What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
Don't ask what they do outside the shadows.
A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 27 March 2019 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 16 December 2024 |
| Genre | Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| Created by | Jemaine Clement |
| Starring | Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry and Natasia Demetriou |
| Seasons | 6 seasons, 61 episodes |
| Episode length | about 22 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 22 hours |
| Rated | TV-MA |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.0/10 |
Where to watch What We Do in the Shadows
What We Do in the Shadows is streaming on Hulu ($21.49 a month) in the US. At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 1 month of Hulu, or $21.49 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
What We Do in the Shadows is a 2019 comedy series that treats vampires like a dysfunctional houseguest setup. Jemaine Clement crafted a documentary-style look into the nightly lives of Nandor, Laszlo, and Nadja, who have shared a Staten Island residence for centuries. They are maintained by Guillermo, a familiar whose loyalty is tested by his own desire to become a vampire. The group navigates the modern world, other supernatural beings, and their own petty conflicts. With 6 seasons and 61 episodes, the total watch time is 22 hours. It is a long commitment for a show about beings who have all the time in the world to argue about it.
What the critics said
Critics agreed on one thing: vampires are better off as roommates. Rotten Tomatoes gives the series a 96% approval rating. Metacritic scores it 83 out of 100. That is high praise for a show where the main conflict is who has to clean up the blood. It is the kind of comfort viewing that makes you wish your actual housemates were undead.
How it did with audiences
TMDB users give it an 8 out of 10. That is a high mark for a film about vampires who cannot clean their own bathrooms. It suggests the comedy lands even when the stakes are low and the mess is high.
Nielsen Media Research tracked 55.6 million hours of streaming from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025. That is a lot of people watching feral roommates argue about the dishwasher. It is a quiet indicator that the show has found its permanent home in the background of a lot of nights.
What came next for the cast
Harvey Guillén moved from The Magicians to Reacher and Blue Beetle. That is a jump. Matt Berry went from Moon to Citadel. Kayvan Novak stepped out of Paddington into Cruella. The credits list these shifts. They do not prove the vampire film caused them. Sometimes a role simply opens a door.
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Sources
- What We Do in the Shadows on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q55637582 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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