Interview

Costume Designer

“What We Do in the Shadows” Costume Designer Laura Montgomery on Dressing Vampires in Flux

The undead roommates of What We Do in the Shadows embarked on journeys of rebirth in season 4 – some more literally than others – that included remodeling, reincarnating, and remarrying.  All these new endeavors gave Emmy-winning costume designer Laura Montgomery an opportunity to redefine the rules of vampire fashion.

For hundreds of years, Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Laszlo (Matt Berry), and Nandor (Kayvan Novak) have been sporting outfits from the eras they’ve loved experiencing the most.

By Kelle Long  |  June 22, 2023

Interview

Cinematographer

What We Do In the Shadows Cinematographer DJ Stipsen on the Art of Vampire Stupidity

What We Do in the Shadows, based on the feature film of the same name from Taikia Waititi and Jemaine Clement, is unlike any vampire show on TV. Like the film, the show is staged as a documentary of four vampires who have been living together for centuries. In the series, which airs on FX, our vampires live on Staten Island (in the film they were based in Wellington,

By Bryan Abrams  |  September 19, 2019
What We Do In the Shadows Trailer Introduces New Breed of Vampire

Don’t believe in vampires? Here is a new theory that could make you a believer. According to the first full trailer for the What We Do in the Shadows spinoff series, not all vampires drink blood. there is an entire breed that survives by boring people to death. We all know them and are now going to be certain that they exist. Mostly in our offices.

These “energy vampires” are a highlight of the preview for the new series that appears to capitalize on all the things that were great about the original movie.

By Kelle Long  |  February 5, 2019
The Vampires are Coming to America in First What We Do in the Shadows Teasers

What We Do in the Shadows sheds a light, although not sunlight, on a very important cultural divide. Not New Zealand and America, although the new series will take place in the states. The culture shock is more like the Middle Ages and millennials. The vampire series based on Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement’s 2014 masterpiece is coming to FX and we finally got the first look. Meet the new roommates.

The original mockumentary followed Viago (Waititi),

By Kelle Long  |  November 1, 2018
New Details on What We Do in the Shadows TV Spinoff

When we first became humble, yet maniacal, fans of What We Do in the Shadows, we never would have dared to dream what would become of our favorite vampire flat mates. We cheered when the sequel We’re Wolves was announced and burst with joy when a TV spinoff was mentioned. Now our fervor seems to be coming to fruition. This is happening, people. The show will be titled Wellington Paranormal and star Jemaine Clement just opened up about the show’s details.

By  |  December 20, 2017
Taika Waititi’s What We Do in the Shadows May Get American Spin-Off

Taika Waititi is very soon to be known as “The Thor: Ragnarok guy,” but before that, he made the perfect-in-every-way-cult classic What We Do in the Shadows. Springing off of Waititi’s meteoric success, the vampire mockumentary may be developed into a TV series in the U.S.

Waititi told Fandango, “We’re trying to develop a U.S. version of What We Do in the Shadows.

By  |  October 27, 2017