The Strain (TV series)
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From July 13, 2014, to September 17, 2017, FX broadcast the horror drama series The Strain, which is American.[1]
Making and release
Del Toro's 2006 pitch for The Strain as a TV show fell apart after Fox Broadcasting Company's network president requested he turn it into a comedy.[2] A literary agent proposed that the concept be developed into a series of novels instead.[2] FX was chosen as the best fit because the network agreed to adhere closely to the books and favored a limited-run format for The Strain.[3][4] On November 19, 2013, FX placed an order for a first season consisting of thirteen episodes.[5]
Ramin Djawadi, who had earlier composed the score for del Toro's 2013 movie Pacific Rim, created the music for the series.[6]
What the cited sources add
A Deadline Hollywood article from September 2012 reported that del Toro originally conceived The Strain as a TV series and that agent Richard Abate suggested turning the idea into a book.[4] The same article noted that The Strain's bloodsuckers have no seductive powers and are parasites with stingers that drain blood.[4] An August 2013 Deadline Hollywood article quoted FX president John Landgraf stating the series would produce "39-65 episodes, no less, no more"[7] That article also confirmed that the writing staff had completed five scripts already and a series pickup was considered a formality.[7]
The initial promotional imagery for the show prominently displayed a worm tunneling through an eyeball; after public objections, FX swapped out that artwork on multiple billboards.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "The Strain (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Goldberg, "FX Orders Guillermo del Toro's 'The Strain' to Series", The Hollywood Reporter, November 19, 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Strain (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Miller, "Guillermo del Toro Talks Future Projects & More", Screen Rant, 2009; "'The Strain' Drama From Guillermo Del Toro And Carlton Cuse Gets Pilot Order At FX", Deadline Hollywood, September 20, 2012 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Strain (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "'The Strain' Drama From Guillermo Del Toro And Carlton Cuse Gets Pilot Order At FX", Deadline Hollywood, September 20, 2012; Turek, "Exclusive: Guillermo del Toro on the Televised Horrors of The Strain, FX Orders Scripts for Entire Season", Shock Till You Drop, June 30, 2013; Andreeva, "TCA: FX's John Landgraf Signals End Of 'Nuclear Arms Race Of Darkness', Talks The Strain Game Plan, FX Brand Expansion", Deadline Hollywood, August 2, 2013 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "'The Strain' Drama From Guillermo Del Toro And Carlton Cuse Gets Pilot Order At FX", Deadline Hollywood, September 20, 2012. facts only, no text reused. deadline.com
- Wikipedia, "The Strain (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hibberd, "'The Strain' gets FX series order: More vamps!", November 19, 2013; Valby, "Guillermo Del Toro's FX series 'The Strain' to have world premiere at ATX Television Festival — EXCLUSIVE", April 15, 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "The Strain (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Ramin Djawadi to Score Guillermo Del Toro's The Strain", Film Music Reporter, September 27, 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Andreeva, "TCA: FX's John Landgraf Signals End Of 'Nuclear Arms Race Of Darkness', Talks The Strain Game Plan, FX Brand Expansion", Deadline Hollywood, August 2, 2013. facts only, no text reused. deadline.com
- Wikipedia, "The Strain (TV series)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Rice, "FX yanks gross billboards for The Strain", June 27, 2014 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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- Wikipedia: The Strain (TV series) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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