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The Strain

2014–2017 · 4 seasons · 46 episodes · Drama, Fantasy, Horror

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.

7.3IMDb · 95k votes

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.

Best season: 7.9; Season 4. Weakest is season 2, at 7.7
Top episode: 8.9; S4 E7 · Ouroboros
Lowest episode: 7.3; S2 E12 · Fallen Light
Finale: 8.2; +0.4 against the show's 7.8 average

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	Episode 1	Episode 2	Episode 3	Episode 4	Episode 5	Episode 6	Episode 7	Episode 8	Episode 9	Episode 10	Episode 11	Episode 12	Episode 13
Season 1	8.2	7.7