What We Do In The Shadows - Season 2 Apr 2026

The Undead, the Unhinged, and the Unemployed: How What We Do in the Shadows Season 2 Perfects the Sitcom of Immortal Boredom

In an era of prestige television dominated by ten-hour movie arcs and grimdark antiheroes, the mockumentary sitcom What We Do in the Shadows offers a refreshingly juvenile antidote. Season 1 introduced audiences to the vampire roommates of Staten Island: Nandor, Laszlo, Nadja, and the energy vampire Colin Robinson. However, it is Season 2 (2020) where the series truly sharpens its fangs, transforming from a clever expansion of the 2014 film into a masterclass in comedic pacing, character development, and the absurdity of immortal existence. While Season 1 established the premise, Season 2 succeeds because it embraces the core comedic tension of the show: what happens when terrifying creatures of the night are reduced to petty, incompetent, and deeply bored housemates? What We Do in the Shadows - Season 2

Season 2 also introduces the most chaotic element of the vampire household: the energy vampire Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch). While a funny side note in Season 1, Season 2 elevates Colin to a force of nature. The episode "Colin’s Promotion" is a masterpiece of workplace satire, showing him ascending the corporate ladder of a mundane office not through competence, but through the sheer psychic draining of his coworkers’ will to live. Furthermore, the introduction of his "energy vampire" cousin, Evie Russell (a phenomenal Vanessa Bayer), who feeds on emotional validation, expands the show’s mythology without burdening it with lore. These episodes prove that the show’s villains aren't ancient sorcerers—they are the guy who talks too slowly in meetings and the friend who guilt-trips you for not calling enough. The Undead, the Unhinged, and the Unemployed: How

The central achievement of Season 2 is its deep dive into the mundanity of immortality. The series’ thesis is that living forever doesn’t make you wise; it makes you stagnant. The season opens not with a gothic battle, but with a “Superb Owl” party—a pathetic, misspelled homage to the Super Bowl. The vampires don’t hunt for glory; they hunt for validation. Nandor (Kayvan Novak), the once-great warrior, spends an episode trying to join the local branch of the Illuminati, only to discover it is a front for a chain of mattress stores. Laszlo (Matt Berry), a 17th-century dandy, dedicates himself to breeding a "topiary" of erotic shrubbery. The season’s brilliance lies in lowering the stakes to near-zero, proving that the funniest hell for a vampire is the crushing, eternal weight of a Tuesday afternoon. While Season 1 established the premise, Season 2