What We Do in the Shadows (2019)

Name: What We Do in the Shadows
Released: 2019
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén, Mark Proksch

TV-MA 7.8/10 IMDb

Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy

A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years.

Creator: Jemaine Clement

Cast: Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén, Mark Proksch

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted) Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation

Phobias & Sensory

Blood / medical gore Body horror Jump scares Spiders / insects

Sexual Content

Explicit sexual content / nudity

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse Gore / graphic violence Gun violence Slavery / forced labor Torture

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Does It Get Worse?

Stays Consistent Content intensity remains similar across seasons.

15 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 7 warnings

Avg severity:(2.1)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceGun violence

Season 2 6 warnings

Avg severity:(2.7)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violence

Season 3 7 warnings

Avg severity:(2.6)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceSlavery / forced labor

Season 4 7 warnings

Avg severity:(2.7)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceSlavery / forced labor

Season 5 7 warnings

Avg severity:(2.6)

Homophobia / transphobia (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violence

Season 6 7 warnings

Avg severity:(2.9)

Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationBlood / medical goreBody horrorExplicit sexual content / nudityGore / graphic violenceSlavery / forced labor