What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)

What We Do in the Shadows
Genre	Comedy horror Fantasy Mockumentary
Created by	Jemaine Clement
Based on	What We Do in the Shadows by Jemaine Clement Taika Waititi
Starring	Kayvan Novak Matt Berry Natasia Demetriou Harvey Guillén Mark Proksch Kristen Schaal
Opening theme	"You're Dead" by Norma Tanega
Composers	Mark Mothersbaugh John Enroth Albert Fox
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	50
Production
Executive producers	Jemaine Clement Taika Waititi Paul Simms Scott Rudin Garrett Basch Eli Bush Stefani Robinson
Producers	Joanne Toll Hartley Gorenstein Kyle Newacheck Derek S. Rappaport
Production locations	Toronto, Canada
Cinematography	DJ Stipsen
Editors	Yana Gorskaya Shawn Paper Dane McMaster Antonia de Barros Varun Viswanath Tom Eagles
Running time	22–30 minutes
Production companies	Two Canoes Pictures (seasons 1–2) 343 Incorporated FXP
Original release
Network	FX
Release	March 27, 2019 (2019-03-27) – present (present)
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What We Do in the Shadows is an American comedy horror mockumentary television series created by Jemaine Clement, first broadcast on FX on March 27, 2019. The series follows four vampire roommates on Staten Island and stars Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén, Mark Proksch, and Kristen Schaal.

Based on the 2014 New Zealand film of the same name, written by Clement and Taika Waititi, it is the second television series in the franchise. The show was renewed for a sixth and final season,^[1][2] that is set to premiere on October 21, 2024.^[3] It has been critically acclaimed (particularly for its cast and writing) and nominated for 29 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series in 2020, 2022, and 2024, for its second, third and fifth season, respectively.