{"id":2008675,"date":"2026-06-24T11:09:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2008675"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T08:09:32","slug":"what-we-do-in-the-shadows-film-is-getting-a-sequel-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2008675","title":{"rendered":"\u2018What We Do In the Shadows\u2019 film is getting a sequel soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/What-We-Do-In-The-Shadows.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Film News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018What We Do In the Shadows\u2019 film is getting a sequel soon<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The follow-up, titled &#8216;We&#8217;re Wolves&#8217;, has been talked about for years<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Victoria Luxford<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-06-24T12:09:32+01:00\">24th June 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/What-We-Do-In-The-Shadows-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"What We Do In The Shadows\" title=\"What We Do In The Shadows\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi at the US premiere of &#8216;What We Do In The Shadows&#8217; in 2015. CREDIT: Rommel Demano\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The long-awaited movie sequel to <em>What We Do In The Shadows<\/em> looks to be moving ahead, according to creator Jemaine Clement.<\/p>\n<p>The 2014 comedy mockumentary followed a group of vampires living together in the New Zealand suburbs, with the success of the film leading to a US series of the same name which ran for six seasons between 2019 and 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>A sequel, titled <em>We\u2019re Wolves<\/em> and focusing on werewolves, has been discussed ever since the first film came out, but Clement reveals the project is still being planned for the big screen, and that he\u2019s working alongside original co-writer and star Taika Waititi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re writing it, actually. We started writing\u201d he told <em>Collider.<\/em> \u201cFor a long time, we were just talking about it. Now, we\u2019ve started it. Very recently.\u201d He also said that they are undecided whether the story, which picks up with a group of werewolves seen in the first film, should be improvisational like the movie, or scripted like the TV show.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What We Do In The Shadows Official UK Trailer #1 (2014) - Jemaine Clement Vampire Comedy HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C6V1ecxkF5I?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cThe question we have with the <em>We\u2019re Wolves<\/em> movie\u2026 Have you seen the movie, <em>What We Do In The Shadows<\/em>? We did them in different ways,\u201d he said. \u201cThe movie is a 100 per cent improvised dialogue to a storyline, and the TV show\u2019s very much scripted with occasional improv, so they\u2019re quite different to make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cNow we have to decide, \u2018Are we going to script this one or are we going to do improv like the first one, or scripted like the show?\u2019 It\u2019s quite good to have the control of the shot. 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class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The long-awaited movie sequel to <em>What We Do In The Shadows<\/em> looks to be moving ahead, according to creator Jemaine Clement.<\/p>\n<p>The 2014 comedy mockumentary followed a group of vampires living together in the New Zealand suburbs, with the success of the film leading to a US series of the same name which ran for six seasons between 2019 and 2024.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>A sequel, titled <em>We\u2019re Wolves<\/em> and focusing on werewolves, has been discussed ever since the first film came out, but Clement reveals the project is still being planned for the big screen, and that he\u2019s working alongside original co-writer and star Taika Waititi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re writing it, actually. We started writing\u201d he told <em>Collider.<\/em> \u201cFor a long time, we were just talking about it. Now, we\u2019ve started it. Very recently.\u201d He also said that they are undecided whether the story, which picks up with a group of werewolves seen in the first film, should be improvisational like the movie, or scripted like the TV show.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What We Do In The Shadows Official UK Trailer #1 (2014) - Jemaine Clement Vampire Comedy HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C6V1ecxkF5I?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>\u201cThe question we have with the <em>We\u2019re Wolves<\/em> movie\u2026 Have you seen the movie, <em>What We Do In The Shadows<\/em>? We did them in different ways,\u201d he said. \u201cThe movie is a 100 per cent improvised dialogue to a storyline, and the TV show\u2019s very much scripted with occasional improv, so they\u2019re quite different to make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cNow we have to decide, \u2018Are we going to script this one or are we going to do improv like the first one, or scripted like the show?\u2019 It\u2019s quite good to have the control of the shot. It\u2019s really fun just making it up on the fly.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last year, an episode of the <em>What We Do In The Shadows<\/em> TV show that featured <em>Star Wars<\/em> legend Mark Hamill was included in a Reddit discussion about the funniest single episodes of TV ever made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/film\/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-film-is-getting-a-sequel-soon-3952902&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/What-We-Do-In-The-Shadows.jpg&#8221;] NewsFilm News \u2018What We Do In the Shadows\u2019 film is getting a sequel soon The follow-up, titled &#8216;We&#8217;re Wolves&#8217;, has been talked about for years By Victoria Luxford 24th June 2026 Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi at the US premiere of &#8216;What We Do In The Shadows&#8217; in 2015. 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