On the Season 1 finale of Jemaine Clement’s “What We Do in the Shadows,” the lifelong dream of vampire familiar Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) gets a nightmarish twist. The loyal human servant of Nandor (Kayvan Novak) has endured thankless, grisly tasks for no pay in hopes of someday being turned into a vampire himself. After taking a DNA test, however, he realizes that he’s descended from Abraham Van Helsing, the original vampire hunter.
Guillermo is not supposed to become a vampire; he’s supposed to kill them. Oops.
Co-executive producer and writer Stefani Robinson spoke to IndieWire about conceiving the finale twist, the fate of Gregor (Jake Mcdorman), and what Season 2 could bring.
“When we were first writing the season, we think of the silliest premise possible. It’s really fun and easy that way because throwing a vampire in any sort of mundane situation [works] comedically,” she said. “If they got their DNA tested,...
Guillermo is not supposed to become a vampire; he’s supposed to kill them. Oops.
Co-executive producer and writer Stefani Robinson spoke to IndieWire about conceiving the finale twist, the fate of Gregor (Jake Mcdorman), and what Season 2 could bring.
“When we were first writing the season, we think of the silliest premise possible. It’s really fun and easy that way because throwing a vampire in any sort of mundane situation [works] comedically,” she said. “If they got their DNA tested,...
- 5/30/2019
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
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