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Premiered

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Ended: Sunday, October 30, 2016

When does The Strain Season 3 come out?

The Strain Season 3 premiered Sunday, August 28, 2016 on FX and ended Sunday, October 30, 2016. The season has 10 episodes.

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.

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The Strain Season 3 release schedule

The Strain Season 3 episode release dates
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1. New York Strong

The strigoi are evolving, becoming faster. Smarter. Eph struggles to improve his failing bioweapon while trying to work through the emotional fallout of the abduction of his son, Zack. As Setrakian and Quinlan attempt to crack the Lumen's deepest-held secrets, Fet helps a Navy SEAL team in a deadly mission: search for the Master through the underground tunnels of New York.

Sunday · 10 years ago

2. Bad White

The Master’s offer to return Zack plagues Eph as he considers taking the deal. Dutch reunites with an old group of friends but begins to question if her safety is better with them or with Fet, Eph and Setrakian. Palmer strives for answers to Setrakian’s secret strigoi blood treatments and discovers he may have a way to acquire it.

Sunday · 10 years ago

3. First Born

The Occido Lumen is gone. Stolen. Setrakian and Fet race to recover it. Gus and Angel try to hide a secret houseguest while avoiding a police sweep, and Quinlan's thirst for vengeance is revealed.

Sunday · 10 years ago

4. Gone But Not Forgotten

Things have changed. The infection enters a new phase. Fet wants to celebrate, but Setrakian and Eph are worried there's more work to be done. Justine conscripts a new, unwilling army in the fight while Eichhorst angrily lashes out with a plan to strike back.

Sunday · 10 years ago

5. Madness

New information from the Lumen forces Setrakian to seek help from his lifelong nemesis, Eldritch Palmer. Eph's new experiments to understand strigoi communication seemingly take him to the brink of madness while Fet is on a mission to discover strigoi movements across New York City.

Sunday · 10 years ago

6. The Battle of Central Park

Fet strikes hard at the heart of the strigoi army while Justine embarks upon a risky mission to drive the strigoi out of Manhattan once and for all. Gus and Angel fight for their lives and their freedom but are faced with a moral dilemma.

Sunday · 10 years ago

7. Collaborators

Setrakian offers hope in a new plan to trap the Master while Eph and Dutch seek out the Master's “voice.” Palmer needs Setrakian's access to the white to hold up his end of their bargain.

Sunday · 10 years ago

8. White Light

The Master's voice proves to be more powerful and potentially fatal than Eph or Dutch anticipated. Fet and Setrakian track down the cargo from the Egyptian vessel and realize they may be in over their heads. Quinlan strikes a deal with the Ancients, but a last minute betrayal proves deadly.

Sunday · 10 years ago

9. Do or Die

NYC is falling. Eph and Dutch frantically race to finish their new device to stop the Master before the city is overrun. Justine, Gus, and Angel fight in one last stand to stop the spreading virus. Palmer extracts vengeance for past wrongs but may have crossed the line.

Sunday · 10 years ago

10. The Fall Finale

Humanity teeters on the edge of destruction. The Master finally reveals himself, initiating the end game of a battle in which there can be only one winner. Eph, Fet, Setrakian, and Dutch must overcome their personal differences in a last-ditch effort to vanquish the strain.

Sunday · 10 years ago

The Strain Season 3 guest stars

  • Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz

    Manuel Rodriguez-Saenz

    Jorge

  • Natasha Bromfield

    Natasha Bromfield

    Nurse

  • America Olivo

    America Olivo

    Kate Rogers

  • Ted Charette

    Ted Charette

    Night Patrol Officer #2

  • Tim Cody

    Scaggs (Navy Seal)

  • Dustin Faith

    McDonald (Navy Seal)

  • Cam Fergus

    Holmes (Navy Seal)

  • David Patrick Flemming

    David Patrick Flemming

    Night Patrol Officer #1

  • Carlos Gonzalez-Vio

    Carlos Gonzalez-Vio

    Nick Coley (Navy Seal)

  • Jason Gosbee

    Jason Gosbee

    Oates (Navy Seal)

  • Carmine Lucarelli

    New Yorker

  • Bobby Manning

    Bobby Manning

    Raul

  • Ronnie Rowe

    Ronnie Rowe

    Kenny Ford (Navy Seal)

  • Al Vrkljan

    Al Vrkljan

    Vannelli (Navy Seal)

  • Taso Alexander

    Ron

  • Ben Carlson

    Ben Carlson

    Wilson Kerry

The Strain Season 3 FAQ

When does The Strain Season 3 come out?

The Strain Season 3 premiered Sunday, August 28, 2016 on FX.

How many episodes are in The Strain Season 3?

The Strain Season 3 has 10 episodes.

Are new episodes of The Strain Season 3 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the The Strain Season 3 finale?

The The Strain Season 3 finale (Episode 10) aired Sunday, October 30, 2016.

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