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Title: The Strain (2014–2017)
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3 wins & 27 nominations.
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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. Written by FX
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Based on the first of a trilogy of books written by both Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan. The second book is The Fall and concludes with The Night Eternal. See more »Goofs
The time it takes for people to change into Strigoi changes from episode to episode. Originally it was several days; in later shows it only takes several hours or less. See more »Crazy Credits
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The pilot looked very promising and it just started getting better and better. The story is very nice and the effects are quite good for cable television.
The acting is nice but is not the main point of the show, some characters are not as believable as they should but generally it is pretty good.
Of course I am a little biased since this like apocalypse stuff + vampires + fallen angels and all kind of stuff that I love.
Anyhow if you don't like the genre then don't watch it just because of Del Torro. It is not like super original and incredible enough to make a fan of someone that is not a fan of the genre.