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Private School

"**Private School**" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of *What We Do in the Shadows*. It aired on August 2, 2022.

## Synopsis

The vampires endure the private school admissions interview process.

## Plot Summary

Baby Colin is still growing quickly, and has begun wreaking havoc around the house. Guillermo suggests that they could solve the problem by enrolling him in school so that he can spend time with people his own age. The vampires' neighbor Sean recommends the private school that he went to, and arranges for them to have a meeting with the school's headmaster. After a lengthy interview process, in which the vampires repeatedly use their hypnosis to imitate a wide variety of family dynamics in the hopes of convincing the headmaster to accept Baby Colin into the school, they are ultimately successful. Guillermo is able to obtain a fake transcript for Baby Colin, at which point it is also revealed that he has been embezzling from the nightclub to help his family. The headmaster dies of a stroke due to having been hypnotized too many times, and so Baby Colin is not accepted into the private school; instead, the vampires enroll him in a number of different local children's sports teams an alternative way of giving him the social enrichment that he needs. Meanwhile, Nandor has been using some of the Djinn's wishes to try and improve his physical appearance so he can be more attractive to Marwa, but he ultimately decides that these alterations are pointless and uses another wish to revert his appearance back to normal.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Kayvan Novak as Nandor
* Matt Berry as Laszlo Cravensworth
* Natasia Demetriou as Nadja
* Harvey Guillén as Guillermo
* Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson

### Guest starring

* Anthony Atamanuik as Sean Rinaldi
* Peter Francis James as Headmaster Warren

### Co-starring

* Anoop Desai as Djinn
* David Boyce as Guidance Counselor
* Myrna Cabello as Silvia de la Cruz
* Sal Vulcano as Sal Vulcano
* Sam M. Duncan as Child Colin #1
* Violet Tinnirello as Child Colin #2
* Liam McKenna as Child Colin #3
* Joseph Franco as Child Colin #4
* Jael Obasi as Vampire Kid #1
* Evie Loiselle as Vampire Kid #2

## References

1. ↑ What We Do in the Shadows (TV series) - Wikipedia
Paul Yates

## External links

**Paul Yates** is an actor, writer and producer who worked on *Wellington Paranormal*.

## Credits

### Writer

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Demon Girl" (storyline)
	+ "Cop Circles" (storyline)
	+ "Things That Do the Bump in the Night" (storyline)
	+ "The She Wolf of Kurimarama Street" (storyline)
	+ "A Normal Night" (storyline)
	+ "Zombie Cops" (storyline/written by)
	+ "Taniwha" (storyline)
	+ "Fear the Briannas" (storyline)
	+ "Mt. Vic Hooters" (storyline)
	+ "Copy Cops" (storyline/written by)
	+ "Haunted Nissan (written by)
	+ "Christmas Special" (storyline)
	+ "Fear Factory (written by)
* *Police Summer Safety*

### Actor

* *Wellington Paranormal* as Gary
	+ "Demon Girl"

### Producer

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Demon Girl"
	+ "Cop Circles"
	+ "Things That Do the Bump in the Night"
	+ "The She Wolf of Kurimarama Street"
	+ "A Normal Night"
	+ "Zombie Cops"
	+ "Taniwha"
	+ "Fear the Briannas"
	+ "Mt. Vic Hooters"
	+ "Copy Cops"
	+ "Haunted Nissan
	+ "Christmas Special"
	+ "Invisible Fiend"
	+ "Te Maero"
	+ "Fear Factory"
	+ "The Sevens Ghosts"
	+ "Revengers"
	+ "Fatberg"
The Sassy Cat Club

The **Sassy Cat Club** is a vampire night club in Manhattan owned by Simon the Devious, who uses the club as his headquarters.

## History

Before it became a night club, the site was Hesserschimdt’s Farrier, a place specialising in horseshoes. When Simon arrived in Manhattan, he became the leader of the borough's vampires and established the club, which quickly became a great success. Nadja, Laszlo and Nandor frequented the club during the 1920s, where they would often do the Charleston and the Peabody and drink blood from goblets. The club had a dress code where capes were mandatory. After the 1920s, the vampire roommates did not attend as much.

By 2019, the club had become a modern night club where, according to Colin, everyone "looks like Billy Idol". Simon would often perform his party trick of firing a flaming arrow and teleporting across the room to catch it. The club primarily played contemporary dance music and humans would be served on platters. The club had a room for familiars to hang out, which consisted of a drab storage room with buckets instead of toilets, placed there after the vampire guests became concerned that the familiars would unionize.

In 2019, the Staten Island vampire roommates paid the club a visit for the first time in decades to propose forming an alliance with Simon's vampires. The visitors were surprised to see that their capes had now made them look dated. Simon initially agreed to join forces, on the condition that Laszlo hand over his witch skin hat, not realising it was cursed. Laszlo refused, but Simon's gang, The Leather Skins, intimidated him into giving it up. Simon went back on his word and kicked the vampires out of the club. As they left, the cursed hat caused Simon to accidentally blow up the club with a flaming arrow.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "Manhattan Night Club"
Season 3

The **third** **season** of *What We Do in the Shadows* premiered on FX September 2, 2021, and ended October 28, consisting of ten episodes.

## Synopsis

After the shocking season two finale, we find the housemates in a panic about what to do with Guillermo after discovering that he is a vampire killer. This season, the vampires are elevated to a new level of power and will encounter the vampire from which all vampires have descended, a tempting Siren, gargoyles, werewolf kickball, Atlantic City casinos, wellness cults, ex-girlfriends, gyms and supernatural curiosities galore. Plus, Colin Robinson is turning 100. And Nandor, faced with his own eternal-life crisis, tries to inject his life with more meaning. Will he find love or is he destined to be an immortal bachelor with 37 ex-wives?

## Notes and Trivia

* On May 22, 2020, the series was renewed for a third season.
* Preview for Season 3 includes:
	+ Nandor searching for love.
	+ Colin still doesn’t know how he became an energy vampire, he’s just rolled with it all these years, so part of his storyline for Season 3 may include a search that he goes on.
	+ With the world that these characters expanded to include other creatures like trolls, there will be more creatures that the characters interact with going into Season 3.
	+ The vampires will get a hellhound to protect them.

## Gallery

### Videos

What We Do In The Shadows Comic-Con@Home 2020

## References

1. ↑ 'What We Do in the Shadows' - FX
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Listings - Listings - WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS on FX" - The Futon Critic
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Shows A-Z - what we do in the shadows on fx" - The Futon Critic
4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid `<ref>` tag; no text was provided for refs named `ep11and12`
5. ↑ 'What We Do in the Shadows' Renewed for Season 3 on FX - THR
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 What We Do In The Shadows Comic-Con@Home 2020 - YouTube
Reunited

"**Reunited**" is the first episode of the fourth season of *What We Do in the Shadows*. It aired on July 12, 2022.

## Synopsis

The vampires return from the world travels to find their mansion on the verge of collapse and a freakish new creature in the house.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Kayvan Novak as Nandor
* Matt Berry as Laszlo Cravensworth
* Natasia Demetriou as Nadja and Nadja Doll
* Harvey Guillén as Guillermo
* Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson

### Co-starring

* Jason Sklar as Toby
* Randy Sklar as Bran
* Faisal Butt as Kelvin
* Jesse Camacho as Head Vampire
* Emily Mitchell as Baby Colin 1
* Griffin Wurster as Baby Colin 2

## Soundtrack

* *You're Dead* performed by Norma Tanega (opening credits)
* *The Vampires Club* performed by Margaux (ending credits)
Petyr

**Petyr** was an 8,000 years old vampire. He appeared in the film.

## Biography

Unlike most vampires, Petyr had a monstrous inhuman appearance, possibly due to his age, and behaved much more savagely. During the 19th century, the then-human Deacon was attacked by Petyr, who dragged him into a dungeon and bit his neck. Petyr forced Deacon to drink his blood, turning him into a vampire and a new ‘friend’.

Petyr eventually moved into a Te Aro flat with Deacon, Viago and Vladislav. At the time of filming the documentary, Petyr had become a recluse who spent most of his time sleeping in a stone sarcophagus in the basement. He never spoke and did not socialise with the flatmates or do any housework. Viago looked after him and would often feed him live chickens.

One night, Deacon’s familiar Jackie brought her human ex-boyfriend Nick to the flat for the vampires to eat. Nick attempted to flee the flat but was ambushed by Petyr, who also turned him into a vampire by offering him his blood to drink. Nick moved into the flat shortly afterwards and Petyr agreed to not turn Nick’s friend, Stu, into a vampire.

While on a night out, Nick casually revealed his vampire status to a vampire hunter, causing the hunter to break into the basement through the window. The hunter was crushed by Petyr’s sarcophagus door while Petyr caught fire due to the exposed sunlight. The other vampires failed to extinguish the flames and Petyr seemingly burned to death. Police officers O’Leary and Minogue arrived to investigate that night, but under Viago’s hypnotism they failed to notice Petyr’s body. Nick was subsequently banished from the flat.

In the What We Do In The Shadows TV show it was shown that vampires can survive being burned to death and can be revived with blood. It is also shown that when a vampire fully dies all vampires they have created become human. As this did not happen with Petyr's flatmates, it is probable that he survived and - like the Baron - was mistakenly assumed dead.

## Behind the Scenes

* Each of the main vampires of the film are similar to a vampire from a famous vampire movie. Petyr bears a strong resemblance to Count Orlok of *Nosferatu*.
* The character of Petyr was conceived as devoid of personality, but unscripted scenes of actor Ben Fransham in makeup were expensive so extra footage of the actor in makeup was shot, such as the scene of him listening to music.
* A similar-looking vampire appears in footage during the opening credits of Wellington Paranormal.

## References

1. ↑ "'What We Do in the Shadows' Trivia" - iMDb
Raymond St John

**Raymond St John** is a party host who died and became a ghost in 1977. He appears in *Wellington Paranormal*.

## Biography

During the 1970s, Raymond St John held legendary house parties at 23 Tukariri Street that sometimes lasted for several days. In 1977, one party had several horrifying events which led to the deaths of multiple guests, including two people being electrocuted in a spa pool when a lamp fell in, two others drowning from an exploding waterbed, a man getting tangled up in a crochet blanket and another man dying after falling in a cheese fondue. Raymond was also killed, it is not known how.

For over forty years after the event, noise complaints about parties were made by the neighbours. One night, officers O’Leary and Minogue were sent to investigate a 70's themed party, all the party guests there ignored them and disappeared when the music was cut off, leading the Wellington Police Paranormal Unit to realise everyone there was a ghost.

The officers returned to the empty house the next night with a medium, Chloe Patterson. Several disturbing encounters with ghosts happened, including Chloe being dragged into the hot tub room, which became a normal bathroom when Minogue went after her.

The officers, assisted by Sergeant Maaka, were able to revert the bathroom back to the hot tub room and found Chloe enjoying the spa with Rochelle and Peter, the ghosts of the couple who were electrocuted. Raymond suddenly possessed Chloe, taunting the officers and demanding that the party continue. He floated off and led them back into the living room, where the party started again. The police stopped the music and informed the partygoers that they are all dead, which they didn’t believe until O’Leary shone a torch through them. The guests admitted that they were no longer having a good time and agreed to leave the party for the afterlife. Raymond was arrested for multiple accounts of holding people against their will and for forty years of noise complaints, but when the officers weren’t looking, he phased out of the police car to freedom.

## Appearances

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Things That Do the Bump in the Night"
The Wedding

"**The Wedding**" is the sixth episode of the fourth season of *What We Do in the Shadows*. It aired on August 9, 2022.

## Synopsis

Guillermo loses his mind trying to help Nandor plan the perfect vampire wedding.

## Plot Summary

Nandor and Marwa's wedding is approaching, but Nandor has convinced himself that everyone is trying to sabotage the wedding. Guillermo, who has been given the role of wedding planner, attempts to keep up with Nandor's increasingly impossible requests, but eventually reaches his limit. Nadja and The Guide offer their help, and visit Baron Afanas to convince him to officiate the wedding. They manage to convince Nandor that his demands are too much for Guillermo to handle alone, and Nandor uses up his final wishes to restore the Baron to his original state, revive a single dodo bird for the wraiths to eat, and finally, to make Marwa like all the things that Nandor himself likes.

At the wedding, the guests begin to object to Marwa and Nandor's marriage one by one. After an hour, Marwa voices that she had our own doubts and was thinking of cancelling the wedding, but decided to go through with it at the last minute, because she "likes what Nandor likes." During the reception, Nandor receives a miniature lamp from the Djinn, gifting him an additional three wishes. Nandor, uncomfortable with the fact that his wish changed Marwa's will, leaves the reception early to find Colin and Doll Nadja drawing a penis on a sleeping Guillermo's forehead. After shooing them away, Nandor covers Guillermo with his jacket.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Kayvan Novak as Nandor
* Matt Berry as Laszlo Cravensworth
* Natasia Demetriou as Nadja and Nadja Doll
* Harvey Guillén as Guillermo
* Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson

### Guest Starring

* Doug Jones as Baron Afanas
* Marissa Jaret Winokur as Charmaine Rinaldi
* Anthony Atamanuik as Sean Rinaldi
* Chris Sandiford as Derek
* Kristen Schaal as The Guide

### Co-starring

* Anoop Desai as Djinn
* Parisa Fakhri as Marwa
* Louis Adams as Chef
* Leeann Ball as Vampire Woman
* Peter Bou-Ghannam as Marwa's Father
* Aida Keykhaii as Marwa's Mother
* Chris Mark as The Sire
* Jean-Michel Richaud as Voice of The Sire
* Tina Morasco as Narrator
* Jason Sklar as Toby
* Randy Sklar as Bran
* Violet Tinnirello as Child Colin #2
* Liam McKenna as Child Colin #3
* Guy Quango as Random Vampire
* Nancy Yu as Beautiful Vampire

## References

1. ↑ What We Do in the Shadows (TV series) - Wikipedia
Rhys Darby

## External links

**Rhys Montague Darby** (born 21 March 1974) is a New Zealand actor and comedian. He portrayed Anton in the film *What We Do in the Shadows* and the TV series *Wellington Paranormal*, and is set to reprise the role in *We're Wolves*.

## Credits

### Actor

* *What We Do in the Shadows* Anton
* *Wellington Paranormal* Anton
	+ "Te Maero"
* *We're Wolves* Anton

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jemaine Clement stretches his wings in new romantic comedy" - The Seattle Times
Post-Chiropteran Wellness Center cult

The **Post-Chiropteran Wellness Center cult** were a group of vampires who wished to become human and were led to believe they could do so by their leader Jan.

## History

Jan set up the group in Staten Island at some point prior to 2021. Her motives for doing so were most likely to avoid the responsibilities that came with being a vampire. She ran a regime of nightly activities in the Post-Chiropteran Wellness Center that included aerobics, music, preparing vegan dinners, hula-hooping, cornhole and lessons on aspects of modern human life such as filing taxes, tipping and smiling. Every night the members would ritualistically remove their own fangs, which would always grow back by the following morning, but Jan claimed she was working on a method to make the removal permanent.

When a depressed Nandor investigated Jan for not paying her Vampiric Council union member fees for 132 years, she persuaded him to join the group and he felt much happier as a "human". Guillermo grew concerned for Nandor’s safety and sneaked into the wellness center to check on him during one of Jan's aerobics classes. Jan quickly spotted Guillermo and the group realized he was a vampire hunter. She ordered the group to attack him and he fought back, harming several vampires while dragging Nandor away.

As the injured vampires recuperated, they prepared to turn on Jan. She convinced them all that they had all become human again and encouraged them to run outside and embrace the sunlight. All the cult members burned to death, leaving Jan to wonder how she could gain new members.

## Known members

* Jan
* Nandor
* Janet
* Mimi
* Jeremy

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "The Wellness Center"

## References

Robinson, Stefani (writer) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (October 14, 2021). "The Wellness Center". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 28. FX.
Taniwha

*For the eponymous creature, see Taniwha (species).*

"**Taniwha**" is the first episode of the second series of *Wellington Paranormal*, and the seventh episode overall. It aired on 16 October 2019.

## Synopsis

Minogue and O'Leary head for the ocean when ten anglers disappear from around Wellington Harbour in mysterious circumstances.

## Plot Summary

Sergeant Maaka requests that the Paranormal Unit, along with an eager Constable Parker, investigate the recent disappearances of ten anglers, including Clarke Gayford, the Prime Minister’s fiancé, on Wellington Harbour. Due to the high amount of seismic activity, Maaka suspects the culprit may be a taniwha, a marine creature of Māori mythology.

On the beach, the group encounter an unhelpful fisherman who gives a contradicting account of what happened, but mentions other fishermen claiming to have seen “a monster”. Maaka asks Parker to camp on the beach, equipping him with a “pre-warning system” consisting of a mug of Milo connected to sensors.

The Paranormal Unit head to Tapu Point Jetty to board a Wellington Police Maritime Unit boat piloted by Captain Quinn. At 5:12 am, Maaka passes the time by telling the crew a traditional story of Ngake and Whātaitai, two taniwha brothers who lived in the harbour. A huge object suddenly appears on the sonar, and the crew are too distracted by this to notice the huge taniwha briefly peering through the boat window. Realising the object is heading towards Parker’s encampment, they drive back to the shore, only to find his tent empty and the camera crew filming him missing. O’Leary sees a giant footprint and Maaka realises the taniwha is amphibious. Minogue spots an arm sticking out of the water and runs to save them, but discovers that the arm has no body attached to it.

The Paranormal Unit follow the tracks into a cave and find the missing people, including Gayford and the fisherman, alive and stuck to the cave walls with seaweed to be stored as food for the taniwha. The Unit free the men and realise the arm belongs to the newly-amputated fisherman. As they leave the cave, a taniwha appears behind them and eats the fisherman, leaving only his legs behind. The team follow the beast and drive to Oriental Bay.

At the bay, the three take a moment to honour Parker’s memory. Parker suddenly appears beside them and admits he left the tent to avoid the coldness and water and meet his mother, while the camera crew got eaten. Two taniwha surface from the water and start mating, leading the Unit to realise that the two are not the brothers from legend. Maaka concludes that the two are therefore unlikely to cause any further harm.

## Cast

* Mike Minogue as Officer Minogue
* Karen O'Leary as Officer O'Leary
* Maaka Pohatu as Sergeant Maaka
* Thomas Sainsbury as Constable Parker
* Byron Coll as Unhelpful Fisherman
* Clarke Gayford as Himself
* Jason Hoyte as Captain Quinn

## References

1. ↑ "New Zealand Television: Wellington Paranormal: episode guide" - Australian Television Information Archive
The Campaign

"**The Campaign**" is the fourth episode in the fifth season of *What We Do in the Shadows*, and forty fourth episode overall. It aired on July 27, 2023.

## Synopsis

Colin runs for office, Nandor makes a new friend and Nadja reconnects with her roots.

## Cast

### Main cast

* Kayvan Novak as Nandor
* Matt Berry as Laszlo Cravensworth
* Natasia Demetriou as Nadja
* Harvey Guillén as Guillermo
* Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson
* Kristen Schaal as The Guide

### Guest Starring

* Vanessa Bayer as Evie Russell
* Martha Kelly as Energy Vampire Council Chairman
* Hannibal Burress as Hannibal
* Anthony Atamanuik as Sean Rinaldi
* Marceline Hugot as Barbara Lazarro
* Robert Smigel as Alexander the Jew

### Co-Starring

* Megan Black as Mother
* Esmee Labreche as Baby
* Zahir Gilani as Construction Worker #1
* Nik Salt as Construction Worker #2
* Dale Boyer as Group Leader
* Brenda Ngo as Woman in Group #1
* Darryl Scheeler as Guy in Ski Mask
* Gregg Tarkington as Gregg
* Aparna Nancherla as Aparna
* Jo Firestone as Jo
* Angeliki Giannakopoulos as Yia-Yia Susan
* Laz Geronikolas as Gergios
* Jimmy Makris as Gus
* Aris Tyros as Konstantin
* Alexandra Augustine as Tasia
* Marianthi Evans as Christina
* John Tokatlidis as Cousin Demetrios
* Tony Tran as Voter on Zoom
* Karen O'Keefe as Other Voter of Zoom
* Astrid Atherly as Audience Member
The Wicked Man

"**The Wicked Man**" is the second episode of the fourth series of *Wellington Paranormal*, and the twenty-first episode overall. It aired on 23 February 2022.

## Synopsis

When a not-so-young 'girl' goes missing, O'Leary and Minogue search for her on the mysterious Sales Island run by a weird, goat-worshipping cult.

## Cast

* Mike Minogue as Officer Minogue
* Karen O'Leary as Officer O'Leary
* Maaka Pohatu as Sergeant Maaka
* Tom Sainsbury as Constable Parker
* Lyndee-Jane Rutherford as Sophie
* Jason Hoyte as Captain Quinn
* Yvette Parsons as Avalon
* Oliver Cox as Thomath
* Karin McCracken as Lilda
* Clarissa Chandrahasen as Elspeth
* Bella Ebverlupi as Nadith
* June Van Griffin as Rhiannon
* Sophocles Clement as Miraine
* Griffin Gunawan as Marlow
* Ewen Coleman as Lachlan
* Len Lidbetter as Talon
* R.A. Chris-Tian as Dressmaker
* Barnie Duncan as Horned One

## References

1. ↑ "Wellington Paranormal: episode guide" - AustralianTelevision.net
Rat Pack tribute act

The **Rat Pack tribute act** is a band based in Atlantic City. They appear in *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series).

## History

The group performed at Monaco Grand Hotel and Casino and their performance was seen by Nadja, Charmaine and her friends while celebrating Charmaine's wedding anniversary. Nadja mistook them for the real Rat Pack that she was friends with during the mid-20th Century, and was overjoyed to meet them.

The following day, Nadja and her vampire roommates couldn’t sleep in the hotel as the soils of their homelands had been cleaned up by room service. Guillermo had to fly to the vampires' home countries in order to collect new soil. To pay for the tickets, Nadja attempted to seduce the band into giving her money, but lacked her powers of hypnosis. The band assumed she was unwell and gave her all the cash they had on them, which only came to around $300. This led Laszlo to question if the band was real, but he was fooled by their “ring-a-ding-ding” catchphrase.

## Members

* "Sammy Davis Jr."
* "Dean Martin"
* "Frank Sinatra"

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "The Casino"
Quinn

**Quinn** is a witch and shopkeeper living in Brooklyn. She appears in *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series).

## Biography

Quinn’s aromatherapy store, Satchel Serafina, is a front for her witch coven. One night, members of the coven kidnapped the vampires Nandor and Laszlo so they could steal their semen to preserve their youth. The witches flew the vampires to the store, with Guillermo, Nadja and Colin Robinson in pursuit. When Guillermo entered the store, Quinn distracted him with a face massage and lured him into the back of the store, locking him in a strange room covered in doors, before using her magic to trap Nadja and Colin there as well.

The three eventually escaped and headed to the room where the witches were keeping the captive vampires. Not wanting Nandor and Laszlo to be killed, Guillermo made a deal to regularly sell the witches the vampires' semen so that their supply will not run out. The witches agreed to this and freed their captives, and later happily purchased regular quantities of “Memo’s Man Milk”.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ **Season 2:** "Witches"

## References

Meny, William (writer) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (June 3, 2020). "Witches". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 19. FX.
Terry

**Terry** is the human familiar and husband of Jackie. He appeared in the film.

Jackie served as Deacon’s human familiar for four and a half years while being married to Terry. After Deacon repeatedly delayed turning her, her ex-boyfriend Nick finally granted her wish of becoming a vampire. She had Terry serve as her familiar and proceeded to treat him like a servant, just like she had been treated, even though they still had a supposedly loving relationship.
Wraiths

**Wraiths** are a type of ghost.

## Characteristics

Wraiths are short, humanoid creatures with claws and wear thick black cloaks that completely hide their features. Vampiric Council wraiths will also wear masks during special occasions.

## History

Little is currently known about wraiths. The Vampiric Council use wraiths as servants in the Temple of Blood-Devourers, to carry out simple tasks such as fetching items, clothing Council members and supervising prisoners on trial. They are completely silent and move gracefully. It has been implied that most wraiths are illiterate.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "The Prisoner"
	+ "The Cloak of Duplication"
	+ "The Chamber of Judgement"

## References

Meny, William (writer) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (September 23, 2021). "The Chamber of Judgement". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 25. FX.
Johnson, Sam & Marcil, Chris (writers) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (September 2, 2021). "The Cloak of Duplication". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 22. FX.
Johnson, Sam, Robinson, Stefani & Simms, Paul & Wells, Lauren (writers) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (October 28, 2021). "The Portrait". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 30. FX.
Season 5

The **fifth season** of *What We Do in the Shadows* premiered on FX from July 13 to August 31, 2023. The show was announced for early renewal, with Season 6 also confirmed, on June 6 2022, over a month before Season 4 aired on July 12 of the same year.

## Synopsis

*In season five, Nandor feels his familiar (and sometimes friend) Guillermo slipping away as he seems to be spending much more time with Laszlo, whose skills as a gentleman scientist are put to the test as he tries to solve the mystery of the strange and very secret changes Guillermo is going through.*

*Nadja, suffering the effects of a previously-undiagnosed supernatural hex, reconnects with her family — or at least, a family — from the Old Country, Colin pursues the path of so many energy vampires before him by running for political office and The Guide tries to figure out where she fits in as the relative newcomer to this tightly-knit group who’ve known each other for centuries.*

## References

1. ↑ theshadowsfx on twitter
2. ↑ '‘What We Do in the Shadows’ Renewed for Season 5 and Season 6 at FX' - Variety
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Mall/A Night Out with the Guys - The Futon Critic
4. ↑ Pride Parade - The Futon Critic
5. ↑ The Campaign - The Futon Critic
6. ↑ Local News - The Futon Critic
7. ↑ Urgent Care - The Futon Critic
8. ↑ Hybrid Creatures - The Futon Critic
9. ↑ The Roast - The Futon Critic
10. ↑ A Weekend at Morrigan Manor - The Futon Critic
11. ↑ Exit Interview - The Futon Critic
Meg

**Meg** is a receptionist at the 24-hour gym, "Massive Fitness" in Staten Island. She appears in the *What We Do in the Shadows* TV series.

## Biography

Nandor became attracted to Meg while attending the gym, but lacked the confidence to ask her on a date. Nandor gave Laszlo the Cloak of Duplication and asked him to disguise himself as Nandor to seduce Meg. Too lazy to do the job, Laszlo gave the task to Colin Robinson instead.

Colin, disguised as Nandor, attempted to woo Meg by negging her, leading her to get annoyed and call security to throw him out. Colin passed the cloak back to Laszlo, who apologized to Meg but came on too strong when trying to seduce her, leading him to also get thrown out by security after quickly hypnotizing her to forget the incident.

The cloak was then passed to Guillermo, who succeeded in inviting Meg for a meal in the gym café. Guillermo ended up discussing his relationship with Nandor, leading Meg to believe the two were in a romantic connection and she told Guillermo to be more open about his feelings. Guillermo felt overwhelmed and excused himself.

Believing that Laszlo had successfully spoken to Meg, Nandor returned to the gym. He asked her out, but she revealed that she is a lesbian and has no interest in men. Nandor hypnotized her into forgetting the conversation and left.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "The Cloak of Duplication"

## References

Johnson, Sam & Marcil, Chris (writers) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (September 2, 2021). "The Cloak of Duplication". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 22. FX.
Shane Thompson

**Shane Thompson** is a resident of Wellington who died and became a ghost. He appears in *Wellington Paranormal*.

## Biography

Shane was a young man around the year 1989, when he dated and lived with a woman named Sharon Horn. Shane however seemed to love his car, a 1985 Nissan 300ZX - Z31, more than her. It got to the point where they would only get intimate when inside the car and Sharon kicked him out of her house. Upset, Shane drove the Nissan off a bay and into the ocean, killing himself and writing off the car.

In 2019, the Nissan was renovated and sold to a man named Trent Corby, who initially didn’t realise that Shane was haunting the car. While Trent was working on it, he heard Shane’s voice telling him to get out of the car. Trent left, and the car mysteriously drove away, leading the Paranormal Unit to investigate.

At some point, a small 10-year old boy somehow got inside the car and Shane continued to cause it to drive erratically, gaining the attention of Minogue and O’Leary. They stopped the car and found the boy inside, who denied driving. O’Leary took the boy to the station and Minogue drove the car back to Trent. In the police car, the boy claimed he also heard Shane’s voice. Meanwhile, Minogue lost control of the Nissan as it sped to 60 kmph and Shane told him to get out. He managed to get it towed back to Trent’s house.

At the station, the Unit identified the car’s history and what happened to it. Meanwhile, Shane drove the Nissan away again. Suspecting the car may be trying to return to Shane’s last known place of residence, O’Leary and Minogue headed there and found Sharon. As she was telling them about Shane, the Nissan appeared outside. The three got in and saw Shane’s ghost in the rear-view mirror. Sharon explained to him that he had been dead for thirty years, which Shane had not realised.

The officers left the car so Sharon and Shane could be alone together, but when Sharon insisted she could not commit to a relationship with a dead man, Shane suddenly drove the Nissan away with her trapped inside. The officers chased after it until it was blocked by a van and attempted to free Sharon from the car, only to get locked in with her as it headed to the bank it previously drove off from. Shane finally stopped just short of the bank when Sharon said she would think of him as “a wanker” if he killed her.

The officers left the car while Sharon got intimate with Shane’s ghost. She got out of the Nissan and commented that she “just sent Shane to Heaven”. She and the Paranormal Unit watched as Shane drove a ghost version of the car into the afterlife.

## Appearances

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Haunted Nissan"

## References

Yates, Paul (writer) & van Beek, Jackie (director) (13 November 2019). "Haunted Nissan". *Wellington Paranormal*. Episode 11. TVNZ 2.
Mobot

The **mobot** was a robot made from numerous samples of outdated technology. It appeared in *Wellington Paranormal*.

## Biography

It is not known how exactly the mobot came to be, but it is implied that it was the result of signals from a radio communications tower at Mount Victoria. One night, hundreds of gadgets, aged between two and twenty years old and from houses in the circumference around the tower disappeared. The following night, the same thing happened in houses positioned in a smaller concentric circle. The Paranormal Unit realised that the next likely location for disappearances was a house next to the tower, which happened to be owned by Officer O’Leary’s mother.

O’Leary and Minogue held a stakeout at the house that night, laying multiple outdated phones on the floor as bait. The phones suddenly became active and joined together in the form of a large “snake” on the floor, taking Minogue’s Taser and escaping through the cat flap. The officers discovered multiple small robots outside, all formed from phones and other gadgets. The officers struggled to apprehend the robots as they dispersed across the area and O’Leary was tased by the snake robot, which had now increased in size to become a scorpion robot.

O’Leary and Minogue drove back to the radio tower, escaping an attack from a robot made of vape pens. They saw the robots reassemble into one large humanoid mobot. The mobot spoke to the officers, explaining that it was primarily run from the cell phone O’Leary had not used since 2004. It expressed dismay at being made of parts that have been resigned to draws, insisting that it is just as capable as new technology. When challenged, it launched several small drones at the officers, which failed to scare them away. An “update” appeared on the screen of the mobot and it asked O’Leary to activate it since it had vape pens for fingers. Feeling sorry for it, O’Leary agreed, and the mobot declared itself free – to erase the human race and replace it with super-intelligent robots. It started to climb the tower so it could transmit to all available technology, but stalled halfway and fell to pieces. It was speculated that this was because the mobot simply couldn’t handle the new updates.

## Appearances

* *Wellington Paranormal*
	+ "Mobots"

## References

Yates, Paul (writer) & Clement, Jemaine (director) (20 November 2019). "Mobots". *Wellington Paranormal*. Episode 12. TVNZ 2.
Super slumber

A **super slumber** is the act of a vampire sleeping for an extremely long and undetermined period of time in their coffin.

## Process

Super slumbers are typically undertaken as the last resort for vampires who are unhappy with their current situation. While it is common for older vampires such as Baron Afanas to sleep for several months at a time, a super slumber typically lasts for 50-300 years, with the vampire not setting an exact date to wake up from their deep, dreamless sleep. Vampires are therefore strongly advised against doing them as they will usually wake up in a much weaker state, finding that their loved ones are dead or moved away. However, the decision to start a super slumber will be respected by other vampires.

## History

In 2021, Nandor experienced a period of depression after failing to find love. He then joined a cult that led him to think he could become human again, which led his roommates to kidnap and “de-program” him. Nandor became so unhappy that he decided to take a super slumber, which upset his friends, but they respected his wishes and boarded up his room.

His slumber attempt was interrupted three times before it was abandoned. First, the Vampiric Council were invited to a feast at the house that very night, leading Nandor to demand Nadja pretend he was dead. The Council guests interrupted his sleep again to see his “corpse”. Finally, Guillermo woke Nandor up again to break the news that Colin Robinson was about to pass away. After Colin's death, Nandor decided he would go travelling instead.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "A Farewell"

## References

Johnson, Sam, Robinson, Stefani & Sawyer, Marika & Simms, Paul (writers) & Fong, Tig (director) (October 21, 2021). "A Farewell". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 29. FX.
Morris, Iain (writer) & van Beek, Jackie (director) (May 1, 2019). "Baron's Night Out". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 6. FX.
Johnson, Sam & Marcil, Chris (writers) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (September 2, 2021). "The Cloak of Duplication". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 22. FX.
Sawyer, Marika (writer) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (September 9, 2021). "Gail". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 23. FX.
Robinson, Stefani (writer) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (October 14, 2021). "The Wellness Center". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 28. FX.
Johnson, Sam, Robinson, Stefani & Simms, Paul & Wells, Lauren (writers) & Gorskaya, Yana (director) (October 28, 2021). "The Portrait". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 30. FX.
Te Maero

"**Te Maero**" is the second episode of the third series of *Wellington Paranormal*, and the fifteenth episode overall. It aired on 3 March 2021.

## Synopsis

After finding footage of a camper being abducted by a large hairy creature, the cops decide to head for the bush...

## Plot Summary

A vlogger goes missing while camping in Remutaka Forest. Wellington Police recover his phone, which includes a video of him being dragged away from his tent at night by an unseen being. Sergeant Maaka suspects paranormal activity and brings officers O'Leary and Minogue to camp in the forest.

The Paranormal Unit arrive at the forest where the park ranger, Anton, gives them a contradictory account along with a drawing he made of a hairy humanoid being he claimed to have seen. The group find the tent, but not the camper, and Anton refuses to stay with them overnight to help as there will be a full moon and he might “murder” them. That night, the unit hold a meeting in their mobile headquarters. O’Leary and Minogue suspect Anton is the culprit and that he is a werewolf, based on his comment about the moon, and also because they had previously seen him turn into a werewolf in a documentary. Maaka however proposes that a variation of the Bigfoot mythos is to blame. The cops hear a noise outside and realise that someone has broken into their other tent and stolen all their food supplies.

The following night, the unit eat a soup they made from fungi and herbs found in the forest, and accidentally consume Psilocybin mushrooms. The three cops experience a drug trip, arrest each other and handcuff themselves together. The encounter what appears a Bigfoot, but it turns out to be Parker, who had wanted to join their mission, wearing a ghillie suit. A larger, similar looking creature appears and abducts Parker. Maaka realises it is a Maero and performs a haka to try to dissuade it. The Maero turns out to be a female who can speak English and Māori. She explains that she has travelled from far away to look for other members of her own kind, hopefully male, and is disappointed when the cops explain that Parker is a human. She admits to having eaten the missing camper and the unit ask Parker to arrest her. Angry, she hangs Parker from a tree and runs away, with the handcuffed cops unable to catch up with her. As dawn approaches, Anton finds the cops and they admit defeat.

## Cast

* Mike Minogue as Officer Minogue
* Karen O'Leary as Officer O'Leary
* Maaka Pohatu as Sergeant Maaka
* Thomas Sainsbury as Constable Parker
* Rhys Darby as Anton - Park Ranger
* Tom Kereama as Te Maero
* Craig Durston as Bush Guy

## References

1. ↑ "Wellington Paranormal: episode guide" - AustralianTelevision.net
Paul

**Paul** is a member of the Vampiric Council. He appears in *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series).

## Biography

After Baron Afanas was accidentally burned to death by sunlight in the Staten Island vampire residence, Laszlo, Nadja and Nandor buried him in their garden. The Vampiric Council found out about his death (it is not known how, but it may have been from his familiar) and summoned the vampires to a trial at the Temple of Blood-Devourers.

The roommates met the Vampiric Council at the temple. In accordance with vampire law, they had to have a local vampire present, which turned out in this case to be Colin. The Baron’s familiar was first to testify and claimed witness to the vampires letting Afanas eat human food and said she overhead them plotting to kill him. This caused the Council to admit that none of them ever really liked Afanas.

Guillermo was then summoned and confessed to the murder by sunlight. None of the Council believed him, thinking he was too weak to kill a vampire or simply lying to protect his master. As the Council proposed eating him, Nandor confessed to the crime. Tilda found the vampires guilty of premeditated vampicide and sentenced them to death by exposure to sunlight in a well.

The three vampires are led into the well, but as the sun emerges, they are saved by Colin holding a new umbrella over the well with Guillermo. The vampires escaped by turning into bats and hiding in a cardboard box carried by Guillermo, unknown to the Council.

## Behind the Scenes

* Paul was played by Paul Reubens, who portrayed a vampire in the *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* movie.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "The Trial"
The Wellness Center

"**The Wellness Center**" is the eighth episode of the third season of *What We Do in the Shadows*. It aired on October 14, 2021.

## Synopsis

Nandor is persuaded to reject vampirism and pursue a healthier lifestyle.

## Plot Summary

The Staten Island household organizes a party to celebrate Nandor's “Accession Day”, the anniversary of when he was crowned Supreme Viceroy for Al Qolnidar, but Nandor is too depressed to take part. Nadja sends him on an errand to confront Jan, a vampire who has not been paying their Vampiric Council union fees.

Nandor finds Jan at a post-chiropteran wellness center, leading an aerobics session for a very strange group of vampires who no longer have fangs. Everyone there claims that they have now become human again, and Nandor becomes intrigued. He leaves the house to join the group and relieves Guillermo of his bodyguard duties, refusing to turn him as he considers vampirism a curse.

Nandor embraces life in Jan's group, removing his fangs every day and refusing to use his powers. Guillermo grows concerned for Nandor and tracks him down via a wellness center pamphlet left behind in his room. Guillermo sneaks in, pretending to be a member, but is quickly spotted by Jan. The vampires are outraged to see Guillermo’s vampire hunting equipment and Jan summons the whole group to attack him. Guillermo grabs Nandor, fights off multiple members and drives away, trapping Nandor in the car using a silver-lined seatbelt. Guillermo tells Nandor he has been brainwashed and locks him in the basement cage to start re-programming him.

At the wellness center, the injured group members grow angry at Jan for failing to protect them. She encourages them to walk outside into the sunlight to complete their final step towards becoming human. As they all burn to death in the sun, Jan plots her next scam.

## Cast

### Starring

* Kayvan Novak as Nandor
* Matt Berry as Laszlo Cravensworth
* Natasia Demetriou as Nadja
* Harvey Guillén as Guillermo
* Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson

### Guest stars

* Cree Summer as Jan
* Kristen Schaal as The Guide

### Co-starring

* Tamina Pollack-Paris as Cheery Wellness Center Member
* Scott Dion Brown as Guitar Player
* Derick Agyemang, Joseph Samuel Arrigo, Megan Caines, Chas Conacher, Karina Grzella, Robert Halley, Tyler Hutchings, Troy James, Christina Pitts Jazzar, Dani Jazzar, Kae Kae Lee and Indiana Mehta as PCWC Cult Chorus Members

## Production

* This is the first episode to use an alternative version of *You’re Dead* in the opening credits. The lyrics are sung in Farsi.

## Soundtrack

* ***You're Dead*** (Farsi version) (opening credits)
* ***One Night*** performed by Chocksy
* ***Bolero for Dreamers*** performed by Frederick George Charrosin
* ***One Week*** performed by *What We Do In The Shadows* cast
* ***Sos*** performed by Timothy Fleet and Wayne Murray (end credits)

## References

1. ↑ "The Wellness Center" - iMDb
2. ↑ "S3 · E7 · The Siren" - Tunefind
Madelaine Darbish

**Madelaine Darbish** is the human 30x-great-grandaughter of Nandor. She was 94 years old and did not have any children. She appeared in *What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)*.

## Biography

When Guillermo sent Nandor’s DNA to be tested, Nandor was excited to discover that he had over 200,000 living descendants since his human life. Upon learning that one of them, Madelaine, was living in Staten Island, he decided to meet her.

One night, he flew up to her window to give her a teddy bear as a gift, despite Guillermo and Colin repeatedly warning him not to. He tapped on her window to wake her up, and upon seeing him, she screamed, collapsed and died. As an ambulance arrived to take her body, Nandor finally experienced grief for the first time, which he didn’t like. He blamed Colin and Guillermo for the incident.

Guillermo delayed Madelaine’s funeral until night time by reporting a bomb scare at the church. This allowed the vampire roommates to attend. Once there, Laszlo and Nadja quickly left after they began to bleed from the eyes and burn due to the religious imagery. Colin also left early to watch TV. Nandor insisted on staying despite catching fire. Guillermo attempted to extinguish the flames, but accidentally threw holy water at him, making the fire worse. Nandor excused himself from the funeral.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)*
	+ **Season 1:** "Ancestry"
Necromancers

**Necromancers** are people who practice magic that involves resurrection, and communication with the dead or undead.

## Characteristics

Similar to witches, necromancers use spells, special ingredients and concoctions as part of their practice. They may use their skills to help vampires and other paranormal beings. Many necromancers use shops as a front to hide their services from the general public.

## History

Laszlo Cravensworth enlisted the help of a necromancer (whose store was under the guise of an electronics store called Compact Disc Town) to remove a curse from a witch skin hat he owned. The necromancer tried pouring a special powder on the hat, which only caused it to scream and writhe in pain, an occurrence that hadn’t happened before.

When Nadja and Laszlo’s familiar Topher accidentally died, the couple hired a necromancer, Wallace, to bring him back. During the resurrection ritual, Wallace became distracted by his phone and accidentally brought Topher back as a zombie. When the vampires eventually realised, Wallace took ownership of Topher and set him to work in his basement amongst several other zombies he had accidentally created.

## Appearances

* *What We Do in the Shadows* (TV series)
	+ "Manhattan Night Club" (deleted scene)
	+ "Resurrection"

## References

1. ↑  "A Shadows Short: A Visit With the Necromancer" - FX
Sawyer, Marika (writer) & Newacheck, Kyle (director) (April 15, 2020). "Resurrection". *What We Do in the Shadows*. Episode 11. FX.