What We Do in the Shadows sets a season 5 release date on FX that is almost exactly the anniversary of season 4’s premiere back in 2022.
What We Do in the Shadows season 5 will be returning this summer. The long-running FX series is set in the universe of the 2014 Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement mockumentary of the same name. It follows Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), and Laszlo (Matt Berry), three self-obsessed vampires living in Staten Island with Nandor’s downtrodden familiar Guillermo (Harvey Guillén).
Per Collider, FX has now set a premiere date for What We Do in the Shadows season 5. The season will premiere on the network on Thursday, July 13. This date is exactly one year and one day later than the season 4 premiere in 2022.
What We Do in The Shadows’ Longevity Has Defied the Odds
It is quite an achievement that a show so kooky and offbeat has become so popular and run for so long. While the What We Do in the Shadows cast features plenty of exciting cameos, it also wasn’t packed with household names at the time of its 2019 premiere. The odds have also been stacked against the show in terms of production and scheduling over the years.
Like many shows that premiered in 2019, What We Do in the Shadows had to contend with shutdowns at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. However, season 2 had already been completed and managed to air in April 2020. The following season came out 13 months later, an unusually tight turnaround for a pandemic-era series thanks to the confluence of scheduling, something that also helped the series still make it to air this year in the midst of the Hollywood writers strike.
What We Do in the Shadows‘ consistent release schedule is a result of pure luck. However, its longevity is not. The show is almost universally beloved, boasting a 98 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes that even beats out the original film’s Certified Fresh score of 96. The show has become a hit thanks to its indelible characters and expert blend of comedy and horror, and its ability to keep a consistent schedule against the odds is just a cherry on top.
Source: Collider
