A mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism ravages the city of New York.
Stars: Corey Stoll, David Bradley and Kevin Durand
Full Cast: Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, Miguel Gomez, Ruta Gedmintas, Natalie Brown, Max Charles, Robin Atkin Downes, Jack Kesy, Rupert PenryJones, MÃa Maestro, Samantha Mathis, JoaquÃn Cosio
Episode Guide
Season 4
September 17, 2017Episode 10 The Last Stand
September 10, 2017Episode 9 The Traitor
September 3, 2017Episode 8 Extraction
August 20, 2017Episode 6 Tainted Love
August 13, 2017Episode 5 Belly of the Beast
August 6, 2017Episode 4 New Horizons
July 23, 2017Episode 2 The Blood Tax
July 16, 2017Episode 1 The Worm Turns
Season 3
Season 2
Season 1
Best The Strain Episodes
Top 20 (Ranked)
August 24, 2014
8.6 1821 votesS1E7 For Services Rendered
8.6 1821 votesS1E7 For Services Rendered August 31, 20148.6 1763 votesS1E8 Creatures of the Night
8.6 1763 votesS1E8 Creatures of the Night September 3, 20178.6 701 votesS4E8 Extraction
8.6 701 votesS4E8 Extraction September 17, 20178.4 861 votesS4E10 The Last Stand
8.4 861 votesS4E10 The Last Stand September 11, 20168.4 836 votesS3E3 First Born
8.4 836 votesS3E3 First Born October 4, 20158.3 1031 votesS2E13 Night Train
8.3 1031 votesS2E13 Night Train October 16, 20168.3 768 votesS3E8 White Light
8.3 768 votesS3E8 White Light August 20, 20178.3 685 votesS4E6 Tainted Love
8.3 685 votesS4E6 Tainted Love July 13, 20148.2 2931 votesS1E1 Night Zero
8.2 2931 votesS1E1 Night Zero August 13, 20178.2 697 votesS4E5 Belly of the Beast
8.2 697 votesS4E5 Belly of the Beast August 17, 20148.1 1562 votesS1E6 Occultation
8.1 1562 votesS1E6 Occultation September 13, 20158.1 883 votesS2E10 The Assassin
8.1 883 votesS2E10 The Assassin October 2, 20168.1 743 votesS3E6 The Battle of Central Park
8.1 743 votesS3E6 The Battle of Central Park The Strain Trailer
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User Reviews
Watchseries; Season 1 was pretty decent. The effects were very impressive and the premise made it intriguing enough to follow. Once Season 2 started I began to dislike it. The writing became so predictable and dull and the spectacle of the effects began to wear off. Everything after Season 3 became unwatchable. And the kid is the worst thing ever.
Season 1 was pretty decent. The effects were very impressive and the premise made it intriguing enough to follow. Once Season 2 started I began to dislike it. The writing became so predictable and dull and the spectacle of the effects began to wear off. Everything after Season 3 became unwatchable. And the kid is the worst thing ever.
The Strain watchseries. Do not listen to the bad reviews, this TV show makes you want to watch more. Great acting and great writing. Each series gets darker and you see more character development as the world descends into chaos. Guillermo Del Toro has made a fantastic TV series worth watching.
I'll start off by saying that this series compelled me to create an IMDb account.
There are many things that makes this show one of my all time favorites: 1) The intense, noir setting 2) No unwanted random scenes (Everything contributes to the plot) 3) Fast paced (the beginning is a little slow but it's very gripping) 4) Del Torro and his direction 5) Great animation and CGI 6) Very believable and rational story line 7) Dark atmosphere and background 8) Apocalypse and survival strategies
I'm a person that enjoys dark, intense setting with good story line and action I love shows like Death Note (anime), Lost, Game of thrones, the 100, etc
If you like any of the above mentioned shows or a thrilling, dark themed apocalyptic series, you're going to absolutely love this!
People who are asking so many questions right at the beginning of the show and are calling this stupid, are dumb AF. Literally everything is explained as the show goes on!
The first episode is captivating to say the least. It's a little slow after that, but it picks up pace real quick and from that point on wards it's one crazy ride with some kick-ass characters and a dark, apocalyptic atmosphere.
Season 1 is absolutely amazing. Blows of all the other vampire shows out of the water. Edge of your seat intensity from beginning to finish sprinkled with actual scary moments. Some of them Pet Sematary like.
Season 2 is ruined by pointless subplots and a very irritating kid. My god that kid! And the main story did not move forward one bit. Most of this season are fillers. Complete waste of time.
Season 3 started off with some intense actions, but cooled off very quickly, again, by pointless subplots. By now we're seeing flashbacks of supporting characters, completely irrelevant to the main story. And a couple of the main characters now have nothing to do, but the story is constantly being interrupted to give them screen time, so you can watch them sit around, drink alcohol, fluff about nothing, hook up...etc. Fillers, fillers, and more fillers.
This is where I give up. One can only tolerate so much fillers. Don't care what happens anymore.
Review for Season 2: The Strain very quickly turned to absolute garbage after the end of Season 1. It's mainly the writers' and the directors' fault. Most of the actors did the best they could with what they were given. And the special effects were still okay though not as good as Season 1. It's truly the story that took a turn for the worst. And it was impossible to care about anyone when their choices become so unbelievable. But the most grating part was the new actor for the boy, Zach, who the writers and directors chose to let play the most annoying character imaginable. I almost didn't finish this season. And I certainly won't be wasting my time on Season 3 or 4. Such a shame when Season 1 was such a promising beginning.