'The Strain' News: Season 1 Finale Recap, Show Renewed for Second Season
"The Strain" season 1 finale titled "The Master" shows Eph and Fet on a mission as they infiltrate the theater through an underground passage where they discover the Master's coffin. Palmer is furious because the Master only restored his health but did not give him immortality, but Eichhorst assures him that he will get what he wishes for once he does the Master's bidding.
Later on, Setrakian and Eph confront the Master and force him outdoors into daylight, believing that this will cause his death. The Master, though badly burned, escapes and Setrakian could not believe that their plan didn't work. They regroup, and Zack stops at his mother's house and said that he has to get some medicine for his asthma, but what he actually got was a photo album. His mother, Kelly, then reappears. She has fully turned into a vampire. Eph shoots Kelly, but only manages to wound her before she escapes.
The season finale of "The Strain" reportedly pulled in 2.091 million total viewers on Oct. 5, which made it the top drama on cable on that night according to Deadline. It has also consistently performed well in DVR, pulling in more than 4 million viewers.
"The Strain" is based on the vampire novels by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, who also created the TV series. There are three books in "The Strain" series, and according to del Toro, the first two novels — "The Strain" and "The Fall" — will be covered by one season each, while the third book, "The Night Eternal," may be split into two or three seasons.
FX has renewed "The Strain" for a 13-episode second season, and production is set to begin in November 2014. Season 2 is slated to premiere in the summer of 2015.
