The Strain's Fourth and Final Season Gets Premiere datum on FX 

The fourth and final season of the FX vampire thriller will premiere Sunday, July 16 at 10/9c, the network announced Tuesday. FX revealed that Season 4 will be the show’s last when it renewed

The Strain Renewed for ‘Fantastic’ Fourth and Final Season at FX

From executive producers Carlton Cuse and Guillermo del Toro,

) and is set in a dystopian New York City where humans fight against a viral outbreak connected to an ancient strand of vampirism. Season 3 ended with a (literal) bang as an explosion triggered a global nuclear apocalypse, with the resulting nuclear winter allowing the vampires to roam free and take over.

‘s final season wasn’t completely unexpected: Cuse told TVLine’s Matt Mitovich last year that “we are definitely moving towards an ending” as they began to develop stories for Season 4, allowing them to wrap things up in satisfying fashion.

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Coming back 3 days after my brithday sweet!! Sad it’s the last season.

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