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TV SERIES · 2014

The Strain

DramaMystery44 min per episode

In New York City, CDC Canary Team chief Dr. Ephraim Goodweather is pulled into a fast-spreading outbreak whose symptoms point not just to infection, but to an ancient strain of vampirism. Corey Stoll is Eph, racing to understand what’s moving through the city as his investigators and a widening circle of ordinary New Yorkers are drawn into the fight. David Bradley is part of the expanding ensemble around the crisis. Created by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, the series treats its monster threat like a public-health emergency, mixing lab work, street-level panic, and violent clashes as the contagion spreads.

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