Having long established his genre credentials in film, thanks to Blade II, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, Pacific Rim and more, Guillermo del Toro recently launched his first TV series with The Strain, airing on FX.
The Strain took quite a path, with del Toro first envisioning it as a TV show, only to not find a buyer. He then teamed with Chuck Hogan to turn the story into a successful trilogy of books (and a comic book adaptation) – and in the process, found many networks suddenly interested in adapting it for TV, before ultimately deciding on FX.
While he’s en executive producer and co-creator on the series, alongside Hogan, del Toro is only credited as a writer and director on the pilot episode for The Strain. But when I sat down with him recently, he made it clear he was still plenty involved in the series, which Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) is serving as showrunner on. During our conversation, del Toro explained why he’s not precious about his own books, the joy of collaborating with Cuse and more.
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