The news follows a warning from star Matt Berry earlier this year. <\/p>
What We Do in the Shadows will end with its sixth season, FX has confirmed.<\/p>\n
Inspired by the 2014 indie film by Taika Waititi (Thor: Love and Thunder<\/a>) and Jemaine Clement (Flight of the Conchords), the sitcom follows a group of vampires sharing a home in Staten Island, New York.<\/p>\n Their number includes Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry) and Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) \u2013 who represent traditional depictions of the gothic monster \u2013 and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch), a more contemporary \u201cenergy vampire\u201d.<\/p>\n The group is often joined by Nandor\u2019s familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guill\u00e9n), who himself became partially vampiric in a recent storyline. Kristen Schaal joined the main cast in season 5, portraying a character known simply as The Guide.<\/p> The ensemble will be bowing out after What We Do in the Shadows<\/a> season 6 arrives \u2013 likely to be next year \u2013 capping off a remarkably successful run.<\/p>\n While it often proves difficult to adapt a film for television (or vice versa), FX\u2019s mockumentary series stands out as one of the rare exceptions, racking up 21 Emmy nominations<\/a> over its run, alongside a large number of glowing reviews.<\/p>\n [squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d608\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n News of the show\u2019s impending finale may not come as a surprise to some fans, with Matt Berry telling RadioTimes.com<\/a> in May that he \u201cmight be getting a bit old<\/a>\u201d to play his character on account of the \u201charnesses and stunts\u201d involved.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cBut, you know, I\u2019m supposed to be undead, so the rules don\u2019t apply, do they?\u201d<\/p>\n What We Do in the Shadows seasons 1 to 3 aired on BBC Two and iPlayer<\/a> in the UK, while seasons 4 and 5 are currently exclusive to Disney Plus<\/a> on these shores.<\/p>