Nielsen winners: 'Extant,' 'The Strain,' World Cup

(CNN) — Tender, loving vampires? Look elsewhere than FX's "The Strain." The new thriller series, produced by Guillermo del Toro, Carlton Cuse and author Chuck Hogan, wants to make bloodsuckers scary again. "The vampire genre has sort of been overrun 

Every week, Todd VanDerWerff will be joined by one of Vox's many experts in subjects other than television to discuss the new vampire series The Strain. These articles are for those who have already seen that week's 

Every week, Todd VanDerWerff will be joined by one of Vox's many experts in subjects other than television to discuss the new vampire series The Strain. These articles are for those who have already seen that week's 

Just as the sexy hot vampires of "True Blood" do their final, um, lap on HBO, FX has debuted its first foray into horror: "The Strain." Co-created by genre pin-up boy Guillermo del Toro, "The Strain" is slimy, bloody, scary and at times pretty gross

With vampire tales comes steamy romance — but it shouldn't, The Strain showrunner Carlton Cuse says.