Episodes
46
4 seasons
46 episodes · 4 seasons · 33.7 hours to binge
46
4 seasons
33.7 h
1d 9h
1 days
non-stop
7.5/10
1,945 votes
The Strain runs to 46 episodes across 4 seasons, at roughly 44 minutes each. Watching every episode back to back is 33.7 hours of pure run time — that's 1 days and 9 hours without a single break.
More realistically, at two episodes a night you'll finish in about 23 days. That's 4.2 full 8-hour work days of screen time. Use the planner below to pick your own pace and get an exact finish date.
33.7 h
Pure run time
23 days
At 2 episodes/day
44 min
Per episode
Day 23: 100% done (46 of 46 episodes)
11.5
on average
8.4 h
on average
2,024
1 days non-stop
At 33.7 hours, The Strain is longer than 61% of every series tracked here — making it a solid commitment. Within the Sci-Fi & Fantasy genre the average is 36.5 hours, so The Strain sits below that.
The Strain is very well rated at 7.5/10 from 1,945 votes. With 33.7 hours of total run time it's a few weeks of viewing — plan accordingly before you press play.
All 46 episodes of The Strain add up to 33.7 hours of pure run time — that's 1 days and 9 hours non-stop.
The Strain has 46 episodes across 4 seasons, averaging about 44 minutes per episode.
At 1 episode a day it takes 46 days, at 2 episodes a day 23 days, and at a marathon pace of 8 a day just 6 days.
The Strain is rated 7.5/10 from 1,945 votes. Budget 33.7 hours if you want to watch the whole thing.
Episodes, seasons, runtime (44 min/episode) and rating come directly from TMDB (as of 2/12/2026).
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