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What We Do in the Shadows S06: Harvey Guillén Offers Filming Update
What We Do in the Shadows star Harvey Guillén offered a filming update on the sixth & final season and broke our hearts with a shared image.
Article Summary
- Harvey Guillén teases "What We Do in the Shadows" S06 filming with a nostalgic image.
- Guillermo faces a "renaissance" following the S05 finale's cliffhanger.
- Fans can expect a final season filled with self-discovery and reinvention.
- A star-studded fifth season saw Anoop Desai and Parisa Fakhri join the cast.
Before Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Colin (Mark Proksch), Guillermo (Harvey Guillén), Nandor (Kayvan Novak), and The Guide (Kristen Schaal) shuffle off FX Networks' programming coil (we would like to think that Laszlo would appreciate the Shakespearian reference there), there's still the not-so-small matter of the sixth and final season of What We Do in the Shadows. Thanks to Guillén having a black belt in social media, we've been getting updates on how things have been going – and our latest was earlier today. Taking to Instagram, Guillén shared the heads-up that there were "only a few weeks left" when it comes to filming – with a sad/teardrop emoji. But it was the image of Guillén in Guillermo mode standing on the main floor of the Staten Island "mansion" and looking up that kicked us squarely in our "feels."
Here's a look at Guillén's post from earlier today – followed by a look at some previous comments Guillén shared about what's in store for Guillermo after the fourth season finale's big game-changer:
What We Do in the Shadows: "Renaissance" for Guillermo?
"We start where we left off, and sometimes dreams and aspirations don't turn out the way we want them to (spoiler alert if you haven't seen Season 5)," Guillén shared during a red carpet one-on-one with Deadline Hollywood at the Critics Choice Awards. "But I think that's the whole point of rebirth, right? It's like a renaissance. It's happening again, and you take a new direction, new ideas, new approach, so I'm really excited for the audience to see a new layer to Guillermo." What will be one of the biggest takeaways for Guillén when the time comes to hang up the stakes? "It's never too late to find yourself. It's never too late to be reborn and to re-invent yourself. And there's no ticking time bomb expiration date to any one of us as to what our dreams and hopes can come true," he revealed.
Here's a look back at the fifth season trailer & overview for FX's What We Do in the Shadows:
In season five, Nandor feels his familiar (and sometimes friend) Guillermo slipping away as he seems to be spending much more time with Laszlo, whose skills as a gentleman scientist are put to the test as he tries to solve the mystery of the strange and very secret changes Guillermo is going through.
Nadja, suffering the effects of a previously-undiagnosed supernatural hex, reconnects with her family — or at least, a family — from the Old Country, Colin pursues the path of so many energy vampires before him by running for political office and The Guide tries to figure out where she fits in as the relative newcomer to this tightly-knit group who've known each other for centuries.
Created by Jemaine Clement and produced by FX Productions, What We Do in the Shadows stars Novak as Nandor, Demetriou as Nadja, Berry as Laszlo, Proksch as Colin Robinson, Guillén as Guillermo, and Schaal as The Guide. Joining them this season in recurring roles is Anoop Desai (American Idol) as an acquaintance of Nandor's from his ancestral homeland. In addition, SEAL Team star Parisa Fakhri (SEAL Team) has joined the cast as Marwa, one of Nandor's 37 wives from his days as an ancient warrior in the kingdom of Al Quolanudar. Clement, Waititi, and Paul Simms serve as executive producers for What We Do in the Shadows alongside Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch, Eli Bush, and Stefani Robinson.