<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Teleplay by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers ( millions ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 37 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` The Worm Turns '' </Td> <Td> J. Miles Dale </Td> <Td> Carlton Cuse & Chuck Hogan </Td> <Td> July 16 , 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 16 ) </Td> <Td> XSN04001 </Td> <Td> 1.44 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> Nine months have passed since `` Illumination Day , '' the day the bomb was detonated , creating a nuclear winter . The strigoi , now freely roaming the streets in the dim daylight , have enslaved humanity and established a dictatorship called , `` The Partnership , '' aided by human collaborators . Quinlan , Fet , and his new companion , Charlotte , are in North Dakota searching for nuclear weapons to destroy the strigoi . When a trio of female survivalists capture Fet and Charlotte , Fet meets Daniel Roman , a fellow captive and a military officer formerly stationed at a nearby missile silo . Quinlan frees them and the group heads for the missile silo . Meanwhile , in Philadelphia , Eph anonymously works odd jobs to survive . Captured by the Master 's forces , Eph is freed when the bus transporting him and other human prisoners is blown up by Jason , a resistance fighter . Eph , the only survivor , helps the wounded Jason get away . Alex , Jason 's sister , bargains with Eph to stay on until Jason recovers . Over Eichhorst 's objections , the Master continues grooming Zach , saying he has dark potential . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 38 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` The Blood Tax '' </Td> <Td> J. Miles Dale </Td> <Td> Liz Phang </Td> <Td> July 23 , 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 23 ) </Td> <Td> XSN04002 </Td> <Td> 0.91 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> Gus and Alonso Creem are operating a black market operation . While looting a supply facility where his cousin works , Gus and his team are discovered but get away . When Creem objects to Gus returning with his cousin , Gus insists he stays . Dutch is held captive in a facility run by Sanjay Desai where women whose blood type is B+ are used for breeding . Dutch and another woman are caught attempting to escape . Flashbacks show her and Setrakian being captured during a strigoi - led round - up , then were separated . Dutch re-hid the Lumen before being caught . When the Philadelphia resistance group 's operations base is uncovered , Eph offers them another hideout . He stays on after the group agrees to intensify their anti-strigoi attacks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 39 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` One Shot '' </Td> <Td> Kevin Dowling </Td> <Td> Bradley Thompson & David Weddle </Td> <Td> July 30 , 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 30 ) </Td> <Td> XSN04003 </Td> <Td> 0.86 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> Fet , Charlotte , Quinlan , and Captain Daniel Roman locate the nuclear warhead . Quinlan is wounded by a soldier guarding the missile silo but will recover . The strigoi have removed a key detonating component , and the group sets out to retrieve it . In Philadelphia , Eph and the resistance fighters poison a container truck of human blood intended for strigoi consumption . Over two thousand stigoi are fatally poisoned but the mission 's success alerts the Master and Eichhorst to Eph 's whereabouts . Meanwhile , Zach , bored and lonely , befriends Abby , the young girl working as a maid at his building . The Master , suspecting Zach 's allegiance is faltering , tells him he can either support his cause or leave and live hand - to - mouth like other humans . Zach reaffirms his loyalty to the Master . Eph discovers that the strigoi are transporting unknown cargo to various towns via the railroads . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 40 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` New Horizons '' </Td> <Td> Kevin Dowling </Td> <Td> Mickey Fisher </Td> <Td> August 6 , 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 06 ) </Td> <Td> XSN04004 </Td> <Td> 1.17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> Eichhorst orders Desai to shorten the womens ' pregnancies to six months so they can produce two infants per year . Infant B+ blood is a strigoi delicacy . Desai forces Dutch to coach women during their deliveries . Meanwhile she plots to steal an employee key card to escape . Strigoi invade the school building where Eph ,
<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Th> Teleplay by </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Prod . code </Th> <Th> U.S. viewers ( millions ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 37 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` The Worm Turns '' </Td> <Td> J. Miles Dale </Td> <Td> Carlton Cuse & Chuck Hogan </Td> <Td> July 16 , 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 16 ) </Td> <Td> XSN04001 </Td> <Td> 1.44 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> Nine months have passed since `` Illumination Day , '' the day the bomb was detonated , creating a nuclear winter . The strigoi , now freely roaming the streets in the dim daylight , have enslaved humanity and established a dictatorship called , `` The Partnership , '' aided by human collaborators . Quinlan , Fet , and his new companion , Charlotte , are in North Dakota searching for nuclear weapons to destroy the strigoi . When a trio of female survivalists capture Fet and Charlotte , Fet meets Daniel Roman , a fellow captive and a military officer formerly stationed at a nearby missile silo . Quinlan frees them and the group heads for the missile silo . Meanwhile , in Philadelphia , Eph anonymously works odd jobs to survive . Captured by the Master 's forces , Eph is freed when the bus transporting him and other human prisoners is blown up by Jason , a resistance fighter . Eph , the only survivor , helps the wounded Jason get away . Alex , Jason 's sister , bargains with Eph to stay on until Jason recovers . Over Eichhorst 's objections , the Master continues grooming Zach , saying he has dark potential . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 38 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` The Blood Tax '' </Td> <Td> J. Miles Dale </Td> <Td> Liz Phang </Td> <Td> July 23 , 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 23 ) </Td> <Td> XSN04002 </Td> <Td> 0.91 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> Gus and Alonso Creem are operating a black market operation . While looting a supply facility where his cousin works , Gus and his team are discovered but get away . When Creem objects to Gus returning with his cousin , Gus insists he stays . Dutch is held captive in a facility run by Sanjay Desai where women whose blood type is B+ are used for breeding . Dutch and another woman are caught attempting to escape . Flashbacks show her and Setrakian being captured during a strigoi - led round - up , then were separated . Dutch re-hid the Lumen before being caught . When the Philadelphia resistance group 's operations base is uncovered , Eph offers them another hideout . He stays on after the group agrees to intensify their anti-strigoi attacks . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 39 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` One Shot '' </Td> <Td> Kevin Dowling </Td> <Td> Bradley Thompson & David Weddle </Td> <Td> July 30 , 2017 ( 2017 - 07 - 30 ) </Td> <Td> XSN04003 </Td> <Td> 0.86 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> Fet , Charlotte , Quinlan , and Captain Daniel Roman locate the nuclear warhead . Quinlan is wounded by a soldier guarding the missile silo but will recover . The strigoi have removed a key detonating component , and the group sets out to retrieve it . In Philadelphia , Eph and the resistance fighters poison a container truck of human blood intended for strigoi consumption . Over two thousand stigoi are fatally poisoned but the mission 's success alerts the Master and Eichhorst to Eph 's whereabouts . Meanwhile , Zach , bored and lonely , befriends Abby , the young girl working as a maid at his building . The Master , suspecting Zach 's allegiance is faltering , tells him he can either support his cause or leave and live hand - to - mouth like other humans . Zach reaffirms his loyalty to the Master . Eph discovers that the strigoi are transporting unknown cargo to various towns via the railroads . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 40 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` New Horizons '' </Td> <Td> Kevin Dowling </Td> <Td> Mickey Fisher </Td> <Td> August 6 , 2017 ( 2017 - 08 - 06 ) </Td> <Td> XSN04004 </Td> <Td> 1.17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="8"> Eichhorst orders Desai to shorten the womens ' pregnancies to six months so they can produce two infants per year . Infant B+ blood is a strigoi delicacy . Desai forces Dutch to coach women during their deliveries . Meanwhile she plots to steal an employee key card to escape . Strigoi invade the school building where Eph ,
when does the last season of the strain start
when does the last season of the strain start
July 16 , 2017
July 16 , 2017