What We Do in the Shadowswill feature the return of a fan-favorite vampire in its final season. The FX mockumentary comedy, which stars Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, and Mark Proksch as vampire roommates who live in Staten Island with human familiar Guillermo (Harvey Guillén), is based on the 2014 movie of the same name by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement. The upcomingWhat We Do in the Shadowsseason 6, which spans 11 episodes, will conclude the show’s run.
Screen Rantrecently sat down for an interview with Doug Jones, who plays the recurring role of the power-hungry and decrepit vampire Baron Afanas inWhat We Do in the Shadows, while he was promoting his role as a completely different vampire in the upcoming David Lee Fisher horror movieNosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. While listing various vampire characters he has played throughout his career, including on the Guillermo del Toro horror seriesThe Strain, he mentioned the Baron and brought up the fact that"he’s coming back" for season 6.Read Jones' full quote below:
I’ve been goofy vampires, I was a stinger vampire on The Strain, as a recurring character there in that series. I’ve been the goofy Baron Afanas on What We Do In The Shadows, which has been a complete joy to play. He’s coming back for season 6, you will be seeing more of me in What We Do In The Shadows.
What Doug Jones’ Return Means For What We Do In The Shadows
The Show Is Honoring Its History
Doug Jones' return in thefinalWhat We Do in the Shadowsseasonsees him joining an announced guest cast that so far only includes a newcomer to the show. That addition would beSaturday Night LivealumnusMike O’Brien as a previously unseen roommate named Jerry the Vampire, who went into a “super-slumber” in the 1970s and who his friends have forgotten to awaken, leaving him asleep for decades longer than intended. While Jerry’s arrival promises to shake things up for the core characters, the Baron’s return is a reminder of the show’s history on top of that.
The Baron’s return is something of a victory lap as the show approaches its series finale.
Other than the coreWhat We Do in the Shadowscast, which now includes Kristen Schaal as The Guide as of season 5 after she recurred on previous seasons,Baron Afanas is the most prominent vampire on the show. He has appeared on 11 episodes of the show including the pilot, spanning from season 1 through season 5, and is the second most prominent recurring character behind the vampires' clueless human neighbor Sean Rinaldi (Anthony Atamanuik). Because of his importance to the comedy’s origins, the Baron’s return is something of a victory lap as the show approaches its series finale.
Our Take On Doug Jones' What We Do In The Shadows Return
The Actor Deserves One Last Comic Showcase
As Jones himself points out, the Baron is one of the actor’s goofiest roles in a career of playing monsters, largely in horror projects running the gamut fromPan’s LabyrinthandThe Bye Bye Man. By returning toWhat We Do in the Shadows,he will be offered one final chance to showcase his comic chops as the fan-favorite character.Hopefully, his final appearance on the show will spur further opportunities for comic rolesin the future now that the show is officially ending.
What We Do in the Shadowsseason 6 premieres on FX on October 21.
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What We Do in the Shadows, released in 2019, is a mockumentary series exploring the nightly lives of a group of centuries-old vampires residing in Staten Island. The comedic show delves into their interactions with each other and the modern world, providing a humorous take on the vampire genre.
