50 Fun Facts About What We Do in the Shadows

Who created the TV series What We Do in the Shadows?

He wrote the pilot; Waititi directed it and both serve as executive producers.

On which network did the series premiere on March 27, 2019?

It ran for six seasons, ending on December 16, 2024.

In which New York City borough do the vampires share a house?

Simon the Devious rules the rival Manhattan vampires.

The series is based on a 2014 film from which country?

Clement and Waititi wrote, directed and starred in it.

Who plays Nandor the Relentless?

Nandor once led the fictional kingdom of Al-Quolanudar in southern Iran.

How old is Nandor, the oldest vampire in the house?

Despite his self-proclaimed leadership he has little actual authority.

Which actor plays Laszlo Cravensworth, a part written specifically for him?

Laszlo is a 310-year-old former porn actor from British nobility.

Laszlo and Nadja supposedly wrote which children's song, among others?

They also claim 'Come on Eileen' and 'Kokomo'.

Laszlo likes to sculpt topiaries in the yard shaped like what?

They include likenesses of his wife and his mother.

Who plays Nadja of Antipaxos?

She also voices Nadja's human ghost, which inhabits a doll.

Nadja's centuries-long lover Gregor dies the same way in every reincarnation. How?

Laszlo turns out to have caused every one of his deaths.

Who plays Guillermo de la Cruz, Nandor's familiar?

Guillermo has served Nandor for more than a decade hoping to be turned.

Guillermo discovers he is descended from which famous vampire hunter?

His skill at slaying leads to a job as the vampires' bodyguard.

What kind of creature is Colin Robinson, who feeds by boring people?

He drains people by being extremely boring, and as a day walker he holds an office job.

What happens to Colin Robinson after his 100th birthday?

The child grows up fast and regains his memories from a room of diaries.

Who plays the Guide, the Vampiric Council envoy also called the Floating Woman?

She later works for Nadja when the Council headquarters becomes a nightclub.

Which actor plays Baron Afanas?

The Baron turns out to be merely 'barren', unable to have children.

How does Guillermo inadvertently kill the Baron in season one?

The Baron survives, reduced to a head, torso and left arm.

Who plays Sean Rinaldi, the frequently hypnotised next-door neighbour?

Laszlo considers Sean his best friend, and the vampires spare him for bringing in their bins.

Which actress plays Jenna, the LARPer Nadja turns into a vampire?

Jenna discovers a rare power of invisibility but struggles to turn into a bat.

What is the name of the amateur vampire-hunting group Shanice joins?

Craig Robinson plays their leader, Claude.

Who plays Simon the Devious, owner of the Sassy Cat nightclub?

He is obsessed with Laszlo's cursed witch-skin hat.

What is Simon's posse of vampires called?

Simon was once a friend of the Staten Island trio before betraying them.

Which SNL alum plays Evie, the emotional vampire who dates Colin Robinson?

Her name is a homophone for 'E.V.', and she later becomes Staten Island comptroller.

Which office does Colin Robinson campaign for in season five?

He sinks his campaign by exposing himself in a video meeting, and Evie takes over.

Which Sixth Sense star plays Topher, the familiar revived as a zombie?

Unlike Guillermo, Topher has no interest in becoming a vampire.

Benedict Wong plays Wallace, a feuding rival of Laszlo's with what trade?

Laszlo considers him a fraud and con artist.

What is the name of Nandor's genie, played by Anoop Desai?

He owes Nandor a very large number of wishes.

Marwa, who appears in season four, is what relation to Nandor?

Critics faulted the season for stripping her of her identity for laughs.

Jerry the Vampire, the fifth roommate in season six, had been asleep since which year?

He was meant to be woken on New Year's Eve 1996.

Tim Heidecker's Jordan is a senior partner at which season-six firm?

Guillermo, Nadja and Nandor are hired there.

Which actress plays a fictionalised version of herself as leader of the Vampiric Council?

Council members also include Paul Reubens, Danny Trejo and Evan Rachel Wood.

Which Blade star joins the Vampiric Council only via Skype?

Danny Trejo's character despises him, suspecting he is a vampire hunter.

Which Star Wars actor plays Jim the Vampire, who says Laszlo owes him rent from the 1800s?

The season-two guest spot produced the Jackie Daytona storyline.

Which actor voices Black Peter, a goat and witch's familiar, in season two?

Lucy Punch played the witch Lilith the same season.

Who played Richie Suck, the superstar vampire rapper, in season four?

Fred Armisen played his manipulative familiar, Doctor DJ Tom Schmidt.

Which film director appeared as himself in season four?

Sofia Coppola and Thomas Mars also cameoed as themselves.

Which British comic plays Laszlo's father, Lord Roderick Cravensworth, in season six?

Alexander Skarsgård also turned up as a vampire that season.

Which 1966 song plays over the opening credits?

Norma Tanega's track was also used in the original film.

In which city was the first season filmed?

Principal photography ran from October 22 to December 18, 2018.

Which Coppola film did the producers cite for doing effects in camera rather than with CGI?

Paul Simms said the show has no fully digital characters.

The character Nadja was named after a film from which year?

Other influences include Fright Night, Martin, The Lost Boys and Nosferatu.

Which executive producer was dropped from season three after abuse allegations?

The reports came with the fourth-season renewal in August 2021.

How many Emmy nominations did the series receive in total?

Four were for Outstanding Comedy Series.

Which spin-off preceded the American series in the franchise?

It ran from 2018 to 2022 and shares the same canon as the film.

At which festival did the series hold its world premiere in 2019?

The first episode had been screened at New York Comic Con the previous October.

Which season scored 96 on Metacritic, the show's highest?

Rotten Tomatoes gave seasons three and four 100%.

The werewolf truce Arjan cites with the vampires dates from which year?

Arj Barker plays Arjan, leader of the Staten Island Werewolf Support Group.

Which three film characters return to sit on the Vampiric Council?

Waititi, Jonathan Brugh and Clement reprise the roles.

How many hours was the show streamed on US TV screens from June 2024 to May 2025?

The figure came from Nielsen's streaming measurement.