WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS To Deliver One Last ‘BAAAT!’ With Sixth and Final Season

Melody McCune

Nandor, Guillermo, Nadja and Laszlo leave a restaurant while Guillermo holds a lot of to-go bags in What We Do in the Shadows Season 5 Episode 1, "The Mall."

Highlights: 

  • What We Do in the Shadows will end with its sixth and final season after wrapping its fifth season in August. 
  • We don’t have a  premiere date for Season 6 yet. 
  • Showrunners Paul Simms and Stefani Robinson reveal they would need to answer the question of, “What happens with Guillermo?” before putting a nail in this series’ coffin.  

The Final Season 

Say it ain’t so. Our favorite Staten Island vampires will take their final bow in What We Do in the Shadows Season 6, Vulture reports. 

The beloved FX sitcom is based on Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi‘s 2014 film of the same name. It took the network by storm with its bloody premiere on March 27, 2019. In June 2022, FX renewed the series for Seasons 5 and 6. As for the latest go-round, the finale aired on August 31 of this year. 

RELATED: Keep up on the vampire antics with our What We Do in the Shadows recaps!

Season 5

Season 5 saw Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) navigating his new normal after paying Derek (Chris Sandiford) to turn him into a vampire. Of course, he strives to hide his condition from Nandor (Kayvan Novak) while Laszlo (Matt Berry) conducts experiments on him to determine why his vampirism is developing abnormally.

Meanwhile, Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) tries to eradicate a curse thrust upon her with the aid of The Guide (Kristen Schaal). Lastly, Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) runs for office while facing the Council of Energy Vampires. The season culminates in Nandor reversing Guillermo’s vampire state. 

RELATED: What We Do in the Shadows: Our 8 Predictions for Season 6

Season 6

Speaking with Variety before the Season 4 premiere, showrunners Paul Simms and Stefani Robinson reveal that the series’ natural conclusion hinges on what happens with Guillermo. Considering he’s now human, we could see the house dynamic revert to that of Season 1, or perhaps Guillermo will find a new calling. 

This series quickly skyrocketed as one of my favorites after its premiere. It’s sharply funny, darkly weird and surprisingly heartfelt. I’ll miss it tremendously, but I’m glad it has the opportunity to wrap loose ends and send our vamps off in undead style. 

What We Do in the Shadows Seasons 1 through 5 are now streaming on Hulu. Season 6 will presumably premiere sometime in 2024 (although my money’s on the summer based on previous debuts). 

What do you think about the show ending? What do you hope Season 6 will bring? Sound off in the comments below! 

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