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| STRAIN, THE (FX)
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DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY:
9/20/12
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4/26/13
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STATUS:
currently in development (2013-2014 season) |
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot |
DESCRIPTION:
(from FX's press release, April 2013) FX has cast House of Cards star Corey Stoll in the lead role in its drama pilot The Strain, based on the best-selling vampire novel trilogy from Academy Award(R)-Winning Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and Author Chuck Hogan. Del Toro and Hogan will co-write the pilot script, with del Toro attached to direct. Award-Winning Writer and Producer Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) will be an Executive Producer and oversee the series with Del Toro. He will serve as Showrunner as the pilot goes to series. Hogan and Gary Ungar will also serve as Executive Producers. FX Productions will produce. The Strain is a one-hour 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. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Corey Stoll as Ephraim Goodweather
· Kevin Durand as Vasily Fet
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Carlton Cuse as EP
· Chuck Hogan as CRTR/EP
· Guillermo del Toro as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· FX Productions
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