What We Do in the Shadows: Last News

What We Do In The Shadows has become one of the most acclaimed comedies of recent years.Based on the 2014 film of the same name, which was also created by Jemaine Clement, the horror mockumentary follows a group of vampires as they navigate the modern world, with assistance from human familiar Guillermo.The show’s ensemble cast includes Kayvan Novak as Nandor, Matt Berry as Laszlo, Natasia Demetriou as Nadja, Mark Proksch as energy vampire Colin, and Harvey Guillén as Guillermo.Since the show began in 2019, it has been nominated for 29 Emmy Awards, including nods for Outstanding Comedy Series.FX announced the show’s end in December last year. During a panel at the Television Critics Association in February (via Screen Rant), FX chairman John Landgraf briefly stated that it was because ‘the show came to a natural conclusion’.As for the cast, Matt Berry believes it was ‘the right decision’ to end the show now.

It’s that mad time of year again, the fall season rush. In film terms, it’s manic in terms of releases and film festivals.

What We Do In The Shadows has set a premiere date for its sixth and final season.In late December, FX confirmed that What We Do In The Shadows will come to an end with season six. Now, it has been revealed when the show will premiere – thankfully, it’s not a long wait and it’ll come right in time for Halloween.What We Do In The Shadows will premiere on October 21, airing the first three of its 11-episode run via a Deadline report.

What We Do In The Shadows is set to end with its upcoming sixth season, it has been revealed.Per a report from Vulture, the show’s sixth season – which has yet to receive a release date – will mark the show’s final hurrah, as confirmed by additional reports from Deadline Hollywood and Variety.Last year, after the show was renewed for a fifth and sixth season, showrunners Stefani Robinson and Paul Simms addressed that the show’s end – which at the time had not been confirmed to conclude with season six – would deliver a resolution to Guillermo’s fate.“I think that it hinges on that,” Robinson said, about the vampires’ “bodyguard,” played by Harvey Guillen, who desperately wants to be a vampire — but also happens to be a vampire hunter.Based on the 2014 film of the same name from creators Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, What We Do In The Shadows follows the adventures of vampires Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they navigate the modern world with the help of their human familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén).The gang were later joined by their vampire bureaucrat acquaintance, the Guide (Kristen Schaal). The show’s fifth season premiered earlier this year and concluded in late August.In related news, Taika Waititi suggested late last month that the second season of his pirate comedy drama, Our Flag Means Death, might be its last.

, the Emmy-nominated FX mockumentary following four vampires and their familiar living in Staten Island, just closed out another captivating and darkly funny installment of the series with a surprisingly emotional season 4 finale. Already renewed for seasons 5 and 6, the series is set to begin production on new episodes in the next few days as fans eagerly await to see what happens with Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) and Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) after executive producer Paul Simms and the creative team took big swings with the characters in season 4. Among them was seeing Guillermo, a descendant of Van Hesling, officially coming out as gay while navigating his complicated relationship with Nandor, who spent most of season 4 in search of a long-term companion. Guillermo’s sexuality was addressed during a midseason episode, when the familiar visited his family and was forced to reveal that despite being related to a notorious vampire killer, he actually wants to become one. “In season 5, we have a really good episode where we’ll see Guillermo with his family again,” Simms says, adding that they’re “always expanding and opening that world” fans have been given glimpses of from season to season. While speaking to ET, Simms and Proksch opened up about key moments from season 4, Baby Colin’s unexpected maturity and where things go from here.

Pride Month has seen an increase in LGBTQ-themed stories told onscreen. 2022 was no different, with the release of several notable projects, including the third and final season of, celebrated films and, the return of series like and as well as the debuts of new ones, from to and to the revival.

It’s always nice to see a series based on a movie really take off and become its own thing, find its own voice, and discover its own sea legs. And FX’s “What We Do in the Shadows,” based on the feature film of the same name by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, has certainly down that.

Imagine having four Emmy nominations before you’re thirty years old. Imagine that two of those nominations are for Outstanding Comedy Series for two of the most critically acclaimed series of the past decade.

It’s easy to get cynical about the glut of movies being adapted into TV series because of the Age Of Content and the surplus of streamers who need series and, well, “content.” However, if there’s one series that’s really flourished and come into its own as its own thing is FX’s version of “What We Do In The Shadows.” Based on the 2014 film created by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, the series, like the movie, is a mockumentary-style comedy that parodies things like “An Interview With The Vampire” The show also attempts to explore other versions of monster lore within the universe, but there’s an excellent character-driven emotional quality to the series too and just how hilariously petulant and immature all the vampires are.

What We Do In The Shadows has been renewed for a fourth season ahead of season three’s debut in September.The show, based on the 2014 feature film by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, will return on Thursday September 2 on FX in the US.

. A scheduling conflict brought on by the pandemic forced Guillen, best known as the sweet, loyal vampire Guillermo on Taika Waititi's FX series, to say no twice.

Jake McDorman, who has appeared on two of the best TV series of the year, and, as well as taken the lead as Alan Shepard on the ambitious Disney+ series . But for the 34-year-old actor, who first broke out on the ABC Family original just over a decade ago, it’s been a long time coming. “I mean, as much as an actor can have agency over their choices, that is something that was very much by design,” McDorman tells ET.

While no stranger to the dark side, Mark Hamill has never played a vampire before. That is, until now that he’s appearing on season two of, the series based on the film by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. Making his debut on Wednesday’s episode, “On the Run” written by Emmy nominee Stefani Robinson, Hamill plays an ancient vampire and rival of Laszlo (Matt Berry).