The network’s decision to end What We Do In the Shadows with the sixth season of the supernatural comedy series is explained by FX chairman John Landgraf. The FX series follows four vampires and their worn-out familiar as they hide among regular people while sharing a residence on Staten Island with other creatures of the night.
The 2014 mockumentary comedy of the same name directed by Taika Waititi served as the inspiration for Jemaine Clement’s FX series, which also stars Kayvan Novak, Harvey Guillen, Matt Berry, Mark Proksch, and Natasia Demetriou.
Media was there at FX’s TCA conference, where Landgraf discussed the reasons behind the network’s decision to cancel the sitcom What We Do In The Shadows, given that season 6 is confirmed to be the last in the narrative of the Staten Island vampire.
The chairman explained, saying that after six years of mishaps, murder, savage rivalries, bloodsucking, and development, the network had decided it was time to wrap up the stories of Nandor (Novak), Guillermo (Guillen), Nadja (Demetriou), Lazlo (Berry), and Colin Robertson (Proksch). See Landgraf’s justification below: The program came to an inevitable end. It was an amazing six years.
The series finale has already been set by what we do in The Shadows Season 5.
According to Landgraf, since the previous season wrapped off one of the bigger story threads that had been ongoing since the first episode, What We Do In The Shadows season 6 would be the ideal time to bid the four Staten Island vampires farewell.
Guillermo, in season five of What We Do In the Shadows, finally fulfils his desire to become a vampire and experiences a taste of what that life is like, only to discover he lacks the stomach to consume humans. In the season finale, Nandor thus aids his familiar in rediscovering his humanity.
It may be said that Guillermo is the closest thing the series has to a leading character, even though What We Do In the Shadows is an ensemble comedy where each character has had their arc. He is the first character that viewers encounter, and although the storylines of other characters have occupied certain seasons, Guillermo’s journey—from familiar to hunter to vampire to human again—has received the greatest attention.
Season 6 may focus on Guillermo making decisions about his future because his mortal life guarantees that he can never stay with the vampires indefinitely. Landgraf’s reasoning makes sense when considering the journey viewers have gone on during the show’s five seasons.
Many of the main storylines of the program have been investigated and concluded by the time season 6 rolls around, leaving the current season to either begin a new arc or wrap things off.
Because of this, even if it would be difficult to let the Staten Island vampires go, it’s obvious that FX and the group are determined to make sure Guillermo and his otherworldly loved ones have a happy ending.