What We Do in the Shadows (2019): Season 5

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FX | Season Premiere Date: July 13, 2023

Summary: Nandor, Laszlo, Nadja, Colin Robinson, and Nandor's familiar Guillermo are back for a fifth season of the comedy based on the 2014 film of the same name.

Genre(s): Comedy, Fantasy

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Season 5 Episodes

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S5:E10. Exit Interview
Air Date: August 31, 2023
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S5:E9. A Weekend at Morrigan Manor
Air Date: August 31, 2023
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S5:E8. The Roast
Air Date: August 24, 2023

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The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Jul 6, 2023

The series refuses to rest on its laurels, repeatedly expanding its crazy vampire mythology and universe in unexpected ways. Read full review

Collider Carly Lane

Jul 6, 2023

Five seasons in, and it still feels like we've only scratched the surface of its biggest potential. From leaning into energy vampire mythology to posing the larger question of what it is that really makes someone a vampire, the show is delving into some truly exciting places while never losing sight of its identity. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Jul 13, 2023

Rather than coasting on their laurels five seasons in, the entire team is striving for bigger and better ideas, jokes, and effects. Read full review

The Playlist Brian Tallerico

Jul 6, 2023

Of course, anyone who didn’t find “What We Do in the Shadows” funny for its first four seasons is unlikely to be turned by the fifth, but that really shouldn’t be how a show is judged at this point in its legacy. FX executives don’t need to worry about converting new comedy fans into creatures of the night as much as holding onto the ones who already believe. Based on the quality of the first four episodes of the new season, they can sleep well at night. Read full review

William Hughes

Aug 9, 2023

In other words, all of our plots are slowly moving around, but What We Do In The Shadows is, happily, a show more concerned with the fun of getting somewhere than the destination. [The score is the average of the grades for the first two episodes.] Read full review

Clint Worthington

Jul 6, 2023

Five seasons in, it’s remarkable how much What We Do in the Shadows has maintained its breathless comic energy, even as the machinations of its plot keep its characters in somewhat of a static loop. But that same stagnation keeps our lovable band of vamps striving for new experiences. Read full review

Slashfilm Joshua Meyer

Jul 6, 2023

Viewers who know and love these characters may be willing to go along for the ride indefinitely, like good familiars, but in terms of humor, the mockumentary well is now running more absurd than dry. Read full review

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icotzabb

Jul 28, 2023

No one cares about Guillermo. No one. This show has become a farce, it should have ended a while ago.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 6

79
- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: October 21, 2024
Season 5

85
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: July 13, 2023
- tbd
  S5:E10. Exit Interview
  Air Date: August 31, 2023
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  S5:E9. A Weekend at Morrigan Manor
  Air Date: August 31, 2023
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  S5:E8. The Roast
  Air Date: August 24, 2023
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  S5:E7. Hybrid Creatures
  Air Date: August 17, 2023
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  S5:E6. Urgent Care
  Air Date: August 10, 2023
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  S5:E5. Local News
  Air Date: August 3, 2023
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  S5:E4. The Campaign
  Air Date: July 27, 2023
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  S5:E3. Pride Parade
  Air Date: July 20, 2023
Season 4

84
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: July 12, 2022
Season 3

96
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 2, 2021
Season 2

79
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: April 15, 2020
Season 1

80
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: March 27, 2019