John Hurt has signed on to the Guillermo del Toro FX pilot "The Strain." He'll join a cast that already features Corey Stoll, Kevin Durand and Mia Maestro.
Hurt plays Professor Abraham Setrakian, a holocaust survivor who emigrated to the U.S. after World War II and now runs a pawn shop in Spanish Harlem. He may also hold the secret to curing a quickly spreading vampire contagion.
"I am incredibly happy to be reunited with John, who is one of the greatest actors in the world and one of my favorite people ever," del Toro said in a statement. "Chuck and I always visualized him while writing 'The Strain' novels and he is absolutely perfect for the part!"
The pilot is based on the best-selling vampire novel trilogy by del Toro and Chuck Hogan.
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