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The Strain (TV Series)

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The Strain

2014

Guillermo del Toro (Creator), Chuck Hogan (Creator) ...

Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Jim Watson, Kevin Durand ...

6.1

6,036

TV Series. Drama. Horror. Sci-Fi TV Series (2014-2017). 4 Seasons. 47 Episodes. A Boeing 777 arrives at JFK and is on its way across the tarmac, when it suddenly stops dead. All window shades are pulled down. All lights are out. All communication channels have gone quiet. Crews on the ground are lost for answers, but an alert goes out to the CDC. Dr. Ephraim "Eph" Goodweather, head of their Canary project, a rapid-response team that investigates biological threats, ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Mike Hale The New York Times	"[2nd Season Review]: The show still gets the tone mostly right and offers consistent pleasure in its details."	POS
United States	Matt Zoller Seitz Vulture	"[2nd Season Review]: It’s too dour and grim sometimes, and other times too blithe and safe."	NEU
United States	Brian Lowry Variety	"[2nd Season Review]: Having settled on a solid core of players after some casualties along the way, the show forges ahead with a strong sense of momentum and vision, as well as an intricate mythology."	POS
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"[2nd Season Review]: The fun here comes without that extra layer of philosophical fanaticism. In that sense, 'The Strain' is an enjoyable (and sufficiently sicko) episodic diversion."	POS
United States	Melissa Maerz Entertainment Weekly	"This is cult-classic, midnight-movie horror, designed in meticulous, mythology-respecting detail for comic-book readers and fangirls and -boys."	POS
United States	Lori Rackl Chicago Sun-Times	"Beneath the hamminess and questionable mythology lurks a terrifying tale about a viral outbreak linked to vampirism. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Robert Bianco USA Today	"The best-executed, most cleverly constructed and most universally enjoyable fright-monger of them all. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Brian Lowry Variety	"At times the portentous dialogue can sound hokey, but for the most part, the slick pilot and three subsequent episodes set the tone for a series with enough of a hook to get under one’s skin."	POS
United States	Hank Stuever The Washington Post	"The better parts of 'The Strain' will unsettle viewers with this new species of monster."	POS

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