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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Clarisse Loughrey

What We Do in the Shadows: First trailer for TV spin-off based on vampire comedy series

The first trailer for the What We Do in the Shadows TV spin-off has been unveiled.

The vampire mockumentary series is based on the film of the same name from Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, which imagined a group of vampires in a flatshare in Wellington, New Zealand. 

The series moves the action to Staten Island and introduces a new cast of characters, played by Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén and Mark Proksch. 

The group’s self-appointed leader is Nandor The Relentless (Novak), a warrior and conqueror from the Ottoman Empire, who has a familiar in Guillermo (Guillén).

He’s joined by British vampire Laszlo (Berry), a dandy-like character, and seductress Nadja (Demetriou). Proksch plays Colin Robinson, a vampire who feasts on a human’s energy, while Lady Bird‘s Beanie Feldstein appears as Nadja’s new friend Jenna, a student a nearby community college. 

Created by Clement, the 10-episode series is set to premiere in the US on Wednesday, 27 March at 10pm on FX. The series will also air on the BBC in the UK. 

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