The Strain is an American vampire horror media franchise created by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan.
Del Toro first envisioned the story line as a television series, but was unable to find a broadcaster who was interested. A friend then suggested turning the story into a series of books with writer Chuck Hogan.
A television adaptation premiered on FX in 2014, concluding in 2017 after 46 episodes.
Novels Co-written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. Published by William Morrow and Company. TitleDateISBN1The Strain2The Fall3The Night Eternal
Comic books Published by Dark Horse Comics.
The Strain (2011–2013) The Strain is a limited comic book series written by David Lapham, with artist Mike Huddleston. It was adapted from the novel of the same name. The first issue received positive reviews. IssueIssue dateCollectionDateISBN1December 14, 2011The Strain, Vol 1October 15, 20122January 11, 20123February 8, 20124March 14, 20125June 13, 20126July 11, 20127August 8, 2012The Strain, Vol. 2June 5, 20138September 12, 20129December 12, 201210January 9, 201311February 13, 2013
The Fall (2013–2014) The Strain: The Fall was written by David Lapham, with artist Mike Huddleston. It was adapted from the novel of the same name. IssueIssue dateCollectionDateISBN1July 17, 2013The Strain, Vol. 3February 5, 20142August 21, 20133September 18, 20134October 16, 20135November 20, 2013The Strain, Vol. 4July 2, 20146December 18, 20137January 15, 20148February 19, 20149March 19, 2014
The Night Eternal (2014–2015) The Strain: The Night Eternal was written by David Lapham, with artist Mike Huddleston. It was adapted from a novel of the same name. IssueIssue dateCollectionDateISBN1August 20, 2014The Strain, Vol. 5May 6, 20152September 17, 20143October 15, 20144November 19, 20145January 21, 20156February 18, 20157March 18, 2015The Strain, Vol. 6December 2, 20158April 15, 20159May 20, 201510June 17, 201511July 15, 201512August 19, 2015
Hardcover collections (2014–2016) Collections of each series in a hardcover format. TitleDateISBN1The StrainJuly 9, 20142The FallApril 22, 20153The Night EternalMay 25, 2016
Mister Quinlan (2016–2017) The Strain: Mister QuinlanVampire Hunter is a limited series that explores the origins of the vampire Quintus Sertorius, later known as Quinlan. Written by David Lapham, with artist Edgar Salazar. IssueRelease dateCollectionDateISBN1September 14, 2016Mister QuinlanVampire Hunter, Vol. 1May 3, 20172October 12, 20163November 9, 20164December 14, 20165January 11, 2017
Television series
In 2012 it was announced that FX had ordered a pilot episode of The Strain with the intention of creating a limited television series based on the books. Before writing the book trilogy, del Toro had initially planned the books as a television series and stated that if picked up, the series would span three to five seasons. He also commented that he and Hogan would co-write the script for the pilot episode and that as of November 2012 he had already begun casting. Del Toro further commented that he planned to also direct the pilot episode, with a full season airing in 2014 if the show was picked up.
It was later announced that a second full season was ordered by FX to air in 2015. Following the fourth episode of season 2, FX renewed the series for a third season, after which the creators announced they hoped it would last for a total of 5 seasons. A fourth and final season was announced by FX on September 27, 2016, which premiered in July 2017.
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