The Strain
The Strain is a high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the CDC Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph and his team wage war for the fate of humanity itself.
Member Reviews
I loved the books, this series was good until about halfway through the first season, still a enjoyable watch to a fault. The kid is annoying by the end of the first season
It’s good up till the end of season three where the show faces cancelation, resulting in a rushed and lower budget season four to finish things up.
The book series is great. The TV show does a decent job with some of the material. The biggest issue with the show is the casting and some choices in FX. Considering we are not supposed to like the ex-wife too much, I am fine with how much I dislike the character in the show. But, we are supposed to actually like his son. But, the casting change on the kid playing him is so bad that one actually starts hoping for the kid to die. When your biggest hope for a show is for the kid to get killed, and that isn't actually the intent of the story, you know you have issues. The kid makes it almost painful to watch the show. The big badguy is also fairly ridiculous looking. Extremely dated FX design.
1st time watching i loved it
The first season takes a bit to get going but once it does. . . .