You can’t keep a good vampire down! Or, in the case of these hapless Staten Island housemates, a mediocre vampire. What We Do in the Shadows has been plugging along for four seasons, following the misadventures of Nandor, Nadia, Laszlo, Colin Robinson, and their bodyguard Guillermo as they hatch one ill-fated scheme after another.
With the release of season 5 rapidly approaching, FX has blessed us with a trailer!
The trailer confirms what some fans suspected from the poster that was released a few days ago: Guillermo has been turned into a vampire after offering his friend Derek a big ol’ bag of money. It looks like at least part of the season will focus on Guillermo learning how to do vampire stuff, like turning into a bat. But for some reason, his transformation is taking longer than it should.
Meanwhile, Colin Robinson is running for comptroller, Nandor is trying to pay for merchandise with cutouts of Ryan Seacrest, and the rest of the vamps are up to their usual weird sex stuff! This season promises to be super kooky and fun.
So what else do we know about WWDITS season 5?
What We Do in the Shadows season 5 cast: Who’s in What We Do in the Shadows season 5?
Thanks to the trailer, we know that the following cast members will be returning:
- Kayvan Novak as Nandor
- Natasia Demetriou as Nadja and Nadja’s creepy doll containing the soul of her human self
- Matt Berry as Laszlow Cravensworth
- Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson
- Harvey Guillén as Guillermo de la Cruz
- Kristen Schaal as the Guide
- Chris Sandiford as Derek, former vampire hunter and current vampire
According to ET, Guillermo’s family will return in season 5.
What We Do in the Shadows season 5 plot: What happens in What We Do in the Shadows season 5?
At the end of season 4, Nadja’s nightclub went up in flames, Colin grew up and regained all his memories thanks to secret journals that he’d stashed away in his previous life, and Nandor ruined Guillermo’s relationship by magically creating a replica of his boyfriend. Most explosively, though, Guillermo finally took steps to become a vampire himself, instead of waiting for Nandor to turn him.
Before the trailer confirmed Guillermo’s transformation, many fans noticed an interesting detail in the season 5 poster that hinted at it. Can you spot it?
The trailer confirms that the plot will focus on Guillermo’s transformation, along with other shenanigans like Colin’s city comptroller campaign. Will Guillermo’s vampire hunter blood, stemming from his Van Helsing ancestors, interfere with his vampirism? Was Derek just messing with him in the first place? We’ll find out!
Here’s the official plot description from FX.
In season five, Nandor feels his familiar (and sometimes friend) Guillermo slipping away as he seems to be spending much more time with Laszlo, whose skills as a gentleman scientist are put to the test as he tries to solve the mystery of the strange and very secret changes Guillermo is going through.
Nadja, suffering the effects of a previously-undiagnosed supernatural hex, reconnects with her family — or at least, a family — from the Old Country, Colin pursues the path of so many energy vampires before him by running for political office and The Guide tries to figure out where she fits in as the relative newcomer to this tightly-knit group who’ve known each other for centuries.
What We Do in the Shadows season 5 release date: When does What We Do in the Shadows season 5 come out?
Hold onto your fangs—What We Do in the Shadows premieres on FX on July 13. BAT!
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