What We Do in the Shadows
What We Do in the Shadows is a half-hour comedy series based on the feature film of the same name by co-creators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. Set in New York City, the show follows three vampires who have been roommates for hundreds and hundreds of years.
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- 2019-2024
- 6 seasons
- FX Network
- Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
- TV-MA
What We Do in the Shadows is a half-hour comedy series based on the feature film of the same name by co-creators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. Set in New York City, the show follows three vampires who have been roommates for hundreds and hundreds of years.
Season 5 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2023
Episode 1
The Mall
Thu, Jul 13, 2023 23 mins
The vampires take Guillermo out for his birthday, thinking he's unhappy because they forgot his birthday. He's depressed because he's found that becoming a vampire took longer than he anticipated. Unfortunately, the vampires discover a local mall.
Episode 2
A Night Out with the Guys
Thu, Jul 13, 2023 25 mins
The Guide returns and tries to help Nadja figure out the source of her bad luck. Laszlo and Nandor go out with Sean and his friends and have a wild night, while Guillermo tries to figure out why his transforming into a vampire isn't happening.
Episode 3
Pride Parade
Thu, Jul 20, 2023 26 mins
While Laszlo helps Guillermo determine what kind of vampire he now is, Nadja and Dolly switch spirits with the Guide's help, and Colin Robinson helps Dolly achieve her greatest wish. Nandor flies into outer space to impress Guillermo, and Sean hosts a pride parade in his bid to become comptroller.
Episode 4
The Campaign
Thu, Jul 27, 2023 25 mins
Laszlo tries to win over Nadja's new Greek friends. Colin meets up with an old flame, and both are threatened with a fate worse than death if Colin doesn't win in the race for Staten Island comptroller. Nandor makes a new friend at the gym but comes on too strong.
Episode 5
Local News
Thu, Aug 3, 2023 24 mins
Knowledge of the existence of vampires goes out on the local news when a nearby water main breaks, and Nandor inadvertently gives away the group's century-long existence. With Guillermo visiting his mother to tell her he's a vampire, the residence members break into a panic coming up with a plan to protect themselves.
Episode 6
Urgent Care
Thu, Aug 10, 2023 25 mins
Guillermo is injured while trying to fly, and Nadja takes him to an Urgent Care for familiar... which threatens to reveal Guillermo's half-vampiric nature. Meanwhile, Colin Robinson gets a black eye which makes him too interesting and eliminates his ability to become boring and feed on people.
Episode 7
Hybrid Creatures
Thu, Aug 17, 2023 22 mins
Nadja tries to lift the hex on her by teaching Little Atraxpians, but become obsessed with Helen the Magic Woman and her fascination with doughnuts. Meanwhile, Laszlo breeds animals from Guillermo's DNA and then tells Guillermo to kill them.
Episode 8
The Roast
Thu, Aug 24, 2023 27 mins
The vampires note that Laszlo (Matt Berry) has become withdrawn and unresponsive. He spends most of the time sitting in a chair and doing nothing, even when the others try to cheer him up. In an attempt to lift his spirits, Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) suggests throwing him a roast. For the roast, the vampires invite many guests, including Baron Afanas (Doug Jones), Sean (Anthony Atamanuik) and random pedestrians picked from the street to fill the empty chairs. The event proves to be a mild event, with few jokes landing among the crowd, and the Guide (Kristen Schaal) needs to explain the context to the Baron. However, she accidentally reveals that not only is Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) the one who exposed the Baron to the sunlight that almost killed him, but also that Guillermo's family bloodline is descended from Van Helsing. This prompts the Baron to take over the roast, condemning the vampires for not taking part in their old traditions, saying that they "have all gone soft." The Baron then reveals that the vampires are harboring a vampire killer, exposing Guillermo in front of everyone as the human who tried to kill him. He then pursues Guillermo through the house, with Guillermo stabbing him in the arm with a stake to run away from him. As Nandor (Kayvan Novak) and Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) wonder what to do, they recognize that the Baron's death will result in their deaths as they were turned by him. Instead, they capture both Guillermo and the Baron, tie them to chairs and have them face each other. When Nandor leaves the room, Guillermo confesses that he was turned by a vampire. The Baron is ecstatic, until he realizes it wasn't Nandor. He decides to spare Guillermo, feeling he has bigger problems ahead. Before leaving, he tells Guillermo that he should tell Nandor about it even if he decides to kill him, as it won't be hidden forever. Guillermo then opens the door, accidentally exposing the Baron to sunlight again, burning him. After the Baron sleeps for the day, he prepares to kill Guillermo. Nandor pleads for mercy, citing Guillermo's loyalty, but the Baron does not buy it. Laszlo then gives away Guillermo's location at the tool-shed, so the Baron finds and kills him. As Nandor laments the loss, Laszlo concludes it is not Guillermo. He opens his stomach and discovers that it is actually one of the hybrids. The Baron eventually decides to spare Guillermo, feeling that the Baron himself is the one to "go soft" after his life living in the suburbs of New Jersey. At his casket, Nandor finds Guillermo hidden. After verifying he is the real Guillermo, Nandor states that he knows him better than anyone, making him uncomfortable. As the hybrid spawned more babies, Laszlo and Nadja send them to live in the suburbs, with the Baron and the Sire. This causes the Baron to regain his confidence and feel more terrifying to his neighbors. Back at the house, Laszlo reveals to Nadja that the reason behind his unresponsive state was because he was thinking about which order to organize their book collection.
Episode 9
A Weekend at Morrigan Manor
Thu, Aug 31, 2023 27 mins
The vampires are invited to a weekend at Morrigan Manor by Perdita Morrigan, the grand dame of New World vampire society. But one by one they mysteriously disappear and It's left to Guillermo and Colin Robinson o figure out who is responsible and why.
Episode 10
Exit Interview
Thu, Aug 31, 2023 27 mins
Guillermo goes into hiding after Nandor finds out he's a vampire, and the other vampires visit Guillermo to say their final goodbyes. Meanwhile, a vengeful Nandor searches for Guillermo at a Panera Bread and meets Patton Oswalt who gives the vampire advice on friendship.
