They’re very aware that when you’re competing with films and also with pay cable, you don’t want to find yourself in a situation where you’re doing an adulterated version of the story. We really were able to put our unadulterated version of the story on screen, and FX has been enormously supportive. Sure, we can’t drop F-bombs, but that’s about it. And I will say that this show really represents my and Guillermo’s version of the story. I can’t speak broadly to all cable channels, but I will say that FX has been fantastic. Having done network shows before, has this experience on cable really opened up what you can do with a series, as a producer?ĬUSE: Oh, absolutely. It was time to go back to the conception of vampires as really scary, dangerous creatures, and in so doing that, there was a way to make a genre show that would be different than anything that was out there on the TV landscape. The vampire genre has been overrun by romance, and we’ve had our fill of vampires that we’re feeling sorry for because they had romantic problems. And I also thought that embedded in the book was this fantastic opportunity to up-end the vampire genre. One, because I had a lot of respect for Guillermo, as a filmmaker, and I thought, particularly in a monster show like this, that he’s one of the most imaginative guys out there, in terms of creating creatures and worlds. So, I went and met with Guillermo and I had a really good meeting, and I decided to get involved, for two reasons. And then, about two years ago, my agent called me up and said that there was some interest in doing The Strain as a television series and asked if I would be interested in it.
I had read the first novel when it came out in 2009 and really enjoyed it. I was just intrigued by the subject matter. Question: Carlton, how did you first get involved in this, and what drew you to it?ĬARLTON CUSE: I had read the first Strain novel, as a fan of both Guillermo’s work, and I also independently knew Chuck Hogan, so I was very curious to see what this collaboration would look like.
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