The Strain

2014, Show

A high concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. He and his team are called upon to investigate a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph, his team, and an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, wage war for the fate of humanity itself.

Country: United States,Mexico

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Disney+

Season 1 - 4

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7.3

Critic rating

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6.0

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Tomas Bäckman

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A little bit too often strong characters kills “npcs” easily with their skill/speed/strength or in ambush etc, suddenly just pushes the main characters instead of killing… annoying. But it is a very different vampire/zombie style flick with good c...

2 years ago

Thomas Mikkelsen

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Too many stupid things, like the ultimate bad guy keeping his only threat alive because reasons

2 years ago

Critic Season 1 William Thomas

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...makes for a skin-crawling and highly addictive watch.

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johnny Hedengran

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Good serie

2 years ago

Malene

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Fed serie men den kan af og til være en smule forvirrende hvilke er med til kun at give 7 stjerner. Plus at serien ender på et forkert tidspunkt. Alt i alt alligevel en fed serie

1 year ago

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The Strain is a high-concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the Center for Disease Control Canary Team in New York City. When a mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism spreads, Eph and his team wage war for the fate of humanity itself. With the help of an assembly of everyday New Yorkers, they must stop the spread of the virus before it's too late. The series features a talented cast, including Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Mía Maestro, Kevin Durand, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, Sean Astin, Jack Kesy, Natalie Brown, Miguel Gomez, Ben Hyland, Max Charles, Robin Atkin Downes, Ruta Gedmintas, Rupert Penry-Jones and Samantha Mathis.

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You can stream The Strain on: Disney+

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Some TV shows that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Strain include Severance, Silo, Black Mirror, 3 Body Problem, Tales from the Loop, Stranger Things.