The Strain is on FX.
`` Night Zero '' is the first episode of the American television series The Strain . It first aired on FX on July 13 , 2014 . The Strain (TV series) . Del Toro and Hogan wrote the pilot episode , `` Night Zero '' , which del Toro directed . On August 7 , 2015 , FX renewed The Strain for a 10-episode third season which premiered on August 28 , 2016 . FX renewed the series for a fourth and final season on September 27 , 2016 , which is scheduled to premiere on July 16 , 2017 .