FX is such a powerhouse. They have produced such shows as The Americans, The Bridge, Sons of Anarchy, Justified. Awesome! Now hopefully The Strain will be a hit.
Guillermo del Toro will direct "The Strain" pilot he cowrote & co-authored w/ Chuck Hogan
Can't wait to see this developed! I've got their trilogy, so hopefully before they finish, I'll have read all 3.
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More casting news for FX's adaptation of horror novel The Strain has come in as Sean Astin has landed a role in the project. Showrunner Carlton Cuse made the announcement via Twitter. No other details are available at press time.
Guillermo del Toro will direct "The Strain" pilot from a script he co-wrote with Chuck Hogan, who also co-authored the books with him. Carlton Cuse ("Lost," "Bates Motel"), who helped develop the adaptation, executive produces alongside del Toro and will serve as showrunner, overseeing the potential series with del Toro. Hogan and del Toro’s longtime manager/producing partner Gary Ungar also serve as exec producers of the project, produced by FX Prods. Kevin Durand, Richard Sammel, Lauren Lee Smith, Jack Kesy, Jonathan Hyde, John Hurt, Miguel Gomez, Corey Stoll, and Mia Maestro all star.
"The Strain," an adaptation of del Toro’s vampire novel trilogy, formally has a pilot order but is being eyed for a 13-episode series pickup. It is a high-concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Stoll), 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
Guillermo del Toro's Vampire Trilogy "The Strain" Heading To FX
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FX is closing in on a hefty deal to develop a TV adaptation of Guillermo del Toro‘s vampire novel trilogy “The Strain,” with Carlton Cuse (A&E’s drama series “Bates Motel”) on board as showrunner, reports Variety.
FX is in final negotiations to order a pilot with the understanding that the project would likely be fast-tracked to a series order. Del Toro will co-write the pilot with Chuck Hogan, his co-author on the HarperCollins books, and he will direct. The plan is to begin lensing in Toronto in the fall of next year.
Project marks a leap of faith for FX which has never before ordered a pilot on the strength of a pitch. Cinemax and Starz were also aggressive contenders for the project.
Del Toro envisions “Strain” as an event series that would have a clearly defined end date. The project is favorite of del Toro’s, who spent years developing his own unique spin on vampire mythology for the books. The first of the series bowed in 2009.
“These are very scary vampires,” Cuse told Variety. “These are not romantic vampires. They will give you nightmares.“
Robert Maillet will appear in the FX pilot “The Strain,” directed by Guillermo del Toro. If you’re unfamiliar with him, he plays a Russian Jaeger pilot in Pacific Rim, that’s him up there on the left looking like a character out of Dodgeball. He joins Sean Astin, Corey Stoll, Mia Maestro and John Hurt in the high-concept thriller.
Per The Wrap he, “has been cast as “The Master,” an ancient vampire. He’s described as an “evil that has nested in secret and darkness, feasting on human suffering until now, emerging from the shadows to force a new world order.”
“The Strain,” which Pacific Rim helmer del Toro co-wrote with Chuck Hogan based on their vampire novel trilogy, “tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Stoll), the head of the Centers 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
Wow, this one’s moving right on along, isn’t it? Kevin Durand (pictured above; “Lost”, Dark Was The Night) is joining the TV adaptation of Guillermo del Toro’s vampire novel trilogy “The Strain” with Carlton Cuse (“Bates Motel”) as showrunner. Per Variety, Durand will play “ a second-generation Ukranian-American, a once-solitary rat exterminator who eagerly joins the war against vampires who have invaded New York.”
As reported yesterday, Corey Stoll (“House Of Cards”) will be playing the lead of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather. The project already has a full writing staff in place churning out scripts, and FX has committed $500,000 to creature creation
The book is “a high-concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Stoll), 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.”
Del Toro will direct the pilot (he co-wrote the script with Chuck Hogan).
Corey Stoll Stars In 'The Strain', Which Is Going To Series
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Corey Stoll (picture above; “House Of Cards”) will be playing the lead of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather in the TV adaptation of Guillermo del Toro’s vampire novel trilogy “The Strain”. Carlton Cuse (“Bates Motel”) is still on board as showrunner and the project might pass the pilot stage and go straight to series (the same happened with “Bates”).
Per Deadline, “The project already has a full writing staff in place churning out scripts, and FX has committed $500,000 to creature creation.”
The book is “a high-concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Stoll), 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.”
Del Toro will direct the pilot (he co-wrote the script with Chuck Hogan).
Guillermo del Toro's "The Strain" Adds Two More
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A day after casting the female lead, FX’s Guillermo del Toro and Carlton Cuse pilot “The Strain” has added two more to its cast, reports THR.
Titanic‘s Jonathan Hyde and Inglourious Basterds‘ Richard Sammel, pictured, have boarded the Corey Stoll starrer.
Based on del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s book trilogy first published in 2009, “the story centers on a vampire virus that infects New York and the CDC doctor, Ephraim “Eph” Goodweather, who investigates the case.”
“House of Cards” breakout Corey Stoll will play Goodweather, the head of the CDC’s Canary Team in New York who is called upon to investigate a viral outbreak connected to an evil strain of vampirism. As the strain spreads, Eph will lead a team of New Yorkers as it wages a war and defends humanity.
Hyde, who played Ismay in James Cameron’s Titanic, will portray the series regular role of Eldritch Palmer, an elderly tycoon who’s the third-richest man in the world who has been an invalid since childhood. Though his life-long fight against his frail body, he’s developed a relentless drive to attain immortality by any means necessary.
Sammel, meanwhile, will play Thomas Eichorst, a mysterious figure from Professor Abraham Setrakian’s past whose re-emergence in New York is not a coincidence.
John Hurt Joins Guillermo del Toro's "The Strain"!!
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Oscar-nominated actor John Hurt (pictured; V for Vendetta, Alien) has been tapped as the co-lead opposite Corey Stoll and Mia Maestro in FX‘s high-profile drama pilot “The Strain,” from Guillermo del Toro and Carlton Cuse, which is being eyed for a 13-episode pickup. Deadline reports.
“The high-concept thriller, directed by Del Toro from a script he co-wrote with Chuck Hogan based on their vampire novel trilogy, tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll), the head of the Centers 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.”
Hurt, who first worked with del Toro in his 2004 feature Hellboy, will portray Professor “Abraham Setrakian,” a holocaust survivor who immigrated to the United States after World War II and now runs a pawn shop in Spanish Harlem. As the outbreak spreads, he may be the only one with answers – if anyone will listen.
Kevin Durand, Richard Sammel, Lauren Lee Smith, Jonathan Hyde and Miguel Gomez co-star in the project, from FX Prods.
"The Strain" Gains "Revolution" and "24" Vet
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“24″ vet Leslie Hope has succumbed to “The Strain,” FX’s Guillermo del Toro-helmed drama pilot, TVLine writes.
From Carlton Cuse (“Lost,” “Bates Motel”) and Del Toro (Pacific Rim, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth), the high-concept thriller stars Corey Stoll (“House of Cards”) as Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of a Center for Disease Control team in New York City. Unexpectedly, the group is tasked with investigating a mysterious viral outbreak with the hallmarks of an ancient, evil strain of vampirism.
Hope, whose recent TV credits include NBC’s “Revolution” and ABC’s short-lived “The River”, will play Joan Luss, one of the few survivors of the outbreak. If the project lands a series order — a fait accompli, for all intents and purposes — Hope’s character would recur.
More casting news has come in for Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's television version of their literary franchise, The Strain. "24" and "The River" star Leslie Hope has joined the show.
According to TVLine Hope will play one of the few survivors of the outbreak. If the project lands a series order Hope’s character would recur.
Guillermo del Toro will direct "The Strain" pilot from a script he co-wrote with Chuck Hogan, who also co-authored the books with him. Carlton Cuse ("Lost," "Bates Motel"), who helped develop the adaptation, executive produces alongside del Toro and will serve as showrunner, overseeing the potential series with del Toro. Hogan and del Toro’s longtime manager/producing partner Gary Ungar also serve as exec producers of the project, produced by FX Prods. Kevin Durand, Richard Sammel, Lauren Lee Smith, Jack Kesy, Jonathan Hyde, John Hurt, Miguel Gomez, Corey Stoll, Robert Maillet, and Mia Maestro all star.
"The Strain" is a high-concept thriller that tells the story of Dr. Ephraim Goodweather (Stoll), 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.
Yeah and 24/CSI has creepy blood worms, vampires, dead people waking up ect... should i go on
Don't read too much into it Mr. Roll Your Eyes At Everything. I meant in the sense of how the show was executed not story-wise. It gave me that sort of vibe from CSI with the two leads.
And yeah thats not the best Pilot I've seen. Like someone here made it out to be. Best pilot will always be the pilot from Lost
I'm in Australia and it is pretty hard to see over here. It isn't on itunes, not on netflix. It might be on that god awful foxtel but noone will pay their ripoff prices, unless they are big sports fans.
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Yeah and 24/CSI has creepy blood worms, vampires, dead people waking up ect... should i go on 
that was an... interesting scene lol
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