7.9/103,969 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/27/2019
The vampires try to plan a lavish bloodfeast in honor of a visit by their ancient master from the Old Country.
Director: Taika Waititi
Writer: Jemaine Clement
7.8/103,408 votes#2 - City Council
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/3/2019
The vampires get embroiled in local Staten Island politics as their first step to world domination.
Director: Jemaine Clement
Writer: Paul Simms
8.1/103,265 votes#3 - Werewolf Feud
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/10/2019
The fragile truce between the vampires and Staten Island’s werewolves is tested, and Colin Robinson finds romance with a new co-worker.
Director: Jemaine Clement
Writer: Josh Lieb
7.8/103,002 votes#4 - Manhattan Night Club
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/17/2019
The vampires venture into Manhattan, to make an alliance with an old friend who is now the king of the Manhattan vampires.
Director: Jemaine Clement
Writer: Tom Scharpling
8.0/102,943 votes#5 - Animal Control
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/24/2019
Lazslo, in bat form, is captured by Staten Island Animal Control and must be rescued, while Nadja can no longer resist reconnecting with her reincarnated lover Gregor.
Director: Jackie van Beek
Writer: Duncan Sarkies
8.8/103,468 votes#6 - Baron's Night Out
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/1/2019
The Baron awakens from his slumber and demands to experience the wonders of the New World in a night out on the town.
Director: Jackie van Beek
Writer: Iain Morris
9.2/104,847 votes#7 - The Trial
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/8/2019
The vampires must defend themselves as an international vampire tribunal gathers to judge them for their transgressions.
Director: Taika Waititi
Writer: Jemaine Clement
8.1/102,686 votes#8 - Citizenship
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/15/2019
Nadja trains Jenna on how to take her first victim, and Nandor applies for American citizenship.
Director: Jason Woliner
Writer: Stefani Robinson
7.8/102,632 votes#9 - The Orgy
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/22/2019
Tensions run high as the vampires prepare to host the Biannual Vampire Orgy.
Director: Jason Woliner
Writer: Marika Sawyer
8.3/102,616 votes#10 - Ancestry
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/29/2019
Nandor visits one of his living descendants, and a lover from Nadja's past re-emerges.
Director: Taika Waititi
Writer: Jemaine Clement, Paul Simms, Tom Scharpling, Stefani Robinson
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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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:FX
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "What We Do in the Shadows" season 1. It scored 7.9/10 based on 3969 votes. Directed by Taika Waititi and written by Jemaine Clement, it aired on 3/27/2019. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "City Council".