Staten Island

**Staten Island** is the primary setting for *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series).

It is the least populated of the five boroughs of New York City and is the location of the residence where Laszlo, Nadja, Nandor, Guillermo and Colin live.

## History

Laszlo and Nadja sailed to the island from Europe, while Nandor emigrated there from the Middle East. In 2019, the vampires were ordered to take over the borough by Baron Afanas, however all their attempts to do so failed. After the vampires' familiar Guillermo accidentally killed the Baron, the Vampiric Council blamed his death on the vampires and made two attempts to kill them, with Guillermo saving them both times.

## Notable locations

* **Staten Island vampire residence**, home of Laszlo Cravensworth, Nadja, Nandor, Guillermo and Colin Robinson, and location for the 2019 Bi-Annual Vampire Orgy
* **Greenridge Animal Welfare Services**, where Laszlo was held while in bat form
* **Poughkeepsie Psychiatric Facility**, where Jeff Suckler was held after recalling his past lives
* **Staten Island Community College**, where Jenna, Shanice, Jonathan and Kyle studied
* **Staten Island School for the Performing Arts**
* **The Temple of Blood-Devourers**, where the Vampiric Council carry out trials, and the prison of Garrett and Vasilika

## Notable organizations

* **The Mosquito Collectors of the Tri-State Area**, a secret vampire hunting club

* **Staten Island Animal Control**, who captured Laszlo while he was in bat form
* **Staten Island Borough Council**
* **Staten Island Community College LARPing Club**, of which Jenna and Jonathan were members
* **Staten Island Werewolf Support Group**

## Known residents

* Arjan
* Barbara Lazarro
* Benjy Everett
* Biff
* Bobby
* Carol
* Celeste
* Charmaine
* Claude
* Colin Robinson
* Dan
* Derek
* Doug Peterson
* Evie Russell
* Garrett
* Guillermo de la Cruz
* Houston
* The Hustle Dynasty
* Jeff Suckler
* Jenna
* Jeremy
* Joan
* Joanna
* Jonathan
* June
* Justin
* Kyle
* Karen
* Laszlo Cravensworth
* Madelaine Darbish
* Mike (park man)
* Nadja
* Nadja Doll
* Nandor
* Phil
* Sean Rinaldi
* Shanice
* Toby
* Tonya
* Topher Delmonico
* Vasilika
* Wallace

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)

## References

Clement, Jemaine (writer) & Waititi, Taika (director) (March 27, 2019). "Pilot". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 1. FX.
Simms, Paul (writer) & Clement, Jemaine (director) (April 3, 2019). "City Council". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 2. FX.
Scharpling, Tom (writer) & Clement, Jemaine (director) (April 17, 2019). "Manhattan Night Club". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 3. FX.
Morris, Iain (writer) & van Beek, Jackie (director) (May 1, 2019). "Baron's Night Out". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 6. FX.
Clement, Jemaine (writer) & Waititi, Taika (director) (May 8, 2019). "The Trial". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 7. FX.
Johnson, Sam, Robinson, Stefani & Simms, Paul (writers) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (June 10, 2020). "Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 20. FX.
Sawyer, Marika (writer) & Woliner, Jason (director) (May 22, 2019). "The Orgy". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 9. FX.
Sarkies, Duncan (writer) & van Beek, Jackie (director) (April 24, 2019). "Animal Control". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 5. FX.
Clement, Jemaine, Robinson, Stefani, Scharpling, Tom and Simms, Paul (writers) & Waititi, Taika (director) (May 29, 2019). "Ancestry". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 10. FX.
Sawyer, Marika (writer) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (April 15, 2020). "Resurrection". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 11. FX.
Bender, Jake & Dunn, Zach (writers) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (April 22, 2020). "Brain Scramblies". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 13. FX.
Lieb, Josh (writer) & Clement, Jemaine (director) (April 10, 2019). "Werewolf Feud". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 4. FX.