"The procession of shame" is coming to the small screen, as FX has officially ordered a 10-episode first season of a What We Do in the Shadows TV series.
Based on the 2014 horror comedy of the same name, the What We Do in the Shadows TV series will follow "three vampires who have been roommates for hundreds and hundreds of years" in New York City.
It's not yet known if the actors from the movie will reprise their roles in the TV series, but co-writers and co-directors Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi will executive produce the series, which is expected to premiere on FX in the spring of 2019.
In addition to the FX series, two potential spinoff projects based on What We Do in the Shadows are also in the works, one focused on the werewolves (not "swear wolves") the vampires encounter one night in town, and the other (tentatively titled Wellington Paranormal) based on the comedic cop characters Karen and Mike. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for further updates, and read the official press release for the full announcement:
Press Release: LOS ANGELES, May 3, 2017 - FX has ordered the first season of What We Do in the Shadows, a half-hour comedy series based on the feature film of the same name by co-creators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, it was announced today by Nick Grad and Eric Schrier, Presidents of Original Programming for FX Networks and FX Productions. The 10-episode first season will air on FX in the Spring of 2019.
Set in New York City, What We Do in the Shadows follows three vampires who have been roommates for hundreds and hundreds of years.
"What We Do in the Shadows only gets better with age thanks to this brilliant adaptation for television by co-creators Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi," said Grad. "Their feature version was a hilarious, fresh take on the mundanity of everyday life that even immortals must face. We are thankful to them, Paul Simms and Scott Rudin, and this amazing cast for taking us deeper into the shadows with this series."
Clement, Waititi and Simms are Executive Producers with Rudin, Eli Bush, and Garrett Basch.
What We Do in the Shadows stars Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Natasia Demetriou, and Harvey Guillen.
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