of the new world’s underground economy, but Creem is…
Episode 3. One Shot
2017-07-30 · 44 min
Quinlan and Fet discover that stealing a nuclear warhead isn’t easy when they encounter an unexpected enemy. Eph and Alex concoct a new weapon to use against the strigoi. Frustrated with his seclusion, Zack discovers a love interest.
Episode 4. New Horizons
2017-08-06 · 44 min
Dutch is forced to make a deal with Desai, while she plots to escape a strigoi breeding facility; Eph and Alex seek to uncover the dark secrets behind the Partnership's new plan; Gus and Creem face off against a gang encroaching on their…
Episode 5. Belly of the Beast
2017-08-13 · 44 min
Fet and Quinlan track a convoy carrying their prized nuclear weapon; Eph and Alex search for clues to uncover the Master's plan for the fate of the human race; a familiar enemy traps Dutch, who encounters an old friend as well.
Episode 6. Tainted Love
2017-08-20 · 44 min
Fet and Quinlan must figure out how to get the nuclear bomb back to New York, while a desperate Eichhorst draws near; love-struck Zack tries to learn more about his new crush, but makes a devastating discovery.
Episode 7. Ouroboros
2017-08-27 · 44 min
With his health failing, Setrakian ignores Eph's warnings and pushes himself to the limit in his quest for victory and revenge; Fet and Quinlan race back to Manhattan, while the Master seals off the city and prepares to eliminate them all.
Episode 8. Extraction
2017-09-03 · 44 min
Reeling from loss, the heroes regroup; the heroes devise a new plan to track the Master through human collaborators, beginning at the blood farm with someone Dutch knows all too well.
Episode 9. The Traitor
2017-09-10 · 44 min
An unexpected guest brings old conflicts to the surface, dividing the heroes and threatening the group's trust; with questionable new intelligence in hand, the group launches a make-or-break final assault on the Master.
Episode 10. The Last Stand
2017-09-17 · 44 min
In the series finale, Quinlan devises a desperate plan, but the costs are enormous. Eph wrestles with his conscience, Fet undertakes a suicide mission, and Dutch and Gus dig in for battle as humankind makes its final stand against the…
Cast by season
Corey Stoll
Dr. Ephraim Goodweather
Kevin Durand
Vasiliy Fet
Mía Maestro
Dr. Nora Martinez
David Bradley
Professor Abraham Setrakian
Jonathan Hyde
Eldritch Palmer
Javier Botet
Richard Sammel
Thomas Eichorst
Max Charles
Zach Goodweather
Ruta Gedmintas
Dutch Velders
Rupert Penry-Jones
Mr. Quinlan
Natalie Brown
Kelly Goodweather
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Sejian
★ 6.0 / 10
This show got an early 7/10 from me. The start was hella strong but it progressively went downhill faster than that time Neil Gaiman took over American Gods (2017) because Gods forbid a black man offend white people over slavery in America!
6/10 is the best rating I can give to Season 1, because as "good" as the Season 1 was, it suffers from the stupidity that became more prevalent in Season 2. So prevalent in fact that I just couldn't anymore by mid Season 2. How The Strain (2014) manages to retain it's high praise and high regard for it to remain in Recommended lists is beyond my understanding.
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