So there’s no chance of extending beyond five seasons if the show is hugely successful?Ĭuse: I don’t think so. We talked about milestones, that we want the milestones and the characters that are in the book to be hit, but with that it became very malleable… So, it’s a very elastic relationship that the series has with the book, but by that same token it’s very respectful and mindful of the things that will not alienate someone that likes the books. Guillermo del Toro: And it was very clear from the start that we had the three books to plunder, but we also had the chance of inventing. You want to take the book as a source of inspiration and then make the best possible television show that you can make… but we view the TV show as its own creation. And I think that the goal is not to literally translate the book into a television show. The television show is its own experience, and there are new characters and new situations, different dramatic developments, so the show and the book can each be separately enjoyed. But it won’t be more than five seasons, we’re definitely writing to an endpoint, and we’re following the path as established in Guillermo and Chuck’s novels.īut obviously there’s a lot that’s also going to be added. The plan is that the show will run somewhere between three and five seasons, and as we work out the mythology and the storytelling for Season Two we’ll have a better idea of exactly how long our journey is going to be. Since you have the books as your source material, will the series be sticking closely to the same structure?Ĭarlton Cuse: We basically follow the narrative of the first book in the first season. Last week, in a conference call with journalists, the duo were happy to answer questions about their experiences working together to bring The Strain from page to screen. The Strain, based on a series of novels by del Toro and Chuck Hogan, follows the rapid spread of a virus whose symptoms bear a striking resemblance to ancient tales of vampirism, while CDC doctor Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll) and his team are tasked with containing the virus before humanity is all but extinguished.ĭel Toro himself co-wrote and directed the pilot episode, and serves as executive producer on the series along with showrunner Carlton Cuse ( Lost). Never content to rest on their laurels, the network is continuing to expand its horizons and dabble in other genres, and their latest experiment finds them teaming up with one of the most fascinating minds in science fiction and horror: Guillermo del Toro. Cable network FX is already home to some of the most creative and compelling drama on television, with critically acclaimed hits like Sons of Anarchy, Justified, and The Americans captivating viewers on a weekly basis.
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