This week, FX announced that the final season of its critically acclaimed comedy “What We Do in the Shadows” will premiere on Monday, October 21 at 10 PM ET/PT on FX with the first three episodes of the 11-episode sixth season. All episodes will stream the next day on Hulu, where fans can also stream all five previous seasons.
“What We Do in the Shadows” will kick off its Farewell Tour this Thursday, July 25, at San Diego Comic-Con with a panel discussion featuring stars Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Mark Proksch, and Kristen Schaal, along with Executive Producer/Writer Paul Simms and Executive Producer/Director Kyle Newacheck. The special panel event will run from 3:30 – 4:30 PM PT in Hall H and will give fans an exclusive look at a brand-new episode from the upcoming season.
The news of the final season comes on the heels of the show earning eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations for its fifth season, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (Matt Berry), as well as nominations for Writing, Costumes, Production Design, Picture Editing, Sound Mixing, and Stunt Coordination.
“What We Do in the Shadows” documents the nightly exploits of vampire roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island with the help of their former familiar and current human friend Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) and their vampire bureaucrat acquaintance The Guide (Kristen Schaal).
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 re-evaluating, 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).
In the sixth and final season, Nandor, Nadja, Laszlo, Colin, and Guillermo will enter the workforce, visit New Hampshire, go to a human dinner party, fête The Baron, and conjure a demon — all while trying to find their place and their purpose in this crazy, mixed-up world.
