The Strain

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horror drama television series horror franchise vampire fiction

The Strain is a horror drama franchise—best known as a TV series—about a vampiric plague overtaking New York City, co-created by filmmaker Guillermo del Toro.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	horror drama television series → horror franchise → vampire fiction →
basedOn	The Strain novel trilogy →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
creator	Chuck Hogan → Guillermo del Toro →
distributor	20th Television →
executiveProducer	Carlton Cuse → Chuck Hogan → Guillermo del Toro →
filmingLocation	Toronto →
genre	drama → horror → supernatural fiction → vampire fiction →
mainAntagonist	The Master →
mainCharacter	Abraham Setrakian → Ephraim Goodweather → Nora Martinez → Vasiliy Fet →
mainTheme	apocalyptic outbreak → vampiric plague →
medium	comic books → novels → television →
narrativeFocus	Centers for Disease Control investigation → spread of a parasitic vampiric virus →
notableElement	biological reinterpretation of vampires → blend of epidemiology and supernatural horror →
novelTrilogyTitle	The Fall → The Night Eternal → The Strain →
numberOfEpisodes	46 →
numberOfSeasons	4 →
originalLanguage	English →
originalNetwork	FX →
productionCompany	Carlton Cuse Productions → FX Productions →
publisher	Dark Horse Comics →
setIn	New York City →
targetAudience	adult viewers →
televisionDebutYear	2014 →
televisionEndYear	2017 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Doug Jones ("The Strain (TV series)") →	appearedIn
The Strain ("The Strain novel trilogy") →	basedOn
Guillermo del Toro ("The Strain (novel trilogy)") →	coAuthored
Guillermo del Toro →	coCreated
The Strain →	novelTrilogyTitle