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Season 4 – The Strain

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Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, the head of the CDC's New York-based Canary Project, is called upon to investigate when an airplane lands with everybody on board dead. What his team discovers is a viral outbreak that has similarities to an ancient strain of vampirism. As the virus begins to spread, Goodweather works with his team and a group of the city's residents to wage a war that could hold humanity's fate in its hand. The show's executive producers include Oscar-nominated writer Guillermo del Toro and Emmy-winning producer Carlton Cuse.
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The Strain — Season 4

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Critics Consensus

The Strain concludes on a high note with a climactic season that will remind viewers of the series' initial bite.

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Brian Lowry CNN.com 01/24/2019
The Strain proved rewarding in its finality, allowing characters who had endured the threat, lost loved ones and bravely faced a supernatural foe a hard-earned ray of hope. Go to Full Review
Kyle Fowle AV Club 12/11/2017
B
Unequivocally, the fourth and final season of The Strain has been the show's best. Go to Full Review
Derek Lawrence Entertainment Weekly 12/11/2017
B-
Most of the worst aspects of this episode were things that have annoyed me throughout the series. And yet, there were plenty of facets of the series finale that worked really well Go to Full Review
Noetta Harjo Geek Girl Authority 04/22/2020
The fallout has happened and Dr. Goodweather has lost. This is a good starting point after three seasons of the same thing. Go to Full Review
Haleigh Foutch Collider 03/29/2018
4/5
This is what it's like to see The Strain firing on all cylinders, finally. Go to Full Review
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Craig B @Boundsy Jan 14 A very good scifi horror series. See more Michael T @Tur7on Apr 10 Superb, what a comeback after the penultimate season, not just back on form but excelling the first two seasons, this is definitely the best season yet, and it wraps everything up in a nice little bow See more ala d Apr 5 To be honest i never watch tv series it's not my thing, the strain was my first series and i have been hooked since then, i became addicted to it i was pretty much watching 3 to 4 episodes a day , but i'm very upset because i heard they won't do season 5 See more Moody C @MoodyC 12/14/2024 This is one of best binge watching ever and every episode, every season is equally thrilling. The entire series is one story which is to take down the top enemy known as the Master so makes for really cohesive storytelling. There is actually more romance than expected, great action, but mostly very good characters building that you know everyone very well when series is finished. See more D K 04/01/2024 Wow. How did this get rated so high? First off, part of the plot is a ripoff of Daybreakers (2009). Secondly, it has a million bad tropes in it (like calling a nuclear winter "climate change"...seriously, great way to caricature a real life phenomenon). Finally, the plot gets even more tortured then ever. Everything in every season surrounding Zack and those who interact with him is some of the worst writing of all time just designed to carry along a dragging bad plot. His entire arc should have never been part of this and the series would have been better for it. Then, the whole "should we or should we not set off another nuke" plot is meandering and stupid script bloat. This show is highly overrated from start to finish. The start was actually mid-TV decent but it quickly devolved. Guillermo Del Toro remains one of the most overrated "creators" in the genre. By far, his best work is Hellboy 2 followed by Pan's Labyrinth (which was just a little too pretentious). After that, there is a huge dropoff of mediocre BS worse than the wastebasket of M Night Shymalan rejects. See more Anthony L 02/13/2023 Awesome end to this truly great series. It has everything you would want to sum up everyone's stories. I really hope that they expand on the series and possibly dive into more of Quinlan or Abraham's story. There is a lot of room to add to this franchise. See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Jul 16, 2017 The Worm Turns Out of the ashes of humanity's nuclear war, Night Eternal has begun; Eph abandons New York for Philadelphia, where he encounters new fighters who rekindle his drive to fight back; Fet and Quinlan search for a new means of stopping the Master. Details Episode 2 Aired Jul 23, 2017 The Blood Tax Imprisoned as a subject in a strigoi breeding program, Dutch is desperate to escape and find Setrakian; Gus recruits his cousin for the inside job that will put his gang at the top of the new world's underground economy. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 30, 2017 One Shot Quinlan and Fet discover that stealing a nuclear warhead is not easy when they encounter an unexpected enemy; Eph and Alex concoct a new weapon to use against the strigoi; frustrated with his seclusion, Zack discovers a love interest. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 6, 2017 New Horizons Dutch is forced to make a deal with Desai, while she plots to escape a strigoi breeding facility; Eph and Alex seek to uncover the dark secrets behind the Partnership's new plan; Gus and Creem face off against a gang encroaching on their turf. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 13, 2017 Belly of the Beast Fet and Quinlan track a convoy carrying their prized nuclear weapon; Eph and Alex search for clues to uncover the Master's plan for the fate of the human race; a familiar enemy traps Dutch, who encounters an old friend as well. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 20, 2017 Tainted Love Fet and Quinlan must figure out how to get the nuclear bomb back to New York, while a desperate Eichhorst draws near; love-struck Zack tries to learn more about his new crush, but makes a devastating discovery. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 27, 2017 Ouroboros With his health failing, Setrakian ignores Eph's warnings and pushes himself to the limit in his quest for victory and revenge; Fet and Quinlan race back to Manhattan, while the Master seals off the city and prepares to eliminate them all. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 3, 2017 Extraction Reeling from loss, the heroes regroup; the heroes devise a new plan to track the Master through human collaborators, beginning at the blood farm with someone Dutch knows all too well. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 10, 2017 The Traitor An unexpected guest brings old conflicts to the surface, dividing the heroes and threatening the group's trust; with questionable new intelligence in hand, the group launches a make-or-break final assault on the Master. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 17, 2017 The Last Stand Quinlan conceives a desperate plan; Eph wrestles with his conscience; Fet undertakes a suicide mission; Dutch and Gus prepare for battle. Details
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Season Info

Director
Kevin Dowling, J. Miles Dale
Executive Producer
Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan, Carlton Cuse, Gary Ungar
Screenwriter
Mickey Fisher
Network
FX
Rating
TV-MA (L|V)
Genre
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 16, 2017