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Taika Waititi Is Planning an American Version of 'What We Do in the Shadows'Erik DavisOctober 26th 2017Fear not, you What We Do in the Shadows super fans! Taika Waititi knows you want more and plans are still in motion for a werewolf-centric spin-off, but in a new interview with Fandango the Thor: Ragnarok director says they're also in the planning stages for two additional spin-offs, including an American version that will function as a TV show."We're trying to develop a U.S. version of What We Do in the Shadows," he said. "You know, set here in the states, but a T.V. show."
Jemaine Clement Confirms ‘Flight of the Conchords’ HBO Special and U.S. Version of ‘What We Do In The Shadows’—ExclusiveMichael Schneider Jan 5, 2018 3:31 pm [...] Clement also confirmed that a U.S. television adaptation of the film “What We Do In the Shadows,” the 2014 film he and Taika Waititi wrote, directed, and starred in, is now in the works — with plans to shoot a pilot later this year. Clement said he wouldn’t appear in the U.S. show, but is writing it.“It’s pretty close, we’re going to film a pilot,” said Clement, who declined to identify the outlet. “This is about a documentary crew in America.”
‘What We Do In The Shadows’ TV Series Reboot From Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi Gets FX Pilot Order, Sets Castby Nellie AndreevaJanuary 22, 2018A reboot of What We Do in the Shadows is in the works for the small screen. FX has given a pilot order to a half-hour comedy based on the 2014 mockumentary horror film co-written, co-directed by and starring Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. Clement is attached as writer and executive producer on TV adaptation, and Waititi will direct and executive produce.Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillen are set to star in the pilot, executive produced by Scott Rudin, Paul Simms, Garrett Basch and Eli Bush. [...]Novak will play Nandor, the head vampire of the house. Berry plays Lazslo, the goofiest in the house, the type of vampire who turns into a bat and flies into a wall. Demetriou plays Nadja, the badass female vampire of the house. Guillen is believed to play Nandor’s assistant.
The comedy will be produced in-house at FX Productions.
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