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What We Do in the Shadows is an American horror comedy fantasy mockumentary series created by Jemaine Clement and based on the 2014 New Zealand film of the same name directed by Clement and Taika Waititi. The series premiered on FX on March 27, 2019 and ran for six seasons, ending on December 16, 2024.
Synopsis[]
The series follows the lives of vampires, Nandor the Relentless, Leslie "Laszlo" Cravensworth, and Nadja of Antipaxos, "energy vampire" Colin Robinson, and Nandor's familiar Guillermo de la Cruz, who wishes to be a vampire despite being the descendant of famed vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Kayvan Novak as Nandor the Relentless
- Matt Berry as Leslie "Laszlo" Cravensworth
- Natasia Demetriou as Nadja of Antipaxos
- Harvey Guillén as Guillermo de la Cruz
- Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson
- Kristen Schaal as The Guide (S5-6; Guest S1; Recurring S3-4)
Recurring[]
- Doug Jones as Baron Afanas (S1, 3-6)
- Anthony Atamanuik as Sean Rinaldi
- Beanie Feldstein as Jenna (S1)
- Veronika Slowikowska as Shanice (S1-2)
- Nick Kroll as Simon the Devious (S1-2, 4)
- Jake McDorman as Jeff Suckler (S1; Guest S2)
- Vanessa Bayer as Evie Russell (S1, 5)
- Marceline Hugot as Barbara Lazarro (S1, 5)
- Chris Sandiford as Derek (S2-5; Guest S6)
- Myrna Cabello as Silvia de la Cruz (S2, 4-5)
- Haley Joel Osment as Topher (S2, 5)
- Benedict Wong as Wallace (S2, 5)
- Marissa Jaret Winokur as Charmaine Rinaldi (S2–6)
- Anoop Desai as Djinn (S4; Guest S5)
- Parisa Fakhri as Marwa (S4; Guest S6)
- Frankie Quiñones as Miguel (S4–6)
- Mike O'Brien as Jerry the Vampire (S6)
- Tim Heidecker as Jordan (S6)
- Andy Assaf as Cravensworth's Monster (S6)
Guests[]
Season 1[]
- Arj Barker as Arjan
- Dave Bautista as Garrett
- Alexandra Henrikson as Vasillika the Defiler
- Mary Gillis as June
- Jeremy O. Harris as Colby
- Gloria Laino as The Baron's Familiar
- Paul Reubens as Paul
- Tilda Swinton as Herself
- Wesley Snipes as Wesley the Daywalker / Wesley Sykes
- Hayden Szeto as Jonathan
- Danny Trejo as Danny
- Taika Waititi as Viago von Dorna Schmarten Scheden Heimburg, reprising his role from the movie.
- Jonathan Brugh as Deacon Brucke, reprising his role from the movie.
- Jemaine Clement as Vladislav the Poker, reprising his role from the movie.
- Bobby Wilson as Marcus
- Evan Rachel Wood as Evan the Immortal Princess of the Undead
- Hannan Younis as Ange
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Animal Control Officer Karen
Season 2[]
- James Frain as the voice of Black Peter
- Mark Hamill as Jim the Vampire
- Greta Lee as Celeste
- Lucy Punch as Lilith
- Craig Robinson as Claude
Season 3[]
- Julie Klausner as Gargoyle
- Cole Escola as Gargoyle
- Lauren Collins as Meg
- Tyler Alvarez as Wes Blankenship
- Aida Turturro as Gail
- Catherine Cohen as Sheila
- Scott Bakula as Himself
- Cree Summer as Jan
- Donal Logue as Himself
- Khandi Alexander as Contessa Carmilla De Mornay
- David Cross as Dominykas the Dreadful
Season 4[]
- Affion Crockett as Richie Suck
- Fred Armisen as Doctor DJ Tom Schmidt
- Sal Vulcano as Himself
- Sklar Brothers as Toby and Bran
- Al Roberts as Freddie
- Sofia Coppola as Herself
- Thomas Mars as Himself
- Jim Jarmusch as Himself
- Michael McDonald as Gustave Leroy
Season 5[]
- Robert Smigel as Alexander
- Hannibal Buress as an energy vampire
- Aparna Nancherla as an energy vampire
- Martha Kelly as an energy vampire
- Gregg Turkington as an energy vampire
- Jo Firestone as an energy vampire
- John Slattery as Himself
- Wayne Federman as a vampire urgent care doctor
- Kerri Kenney-Silver as Helen "The Magic Woman" Johnson
- Patton Oswalt as Himself
Season 6[]
- Steve Coogan as Lord Roderick Cravensworth
- Jon Glaser as a demon
- Kevin Pollak as Cal Bodian
- Zach Woods as Joel
- Alexander Skarsgård as Eric Northman, reprising his role from True Blood.
Episodes[]
Season One (2019)[]
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Director | Writer | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | "Pilot" | Taika Waititi | Jemaine Clement | March 27, 2019 |
| 02 | 02 | "City Council" | Jemaine Clement | Paul Simms | April 3, 2019 |
| 03 | 03 | "Werewolf Feud" | Jemaine Clement | Josh Lieb | April 10, 2019 |
| 04 | 04 | "Manhattan Night Club" | Jemaine Clement | Tom Scharpling | April 17, 2019 |
| 05 | 05 | "Animal Control" | Jackie van Beek | Duncan Sarkies | April 24, 2019 |
| 06 | 06 | "Baron's Night Out" | Jackie van Beek | Iain Morris | May 1, 2019 |
| 07 | 07 | "The Trial" | Taika Waititi | Jemaine Clement | May 8, 2019 |
| 08 | 08 | "Citizenship" | Jason Woliner | Stefani Robinson | May 15, 2019 |
| 09 | 09 | "The Orgy" | Jason Woliner | Marika Sawyer | May 22, 2019 |
| 10 | 10 | "Ancestry" | Taika Waititi | Jemaine Clement & Stefani Robinson & Tom Scharpling & Paul Simms | May 29, 2019 |
Season Two (2020)[]
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Director | Writer | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 01 | "Resurrection" | Kyle Newacheck | Marika Sawyer | April 15, 2020 |
| 12 | 02 | "Ghosts" | Kyle Newacheck | Paul Simms | April 15, 2020 |
| 13 | 03 | "Brain Scrambles" | Kyle Newacheck | Jake Bender & Zach Dunn | April 22, 2020 |
| 14 | 04 | "The Curse" | Liza Johnson | Sarah Naftalis | April 29, 2020 |
| 15 | 05 | "Colin's Promotion" | Jemaine Clement | Shana Gohd | May 6, 2020 |
| 16 | 06 | "On the Run" | Yana Gorskaya | Stefani Robinson | May 13, 2020 |
| 17 | 07 | "The Return" | Jemaine Clement | Jemaine Clement | May 20, 2020 |
| 18 | 08 | "Collaboration" | Yana Gorskaya | Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil | May 27, 2020 |
| 19 | 09 | "Witches" | Kyle Newacheck | William Meny | June 3, 2020 |
| 20 | 10 | "Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires" | Kyle Newacheck | Sam Johnson & Stefani Robinson & Paul Simms | June 10, 2020 |
Season Three (2021)[]
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Director | Writer | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 01 | "The Prisoner" | Kyle Newacheck | Paul Simms | September 2, 2021 |
| 22 | 02 | "The Cloak of Duplication" | Yana Gorskaya | Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil | September 2, 2021 |
| 23 | 03 | "Gail" | Kyle Newacheck | Marika Sawyer | September 9, 2021 |
| 24 | 04 | "The Casino" | Yana Gorskaya | Sarah Naftalis | September 16, 2021 |
| 25 | 05 | "The Chamber of Judgement" | Kyle Newacheck | William Meny | September 23, 2021 |
| 26 | 06 | "The Escape" | Yana Gorskaya | Jake Bender & Zach Dunn | September 30, 2021 |
| 27 | 07 | "The Siren" | Yana Gorskaya | Shana Gohd | October 7, 2021 |
| 28 | 08 | "The Wellness Center" | Yana Gorskaya | Stefani Robinson | October 14, 2021 |
| 29 | 09 | "A Farewell" | Tig Fong | Sam Johnson & Stefani Robinson & Marika Sawyer & Paul Simms | October 21, 2021 |
| 30 | 10 | "The Portrait" | Yana Gorskaya | Sam Johnson & Stefani Robinson & Paul Simms & Lauren Wells | October 28, 2021 |
Season Four (2022)[]
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Director | Writer | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 01 | "Reunited" | Yana Gorskaya | Stefani Robinson & Paul Simms | July 12, 2022 |
| 32 | 02 | "The Lamp" | Yana Gorskaya | Wally Baram & Aasia LaShay Bullock | July 12, 2022 |
| 33 | 03 | "The Grand Opening" | Kyle Newacheck | Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil | July 19, 2022 |
| 34 | 04 | "The Night Market" | Yana Gorskaya | William Meny & Paul Simms | July 26, 2022 |
| 35 | 05 | "Private School" | Kyle Newacheck | Ayo Edebiri & Shana Gohd | August 2, 2022 |
| 36 | 06 | "The Wedding" | Tig Fong | Sam Johnson & Sarah Naftalis & Marika Sawyer & Paul Simms | August 9, 2022 |
| 37 | 07 | "Pine Barrens" | Kyle Newacheck | Sarah Naftalis | August 16, 2022 |
| 38 | 08 | "Go Flip Yourself" | Yana Gorskaya | Marika Sawyer | August 23, 2022 |
| 39 | 09 | "Freddie" | DJ Stipsen | Jake Bender & Zach Dunn | August 30, 2022 |
| 40 | 10 | "Sunrise, Sunset" | Kyle Newacheck | Paul Simms | September 6, 2022 |
Season Five (2023)[]
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Director | Writer | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 01 | "The Mall" | Yana Gorskaya | Marika Sawyer | July 13, 2023 |
| 42 | 02 | "A Night Out with the Guys" | Kyle Newacheck | Paul Simms | July 13, 2023 |
| 43 | 03 | "Pride Parade" | Yana Gorskaya | Jake Bender & Zach Dunn | July 20, 2023 |
| 44 | 04 | "The Campaign" | Yana Gorskaya | Max Brockman & Shana Gohd | July 27, 2023 |
| 45 | 05 | "Local News" | Yana Gorskaya | Sarah Naftalis | August 3, 2023 |
| 46 | 06 | "Urgent Care" | Yana Gorskaya | Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil | August 10, 2023 |
| 47 | 07 | "Hybrid Creatures" | Kyle Newacheck | Jeremy Levick & Rajat Suresh | August 17, 2023 |
| 48 | 08 | "The Roast" | Tig Fong | Sarah Naftalis & Lauren Wells | August 24, 2023 |
| 49 | 09 | "A Weekend at Morrigan Manor" | Kyle Newacheck | William Meny & Paul Simms | August 31, 2023 |
| 50 | 10 | "Exit Interview" | Tig Fong | Jake Bender & Zach Dunn & Sam Johnson & Sarah Naftalis & Paul Simms | August 31, 2023 |
Season Six (2024)[]
| No. in Series |
No. in Season |
Title | Director | Writer | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 01 | "The Return of Jerry" | Kyle Newacheck | Paul Simms | October 21, 2024 |
| 52 | 02 | "Headhunting" | Kyle Newacheck | Jake Bender & Zach Dunn & Sam Johnson & Sarah Naftalis | October 21, 2024 |
| 53 | 03 | "Sleep Hypnosis" | Yana Gorskaya | Marika Sawyer | October 21, 2024 |
| 54 | 04 | "The Railroad" | Kyle Newacheck | Sam Johnson & Chris Marcil | October 28, 2024 |
| 55 | 05 | "Nandor's Army" | Yana Gorskaya | Sarah Naftalis | November 4, 2024 |
| 56 | 06 | "Laszlo's Father" | Yana Gorskaya | Jake Bender & Zach Dunn | November 11, 2024 |
| 57 | 07 | "March Madness" | Yana Gorskaya | Jeremy Levick & Rajat Suresh | November 18, 2024 |
| 58 | 08 | "P.I. Undercover: New York" | Kyle Newacheck | Max Brockman | November 25, 2024 |
| 59 | 09 | "Come Out and Play" | DJ Stipsen | Shana Gohd & Paul Simms | December 2, 2024 |
| 60 | 10 | "The Promotion" | Kyle Newacheck | Jake Bender & Zach Dunn & Amelia Haller & William Meny & Lauren Wells | December 9, 2024 |
| 61 | 11 | "The Finale" | Yana Gorskaya | Sam Johnson & Sarah Naftalis & Paul Simms | December 16, 2024 |
Videos[]
What We Do in the Shadows - Official Series Trailer - FX
Trivia[]
- This series holds the distinction of being the first FX series to premiere following The Walt Disney Company's purchase of 21st Century Fox and its associated productions and studios.
- Kristen Schaal previously worked with Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi on their previous series Flight of the Conchords.
- Jake McDorman and Beanie Feldstein previously worked together in Ladybird.
- Harvey Guillén wanted Sarah Michelle Gellar to guest star, as a nod to her role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, however it never happened.
