What We Do in the Shadows is a New Zealand multimedia franchise centred on comedy documentaries of paranormal creatures, primarily vampires.

Originally created by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement for a short film in their early careers, the franchise received a theatrical adaptation in 2014 and achieved widespread popularity.

The film was made amid a wave of interest in horror comedy at the time; Vox compared the short to Shaun of the Dead (2004).

Clement and Waititi returned almost a decade later to write a feature length version, simply titled What We Do in the Shadows.

A North American release of the film was only possible through a Kickstarter funding drive in February and March 2015, which earned $450,000, and it sold well overseas.

During the COVID-19 Pandemic the characters also appeared in a digital series of public health announcements, made by the New Zealand Government.

[5] An American series simply titled What We Do in the Shadows starred a new group of vampires in Staten Island and aired from 2019 to 2024.

[6] The two occasionally made guest appearances as their characters from the film, but the show otherwise stars the Staten Island group- Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) Guillermo (Harvey Guillén) and Colin (Mark Proksch).

[9] A short film and advertisement campaign by Wellington, as a comedic promotion that the city is a vampire-friendly place to visit.

The film follows vampire Viago promoting the nightlife, cinemas and clothes shops of the city alongside his flatmates Vladislav and Deacon.

[11] A sequel to the What We Do in the Shadows, focused on the werewolves depicted in the film, originally rumoured to be titled What We Do in the Moonlight, was announced as being in development in August 2015.