We know, we know: there are a lot of brilliant TV shows to keep up with at the moment. That being said, everyone should have binged their way through the first four seasons of What We Do In The Shadows by this point.

Easily one of this writer’s favourite series to date, the vampire mockumentary (which used to air in the UK via the BBC) has picked up a bevy of awards and nominations to date, earning itself an incredible 96% ‘fresh’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes in the process. 

And it’s no wonder, to be honest; the actors are brilliant, the jokes are laugh-out-loud funny, and the visual effects are… well, they’re pretty damn good, actually. Maybe even Hollywood-level good. 

For those who haven’t watched a single episode yet (and who are you, really?), the plot of the show is simple; four vampires – that’s Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Laszlo (Matt Berry) and Colin (Mark Proksch) – share an apartment together in Staten Island are doing their utmost to keep up with the demands of everyday life.

This means that, yeah, they’re regularly confronted by thoroughly modern situations: internet trolls, for example, and ‘curse-laden’ chain emails. The application process for American citizenship, local elections and haunted dolls. Office politics. The need, above all else, to feed off the blood of the living without drawing the attention of the NYPD. You know, that sort of thing.

Watch the trailer for What We Do In The Shadows: Season 5 below

Once upon a time, the quartet had a human familiar on hand to help with all of the above (and more: he was regularly tasked with scrubbing blood from the gothic drapery and taking the rubbish out) in Harvey Guillén’s Guillermo. But, while the vampire-killing descendant of Van Helsing used to be incredibly loyal to his vampiric overlords, he’s now, well… he seems to be slipping away from them somewhat in the show’s much-anticipated fifth season. And it will take all of Laszlo’s skills as a gentleman scientist to figure out why.

The new season will also explore how Nandor handles the potential loss of his beloved familiar (many fans of the show have been hoping for a romance to blossom between the vampire and Guillermo, but alas! No such luck yet), Nadja will reconnect with her family (or, at least, a family) from the Old Country, Colin will pursue a political career and The Guide (Kristen Schaal) will attempt to find her place within this strange, yet tightly knit, family of misfits.

It all sounds brilliant, quite frankly. And it sounds all the more brilliant when you consider the fact that the new season of What We Do In The Shadows is finally coming to Disney+ in the UK and Ireland on Wednesday 25 October.

Anyone else suddenly in the mood to sprinkle glitter on their face and body, like Twilight? No? Just us and Nandor, then.

As if that weren’t good news enough, the show has been renewed for a sixth season, with FX announcing the news via Instagram. 

“Undead and ready to keep this party going. What We Do In The Shadows has been renewed for two more seasons,” read the caption.

It’s worth noting, though, that this may take some time due to the ongoing writer’s strike and the Sag-Aftra strike, so it’s best not to expect a release date until late 2024 or even 2025, depending on the duration of the studio negotiations.

Hey, at least we can rewatch all the old episodes.

The first four seasons of What We Do In The Shadows: Season 4 are available to stream on Disney+ now. 

The fifth season will begin airing on Disney+ from 25 October.

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