What We Do in the Shadows
AbsurdistSurreal, logic-bending comedy.This show: 9/10Found familyUnrelated people slowly becoming each other's family.This show: 8/10Dry humorDeadpan, understated wit.This show: 8/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 8/10Deadpan coolDetached, understated and effortlessly stylish.This show: 7/10CampyKnowingly over the top and enjoying every minute of its own excess.This show: 7/10SupernaturalGhosts, demons and powers beyond nature in our own world.This show: 7/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Kayvan NovakMatt BerryNatasia DemetriouHarvey GuillénMark ProkschKristen Schaal
Starring
Kayvan NovakMatt BerryNatasia DemetriouHarvey GuillénMark ProkschKristen Schaal
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What We Do in the Shadows Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | ||
| S2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.7 | ||
| S3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | ||
| S4 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 8.2 | ||
| S5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | ||
| S6 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.2 |
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About
"Immortal roommates bicker their way through eternity"
Four vampire roommates share a run-down house on Staten Island, along with their long-suffering human familiar, and bicker their way through eternity like the world's worst sitcom flatmates. Filmed as mockumentary, it mines centuries-old egos clashing with modern suburban annoyances: energy vampires who drain via boredom, familiars craving undeath, ancient rivalries over chores. The tone is silly, quick, and gleefully deadpan, carried by pitch-perfect performances and escalating absurd bits rather than plot. It rewards patience for character-based comedy over big stakes, and gets funnier as the ensemble's rhythms and running jokes deepen.
Watch it for
the deadpan ensemble chemistry that turns petty roommate squabbles into immortal comedy gold.
Maybe skip if
you need strong plot momentum rather than character-driven, sketch-like humor.
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All Seasons
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Season 12019
8.237K104h 2m
After an unexpected visit from their dark lord and leader, Baron Afanas, the vampires are reminded of what they were initially tasked with upon their arrival in Staten Island over a hundred years ago – total and complete domination of the New World. But what exactly is the best way to go about achieving said domination? Our vérité camera crew follows along as the vampires set out to answer this query.
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Season 22020
8.429K103h 38m
The vampires try to find their way in a world of human Super Bowl parties, internet trolls, an energy vampire who gets a promotion and becomes drunk on power and of course, all the ghosts, witches, necromancers, zombies and shadowy cloaked assassins who roam freely in the Tri-State area.
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Season 32021
8.223K104h 10m
The vampires are elevated to a new level of power and will encounter the vampire from which all vampires have descended, a tempting Siren, gargoyles, werewolf kickball, Atlantic City casinos, wellness cults, ex-girlfriends, gyms and supernatural curiosities galore. Plus, Colin Robinson is turning 100. And Nandor, faced with his own eternal-life crisis, tries to inject his life with more meaning.
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Season 42022
8.019K104h 13m
The vampires return to Staten Island to find their mansion on the verge of total structural collapse — and with no money to repair it. While Nandor’s eternal search for love finally yields results, Nadja finally realizes her dream of opening the hottest vampire nightclub in the Tri-State Area. Laszlo struggles with the question of nature versus nurture as he tries raising Baby Colin to be anything other than an energy vampire. And even Guillermo finds himself on a powerful emotional track that touches on his love for his family, and for others.
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Season 52023
8.117K104h 11m
Nandor feels his familiar (and sometimes friend) Guillermo slipping away as he seems to be spending much more time with Laszlo, whose skills as a gentleman scientist are put to the test as he tries to solve the mystery of the strange and very secret changes Guillermo is going through. Nadja, suffering the effects of a previously-undiagnosed supernatural hex, reconnects with her family - or at least, a family - from the Old Country, Colin pursues the path of so many energy vampires before him by running for political office and The Guide tries to figure out where she fits in as the relative newcomer to this tightly-knit group who've known each other for centuries.
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Season 62024
7.814K114h 51m
After a very brief stint as a full-blown vampire, Guillermo is re-evaluating his life. Who is he if not a familiar who will do anything to please his Master in hopes of one day being turned into a vampire? Meanwhile, the vampires are reevaluating, too. When their former roommate reappears after a 50-year nap, they realize how little they’ve done in half a century — not one goal accomplished, not one dream pursued, not one part of the New World conquered (except for their street and part of Ashley Street).
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Kayvan Novak Nandor
Matt Berry Laszlo Cravensworth
Natasia Demetriou Nadja
Harvey Guillén Guillermo de la Cruz
Mark Proksch Colin Robinson
Kristen Schaal The Guide
Anthony Atamanuik Sean Rinaldi
Doug Jones Baron Afanas
Jean-Michel Richaud The Sire
Chris Sandiford Derek
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