FX Orders 13-Episodes of Guillermo del Toro's THE STRAIN
FX has announced that they have ordered 13 episodes of Guillermo del Toro's gritty, hardcore vampire series, The Strain. The show is an adaptation of the book written by Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, and it's set to premiere in July of 2014. Del Toro had this to say in a statement,
“The Strain books are near and dear to my heart and now, Chuck and I have the blessing of a partnership with Carlton and FX that holds great promise. Working with FX has yielded an amazing experience with total creative freedom and support.”
FX Productions Presidents of Original Programming Eric Schrier and Nick Grad added,
“We could not be more excited to be moving forward with Guillermo, Carlton and Chuck on The Strain. This is an epic story with stunning visuals and remarkable acting. The Strain totally reimagines and reinvents the genre.”
For those of you not familiar with The Strain, the trilogy is a vampire bioterror thriller that tells the story of an outbreak in the U.S. of a virus that either kills those who are exposed to it or turns them into vampires. It was previously revealed that the plan was to turn it into an event series unfolding over three seasons. This has the potential to be a great series, and the network obviously sees that. I'm looking forward to see what they come up with.
Here's a description of the book:
Via: THR
High-concept thriller with a supernatural edge from world-famous director, whose films include Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy. A plane lands at JFK and mysteriously 'goes dark', stopping in the middle of the runway for no apparent reason, all lights off, all doors sealed. The pilots cannot be raised. When the hatch above the wing finally clicks open, it soon becomes clear that everyone on board is dead -- although there is no sign of any trauma or struggle. Ephraim Goodweather and his team from the Center for Disease Control must work quickly to establish the cause of this strange occurrence before panic spreads. The first thing they discover is that four of the victims are actually still alive. But that's the only good news. And when all two hundred corpses disappear from various morgues around the city on the same night, things very rapidly get worse. Soon Eph and a small band of helpers will find themselves battling to protect not only their own loved ones, but the whole city, against an ancient threat to humanity.