The Strain (franchise)

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The Strain
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Original work The Strain (2009)
Print publications
Comics
  • The Strain (2011–2015)
  • Mister Quinlan Vampire Hunter (2016–2017)
Films and television
Television series The Strain (2014–2017)

The Strain is an American vampire horror media franchise created by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan.

Contents

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.

Novels

Co-written by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. Published by William Morrow and Company.

No.TitleDateISBN
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

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. [2] The first issue received positive reviews. [3] [4]

IssueIssue DateCollectionDateISBN
1December 14, 2011The Strain, Vol 1October 15, 2012 978-1-61655-032-5
2January 11, 2012
3February 8, 2012
4March 14, 2012
5June 13, 2012
6July 11, 2012
7August 8, 2012The Strain, Vol. 2June 5, 2013 978-1-61655-156-8
8September 12, 2012
9December 12, 2012
10January 9, 2013
11February 13, 2013

The Fall (2013–14)

The Strain: The Fall was written by David Lapham, with artist Mike Huddleston. It was adapted from the novel of the same name. [2]

IssueIssue DateCollectionDateISBN
1July 17, 2013The Strain, Vol. 3February 5, 2014 978-1-61655-333-3
2August 21, 2013
3September 18, 2013
4October 16, 2013
5November 20, 2013The Strain, Vol. 4July 2, 2014 978-1-61655-449-1
6December 18, 2013
7January 15, 2014
8February 19, 2014
9March 19, 2014

The Night Eternal (2014–15)

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.

IssueIssue DateCollectionDateISBN
1August 20, 2014The Strain, Vol. 5May 6, 2015 978-1-61655-638-9
2September 17, 2014
3October 15, 2014
4November 19, 2014
5January 21, 2015
6February 18, 2015
7March 18, 2015The Strain, Vol. 6December 2, 2015 978-1-61655-787-4
8April 15, 2015
9May 20, 2015
10June 17, 2015
11July 15, 2015
12August 19, 2015

Hardcover collections (2014–16)

Collections of each series in a hardcover format.

No.TitleDateISBN
1The StrainJuly 9, 2014 978-1-61655-548-1
2The FallApril 22, 2015 978-1-61655-836-9
3The Night EternalMay 25, 2016 978-1-61655-977-9

Mister Quinlan (2016–17)

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.

IssueRelease DateCollectionDateISBN
1September 14, 2016Mister Quinlan Vampire Hunter, Vol. 1May 3, 2017 978-1-5067-0160-8
2October 12, 2016
3November 9, 2016
4December 14, 2016
5January 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. [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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