Yahoo has some early casting news for the second season of FX’s “The Strain,” writing that “West Wing” alum Ron Canada landed the recurring role of the crisis-bungling NYC mayor.

In addition, the FX drama is looking to add a series regular in the form of David, an 11-year-old boy who, as the strain spreads, must make a very difficult decision regarding his parents.

After the weak final episodes, it’s going to take a lot to get me to stick with the Guillermo del Toro-created series.

“When a freak virus kills all but four passengers on an airplane at JFK, Ephraim Goodweather (Corey Stoll), head of the Center for Disease Control’s “Canary Team,” is immediately called to the scene. With help from a mysterious Holocaust survivor (David Bradley), “Eph” and his colleague (Mía Maestro) uncover the outbreak’s ties to vampirism. Now, the only way to stop the terrifying disease from wiping out mankind is to face its source – a sinister supernatural creature known as “The Master” – whose evil intent seems more powerful than any other force on Earth!”