Season 0 of The Strain premiered on 11 july 2014.

Season 1 of The Strain premiered on 13 july 2014.

The Strain er en thriller om dr. Ephraim Goodweather, leder af Center for Disease Control Canary Team i New York, der med sit forskerhold undersøger et mystisk virusudbrud, hvis kendetegn ligner træk fra en gammel ond vampyrslægt. Efterhånden som udbruddet breder sig, går Eph, sammen med forskerholdet og en gruppe almindelige borgere, i krig for at forsvare menneskeslægten. Skabt, produceret og skrevet af Guillermo del Toro og Chuck Hogan.

Season 2 of The Strain premiered on 12 july 2015.

The transformation has begun in season two. New York City is falling to an evil epidemic and no one is coming to its rescue. Its citizens must fight or die. Now Eph and Dr. Martinez concentrate on creating a biological weapon, while Setrakian searches for an ancient book he hopes will reveal the strigoi's history...and possibly a way to kill them.

Season 3 of The Strain premiered on 28 august 2016.

New York City is a battleground as humans fight for survival against the vampire apocalypse in season three. Though our heroes achieve small victories, they are not winning the war. Beset by personal conflicts – betrayal, disappointment, paranoia – the group splinters as the Master closes in on executing an irreversible transformation of the world.

Season 4 of The Strain premiered on 16 july 2017.

As the final season begins, nine months have passed. The world has fallen into darkness, and the strigoi are in control. The Master and his minions have created an unsettling alliance in “The Partnership.” The majority of humans are now working for the strigoi, operating with a single understanding – collaborate or die.

In the face of annihilation…do our heroes have what it takes to save humankind?