The Strain is an American television series of the horror genre that deals with the subject of vampires . It is based on a series of novels written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan . The series was adapted for television and premiered on the FX Network on July 13th , 2014 . The show ran for four seasons with thirteen-episode seasonal arcs for seasons one and two, and ten-episode seasonal arcs for seasons three and four, concluding in 2017 .
Episodes [ ]
Episode
Title
Airdate
1x01
Night Zero
July 13th , 2014
1x02
The Box
July 20th , 2014
1x03
Gone Smooth
July 27th , 2014
1x04
It's Not for Everyone
August 3rd , 2014
1x05
Runaways
August 10th , 2014
1x06
Occultation
August 17th , 2014
1x07
For Services Rendered
August 24th , 2014
1x08
Creatures of the Night
August 31st , 2014
1x09
The Disappeared
September 7th , 2014
1x10
Loved Ones
September 14th , 2014
1x11
The Third Rail
September 21st , 2014
1x12
Last Rites
September 28th , 2014
1x13
The Master
October 5th , 2014
Season Two [ ]
Episode
Title
Airdate
2x01
BK, NY
July 12th , 2015
2x02
By Any Means
July 19th , 2015
2x03
Fort Defiance
July 26th , 2015
2x04
The Silver Angel
August 2nd , 2015
2x05
Quick and Painless
August 9th , 2015
2x06
Identity
August 16th , 2015
2x07
The Born
August 23rd , 2015
2x08
Intruders
August 30th , 2015
2x09
The Battle for Red Rock
September 6th , 2015
2x10
The Assassin
September 13th , 2015
2x11
Dead End
September 20th , 2015
2x12
Fallen Light
September 27th , 2015
2x13
Night Train
October 4th , 2015
Season Three [ ]
Episode
Title
Airdate
3x01
New York Strong
August 28th , 2016
3x02
Bad White
September 4th , 2016
3x03
First Born
September 11th , 2016
3x04
Gone But Not Forgotten
September 18th , 2016
3x05
Madness
September 25th , 2016
3x06
The Strain: The Battle of Central Park
October 2nd , 2016
3x07
Collaborators
October 9th , 2016
3x08
White Light
October 16th , 2016
3x09
Do or Die
October 23rd , 2016
3x10
The Fall
October 30th , 2016
Notes & Trivia [ ]
This series is rated TV-MA . It contains strong language, sexual situations and acts of extreme violence.
The Strain aired on Sunday evenings at 10:00 pm.
Episodes of the series have been made available for viewing on Hulu's streaming video service.
Actress Mia Maestro appeared in seasons one and two of the series only.
Actor Sean Astin appeared in season one of the show only.
Actor Jack Kesy was a regular in seasons one and two, and became a guest star in season three.
Actress Samantha Mathis was a guest star in season two and became a series regular with season three.
Actor Jacquin Cosio was a guest star in season two and became a series regular with season three.
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