What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)  What We Do in the Shadows is an American mockumentary comedy horror television series created by Jemaine Clement that premiered March 27, 2019, on FX. Based on the 2014 film of the same name written by Clement and Taika Waititi, the series follows four vampire roommates in Staten Island, and stars Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén, and Mark Proksch. It is the second television series in the "What We Do in the Shadows" franchise. The 10-episode second season debuted on April 15, 2020, and in May 2020 the series was renewed for a third season. Set in Staten Island, "What We Do in the Shadows" follows the lives of three traditional vampires; Nandor, Laszlo, and Nadja; Colin Robinson, an energy vampire; and Guillermo, Nandor's familiar. The series revolves around the vampires adapting to the modern world with the help of Guillermo and, occasionally, Colin Robinson. On January 22, 2018, it was announced that FX had given the production a pilot order. The pilot was written by Jemaine Clement and directed by Taika Waititi both of whom are also executive producers alongside Scott Rudin, Paul Simms, Garrett Basch, and Eli Bush. On May 3, 2018, it was announced that FX had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes, which premiered on March 27, 2019. According to Jemaine Clement: "We stay pretty basic '70s/'80s vampire rules, with a little bit of '30s. They can turn into bats. They can't go in the sunlight; they don't sparkle in the sun, they die. They have to be invited in; in a lot of literature vampires have to be invited into private buildings, but this is a documentary so it's the real rules which means they have to be invited into any building." The main influences on the series are "Fright Night", "Martin", "The Lost Boys", "Nosferatu", "Interview with the Vampire", "Vampire's Kiss", and "Bram Stoker's Dracula". The song used in the opening credits is "You're Dead" by Norma Tanega (1966). The second season premiered on April 15, 2020. On May 22, 2020, FX renewed the series for a third season. Principal photography for the first season took place from October 22 to December 18, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario.