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A 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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Corey Stoll landed the lead part of Ephraim Goodweather while filming
House of Cards (2013). The character of Peter Russo was subsequently written out of
House of Cards (2013) to accommodate Stoll's new commitment to
The Strain (2014), which made it impossible for him to continue on in the role.
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Crazy Credits
Season 2 episode "The Battle for Red Hook" has an extended animated opening credit sequence.
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Connections
Referenced in
Jeopardy!: Episode #33.90 (2017)
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I like Del Torro's work so I was anticipating this show for some time. It started off strong, good concept, different take on things & I enjoyed maybe the first half of the season. The effects were good for TV. Then it became cheesy & super predictable. The acting from some of the cast was barely mediocre. The boy/son was hard to watch, he came off bratty & not a great actor (sorry, I know he's a kid) The ending, I won't spoil but was disappointing for a season finale. I highly doubt I will tune in for season 2 when there are so many other, better put together shows available like The Knick or Penny Dreadful. The best story line was about the old man when he was younger but that was it. Sorry, not a fan.