What We Do in the Shadows: Season 2
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Create a JSON object for "What We Do in the Shadows" Season 2. Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points). Constraints: Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES. No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, box-office, viewership, or plot points. Omit details not in the material. Original, neutral, encyclopedic pr
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of What We Do in the Shadows Season 1.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Season overview
Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Create a JSON object for "What We Do in the Shadows" Season 2.
Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Constraints:
Use ONLY provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, box-office, viewership, or plot points.
Omit details not in the material.
Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose.
Plain text (no markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points in the prose/overview, but the primer is an array).
Output valid JSON only.
No markdown in the JSON output.
TMDB Season Synopsis: Vampires try to find their way in a world of human Super Bowl parties, internet trolls, an energy vampire who gets a promotion and becomes drunk on power, and ghosts, witches, necromancers, zombies, and shadowy cloaked assassins roaming the Tri-State area.
Source [1]: Documentary-style look.
Source [2]: American comedy horror mockumentary fantasy series created by Jemaine Clement. First broadcast on FX on March 27, 2019. Concludes end of sixth season on December 16, 2024.
Source [3]: Stars Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén. Four vampires living together on Staten Island for over a century.
Source [4]: Documentary-style look into nightly lives of vampires in Staten Island who lived together for hundreds and hundreds of years.
Goal: 160-220 words.
Drafting:
The second season of the American comedy horror mockumentary fantasy series What We Do in the Shadows follows a group of vampires as they attempt to navigate a modern world. The series, created by Jemaine Clement, utilizes a documentary-style approach to examine the nightly lives of these individuals. During this season, the vampires encounter various human activities and modern phenomena, including internet trolls and human Super Bowl parties. The narrative also involves an energy vampire who receives a promotion and subsequently becomes drunk on power. Beyond human interactions, the vampires must contend with a variety of supernatural entities that roam freely throughout the Tri-State area. These include ghosts, witches, necromancers, zombies, and shadowy cloaked assassins. The show features a cast including Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, and Harvey Guillén. As the vampires
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Resurrection
Apr 15, 2020 · 24 min
Nadja and Laszlo's new familiar poses problems for an increasingly anxious Guillermo, and the vampires enlist the services of a local necromancer.
Ghosts
Apr 15, 2020 · 23 min
The vampires hold a séance to deal with a ghost infestation, which leads to a larger ghost infestation.
Brain Scramblies
Apr 22, 2020 · 25 min
The vampires attend their first human Super Bowl party, while Guillermo’s search for virgins uncovers a deadly threat.
The Curse
Apr 29, 2020 · 23 min
While the vampires fear they've been electronically cursed, Guillermo tries to thwart a deadly threat to his masters.
Colin's Promotion
May 6, 2020 · 23 min
Colin Robinson gets promoted at work, and his new power threatens the balance of power in the vampire house.
On the Run
May 13, 2020 · 24 min
After a vengeful enemy from the past appears without warning, Laszlo flees his home and goes into hiding to avoid certain death.
The Return
May 20, 2020 · 23 min
The vampires offer shelter to an old nemesis who’s down on his luck.
Collaboration
May 27, 2020 · 23 min
Nandor's old familiar from the 1970s returns to Staten Island, Guillermo leaves to serve a new master, and Nadja and Lazslo revive their musical act.
Witches
Jun 3, 2020 · 20 min
When Nandor and Laszlo are abducted by a coven of witches, the others must venture to Brooklyn to rescue them.
Nouveau Théâtre des Vampires
Jun 10, 2020 · 22 min
As they prepare to attend the most exclusive event on the vampiric social calendar, the vampires try to survive without Guillermo.