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Original work | The Strain (2009) |
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Television series | The Strain (2014–2017) |
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. [1]
A television adaptation premiered on FX in 2014, concluding in 2017 after 46 episodes.
Co-written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. Published by William Morrow and Company.
No. | Title | Date | ISBN |
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1 | The Strain | June 2, 2009 | 978-0-06-155823-8 |
2 | The Fall | September 21, 2010 | 978-0-06-155822-1 |
3 | The Night Eternal | October 25, 2011 | 978-0-06-155826-9 |
Published by Dark Horse Comics.
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. [2] The first issue received positive reviews. [3] [4]
Issue | Issue Date | Collection | Date | ISBN |
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1 | December 14, 2011 | The Strain, Vol 1 | October 15, 2012 | 978-1-61655-032-5 |
2 | January 11, 2012 | |||
3 | February 8, 2012 | |||
4 | March 14, 2012 | |||
5 | June 13, 2012 | |||
6 | July 11, 2012 | |||
7 | August 8, 2012 | The Strain, Vol. 2 | June 5, 2013 | 978-1-61655-156-8 |
8 | September 12, 2012 | |||
9 | December 12, 2012 | |||
10 | January 9, 2013 | |||
11 | February 13, 2013 |
The Strain: The Fall was written by David Lapham, with artist Mike Huddleston. It was adapted from the novel of the same name. [2]
Issue | Issue Date | Collection | Date | ISBN |
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1 | July 17, 2013 | The Strain, Vol. 3 | February 5, 2014 | 978-1-61655-333-3 |
2 | August 21, 2013 | |||
3 | September 18, 2013 | |||
4 | October 16, 2013 | |||
5 | November 20, 2013 | The Strain, Vol. 4 | July 2, 2014 | 978-1-61655-449-1 |
6 | December 18, 2013 | |||
7 | January 15, 2014 | |||
8 | February 19, 2014 | |||
9 | March 19, 2014 |
The Strain: The Night Eternal was written by David Lapham, with artist Mike Huddleston. [2] It was adapted from a novel of the same name.
Issue | Issue Date | Collection | Date | ISBN |
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1 | August 20, 2014 | The Strain, Vol. 5 | May 6, 2015 | 978-1-61655-638-9 |
2 | September 17, 2014 | |||
3 | October 15, 2014 | |||
4 | November 19, 2014 | |||
5 | January 21, 2015 | |||
6 | February 18, 2015 | |||
7 | March 18, 2015 | The Strain, Vol. 6 | December 2, 2015 | 978-1-61655-787-4 |
8 | April 15, 2015 | |||
9 | May 20, 2015 | |||
10 | June 17, 2015 | |||
11 | July 15, 2015 | |||
12 | August 19, 2015 |
Collections of each series in a hardcover format.
No. | Title | Date | ISBN |
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1 | The Strain | July 9, 2014 | 978-1-61655-548-1 |
2 | The Fall | April 22, 2015 | 978-1-61655-836-9 |
3 | The Night Eternal | May 25, 2016 | 978-1-61655-977-9 |
The Strain: Mister Quinlan –Vampire 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.
Issue | Release Date | Collection | Date | ISBN |
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1 | September 14, 2016 | Mister Quinlan –Vampire Hunter, Vol. 1 | May 3, 2017 | 978-1-5067-0160-8 |
2 | October 12, 2016 | |||
3 | November 9, 2016 | |||
4 | December 14, 2016 | |||
5 | January 11, 2017 |
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. [1] 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. [1] [5] 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. [6] 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. [6]
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 hope it will last for a total of 5 seasons. A fourth and final season was announced by FX on September 27, 2016, and it set for a Summer 2017 date. [7]
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