FX will debut the sixth and final season of its Emmy-nominated comedy series What We Do in the Shadows on October 21.

The series, which last week earned eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations, chronicles the nightly exploits of vampire roommates as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island, according to the network. FX will premiere the first three episodes of the 11-episode sixth season on October 21, said the network. 

The series stars Matt Berry, Kayvan Novak, Mark Proksch, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillén and Kristen Schaal. According to FX, the sixth season finds characters Nandor (Novak), Nadja (Demetriou), Laszlo (Berry), Colin (Proksch) and Guillermo (Guillén) entering the workforce, visiting New Hampshire, going to a human dinner party, fêteing The Baron and conjuring a demon — all while trying to find their place and their purpose in this crazy, mixed-up world.

What We Do in the Shadows is executive produced by Paul Simms, Jemaine Clement, Sam Johnson, Sarah Naftalis, Yana Gorskaya, Kyle Newacheck, Taika Waititi, Garret Basch and Eli Bush.

The end of peak TV has finally come as the number of on-air scripted series dropped for the first time in years, FX Content and Productions chairman John Landgraf said Friday during the network’s Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour executive session.

FX, which for years has chronicled the year-to-year increase in scripted shows across linear TV and streaming services, reported that 516 shows were produced in 2023, down from 600 in 2022. The drop ends a decade long streak of increases in the number of original scripted series on TV — the exception being a 7% drop in 2020 due to the pandemic, according to the network.

After incorrectly predicting the fall of scripted programming for years, Landgraf said the production of scripted shows has finally peaked.

“The dual strikes undoubtedly played a role, but the industry shift and drawdown on production was likely underway before the strikes shuttered all production,” he said, adding that the realignment of industry priorities have led to a recent “cancellation of numerous projects.”

Landgraf also said there’s been a 31% year-to-year decrease in the amount of scripted content thus far in 2024.  

Despite the overall industry drop in scripted series, Landgraf said the network will remain aggressive in the development of original programming. Along with its current lineup of scripted series, including Emmy-winning comedy series The Bear, American Horror Story: Vengeance, What We Do in The Shadows, The Old Man and  American Horror Stories. 

New series premiering this year include Shogun, a new adaptation of the James Clavell’s novel set in Japan in the year 1600;  international spy thriller The Veil, starring Elisabeth Moss; NBA-themed series Clipped, about the rise and fall of former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling; American Sports Story: Gladiator, based on the life of New England Patriots star Aaron Fernandez; and drama Dying For Sex.

FX’s Emmy Award-winning comedy series What We Do In The Shadows leads a busy week of cable and streaming-based show premieres this week.

Season five of the mockumentary about the lives of a group of vampires living together in Staten Island, New York, starts July 13. FX will debut the season’s first two episodes on July 13.

Netflix sports reality series Quarterback debuts July 12, and follows the exploits of National Football League signal-callers Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota during the 2022-23 NFL season.

Here are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting during the week of July 10-16. For some videos, viewer discretion is advised.

July 10: Miracle Workers: End Times (returning series), TBS

July 11: Betrayal: The Perfect Husband (true crime docuseries), Hulu

July 12: The Afterparty (returning series), Apple TV Plus

July 13: Full Circle (drama), Max

July 13: Project Greenlight (reality), Max

July 13: Survival of the Thickest (comedy), Netflix

July 14: Bird Box Barcelona (horror movie), Netflix

July 14: Foundation (returning series), Apple TV Plus

July 14: The Summer I Turned Pretty (returning series), Prime Video

July 16: Goliath (sports documentary), Showtime

The return of two high-profile, Emmy-nominated cable series highlights a busy summer week of original show premieres.

FX’s comedy series What We Do In The Shadows debuts its fourth season July 12 with the first of 10 new episodes for the vampire-themed show. The series, which stars Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou and Mark Proksch, has already been renewed for a fifth and sixth season, according to the network.

Debuting July 11 is the first of the final six episodes of the Emmy-winning AMC series Better Call Saul. The series, a spinoff of AMC’s Breaking Bad series, will feature appearances from Bad stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul. Better Call Saul stars Bob Odenkirk.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for multiple shows debuting the week of July 11-17 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

July 11 – Chad (returning series) – TBS

July 11 – Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem (returning series) – Peacock

July 12 – The Only (documentary) – Paramount Plus

July 13 – Everything’s Trash (comedy) – Freeform

July 13 – D.B. Cooper: Where Are You? (documentary) – Netflix

July 13 – South Park: The Streaming Wars (part 2) – (animation) – Paramount Plus

July 14 – FBoy Island (reality) – HBO Max

July 14 – Hart to Heart (returning series) – Peacock

July 14 – Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (animation) – Netflix

July 14 – Resident Evil (horror) – Netflix

July 14 – Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons (documentary) – Hulu

July 15 – Don’t Make Me Go (drama) – Prime Video

July 15 – The Rehearsal (comedy) – HBO

July 15 – Zombies 3 (movie) – Disney Plus

July 17 – Colosseum (documentary) -- History

Sadly, the time has come for the conclusion of Better Call Saul. It was hard not to love Bob Odenkirk’s bus stop barrister Saul Goodman when he was introduced as a character on Breaking Bad. But as the central character of his own show for the last seven years, Saul/Jimmy/Gene has become a nuanced, compelling figure that you can’t help but root for. The first part of Saul's sixth season came to a shocking conclusion in May when Howard Hamlin (Patrick Fabian) was murdered. The last six episodes of the show will be interesting – and not just because the fate of Rhea Seehorn’s character Kim Wexler must be addressed. No. What makes these last episodes so intriguing is that Better Call Saul’s narrative arc will finally connect with Breaking Bad. Bryan Cranston’s Walter White and Aaron Paul’s Jesse Pinkman each make an appearance in the remaining episodes. How they show up is anybody’s guess.

Moonhaven – Season 1 (July 7, AMC Plus)

Move over Better Call Saul, Moonhaven is AMC’s next hit. (Or at least that's what the network is hoping for.)  From creator/show-runner Peter Ocko (Lodge 49, Elementary) Moonhaven is set two centuries in the future and focuses on a utopian colony situated on the Moon. The colony finds the solutions to the problems that will soon end civilization on Earth. The sci-fi thriller stars Emma McDonald as Bella Sway, who is a skeptic of the lunar community. Sway teams with a local detective (Dominic Monaghan) to stop the forces that want to destroy the Earth. The series also stars Joe Manganiello, Amara Karan, Ayelet Zurer, Kadeem Hardison, and Yazzmin Newell. “The most remarkable thing about Moonhaven is the way it’s able to indulge its creative ambitions on an expansive canvas, all without losing sight of the individuals who make up the tableau. It finds that ultra-satisfying sweet spot between the radical and the familiar, a middle ground where discovery can happen over the course of an entire series and not just its opening chapter,” wrote IndieWire’s Steve Greene.

Black Bird (Apple TV Plus, July 8)

Based on the true crime memoir In With The Devil: A Fallen Hero, A Serial Killer, and A Dangerous Bargain for Redemption, Black Bird stars Taron Egerton as Keene, a man sentenced to 10 years in prison. In exchange for early parole, Keene must move to a more dangerous prison in order to befriend and get a confession out of serial killer Larry Hall (Paul Walter Hauser). How hard could that be? The fact that this series is based on a true story proves that truth is truly stranger than fiction. The six-episode psychological thriller also stars the late Ray Liotta. The actor, who died suddenly on May 26, plays “Big Jim," Keene’s father. Black Bird is the first of Liotta’s remaining television and film projects to debut after his death. Author and screenwriter Dennis Lehane (Mystic River) developed, wrote and executive produced the series.  

Trigger Point (Peacock, July 8)

This British series, which originally aired on ITV in January, focuses on explosives specialists played by Vicky McClure (Line of Duty) and Adrian Lester (Life) who put their lives at risk during a terrorist campaign in the London. As the duo work to diffuse bombs, they start to wonder if the bomber is premeditatedly targeting their unit. The series is produced by Line of Duty creator Jed Mercurio's HTM Television. British audiences and critics have taken a liking to the first season’s six-episodes. “With a reliably strong lead in McClure, the Mercurio brand name and an original premise, there is all the raw material for a solid hit here,” wrote the London Evening Standard’s Katie Rosseinsky.

Supreme Team (July 10, Showtime)

This three-part documentary, which debuted at the Tribeca Festival last month, investigates the origins and impact of the Supreme Team, a Jamaica, Queens' street gang organized in the early 1980s by a group of teenagers. The gang eventually became a multi-million dollar drug empire. Directed by Nasir “Nas” Jones and Peter J Scalettar, the doc features interviews with two of the Supreme Team's leaders, Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff and Gerald “Prince'' Miller.  LL Cool J, Ashanti, Eric Adams are also featured in the doc, which explores the Supreme Team’s effects on politics, entertainment as well as the drug lords' eventual downfall. It's hard to resist a true rise and fall story involving drugs, power, crime and plenty of money.

SkyMed (July 10, Paramount Plus)

It's fair to say that a medical drama set in remote Northern Canada and focused on pilots who fly air ambulances, along with the nurses who work mid-air to save lives, has never been done before. The unique concept for the show was concocted by Julie Puckrin (Nurses), whose sister and brother-in-law fly air ambulances. The nine-episode series is a fresh take on narrative medical programming and the setting alone -- an ambulance 20,000 feet in the air -- is intriguing and surely the catalyst for most of the show's drama. But Paramount is promising not just medical drama, but romantic drama as well. The cast includes Natasha Calis (Nurses), Morgan Holmstrom (Siberia), Praneet Akilla (Nancy Drew) and Thomas Elms (The Order).

Better Call Saul -Season 6: Part 2 (July 11, AMC Plus)

The first seven episodes of the sixth and final season came to a shocking conclusion in May when Patrick Fabian's put-upon Howard Hamlin was abruptly shot dead by surprise homicidal visitor Lalo after delivering Jimmy and Kim a much-deserved late-night comeuppance. The second half of the season will consist of six episodes and, hopefully, plenty of answers. The Emmy-nominated drama series starring Bob Odenkirk as the titular character, is a prequel to Breaking Bad. In the second half of season six, Jimmy's world will collide with Walter White and Jesse Pinkman, which means, yup,  Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul will make an appearance. Since Kim Wexler (Saul’s girlfriend/ actress Rhea Seehorn) is not a Breaking Bad character, can we assume she dies by the end of the season? Assume nothing! 

How To Change Your Mind (Netflix, June 12)

Turns out psychedelics may be all we need. An adaptation of Michael Pollan 2018 eponymous book, this four-part docuseries explores focuses on how psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin, MDMA and mescaline can be therapeutic for several conditions including addiction, depression and PTSD. With Pollan as a guide, the docu looks at the science behind psychedelics and includes interviews with researchers, activists and therapists. The docuseries also include interviews with people who have undergone psychedelic intervention and had mind altering results. Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) executive produced the series, which is directed by Emmy-nominated Alison Ellwood (Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time, History of the Eagles).

Edge of the Earth (HBO Max, July 12)

This isn't your everyday nature documentary. Directors Steve Jones and Todd Jones mix things up by following four groups of elite action-adventure athletes on four never-before-accomplished missions that take place around the globe. Watching athletes face life-threatening challenges against a background that is earth’s most beautiful landscapes makes for jaw-dropping viewing. Taking part in the four-episode docu are snowboarders Jeremy Jones and Elena Hight; skier Griffin Post; kayakers Ben Stookesberry, Nouria Newman, and Erik Boomer; climbers Emily Harrington and Adrian Ballinger; and surfers Ian Walsh and Grant “Twiggy” Baker.

What We Do in the Shadows – Season 4 (Hulu, July 13)

This FX series based on the eponymous feature film directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, follows vampire roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island with the help of their human familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén). The show's first three seasons garnered 10 Emmy Award nominations, including one for best comedy series. FX is evidently confident in the comedy. The network has already renewed the series for Season 5 and Season 6. “Few shows make it feel like anything can happen, yet What We Do in the Shadows just keeps opening doors to fascinating new personal voyages and inventive world-building,” wrote IndieWire’s Ben Travers about Season 4.

South Park The Streaming Wars Part 2 (July 13, Paramount Plus)

South Park: The Streaming Wars Part 2 marks the fourth installment of 14 television movies that South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone will make for Paramount Plus as part of the $900 million deal they made with ViacomCBS last year. The first part of South Park: The Streaming Wars installment debuted in June and focused on a feud between Eric Cartman and his mother, which jeopardized South Park’s existence. Paramount hasn’t revealed much about the second installment, but what is known is that the town is on the brink of disaster due to a drought and Randy Marsh has gone full "Karen.” This year marks the 25th anniversary of South Park, which debuted on Comedy Central back in 1997. The iconic sitcom made its return to Comedy Central earlier this year after a three year hiatus. The show has been renewed on the network through 2027. As a show or a movie, South Park is the gift that keeps on giving.

Comedy What We Do in the Shadows launches season three on FX Sept. 2. Based on the film by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, the show documents the exploits of vampire roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they navigate life in Staten Island with the help of their human familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén).

Executive producers include Clement, Waititi, Paul Simms, Stefani Robinson, Sam Johnson, Garrett Basch and Eli Bush. 

Showrunner Simms promised “a few surprises” in season three. “Where we ended last season was we painted ourselves into a corner, as we always do, with some very high stakes about the vampires' discovery that Guillermo could kill them at any moment and that he has been living as a vampire killer among them the whole time,” he added. 

Novak described his Nandor character exploring his love life in the new season. “Nandor is looking for love, which has been very fun to play all aspects of what happens when you do look for love,” he said. “You are happy. You are sad. You are depressed. You are horny. You are horny-depressed. You fall in love. You fall out of love. You rekindle love. Nandor seems to have done it all this season.”

What We Do in the Shadows is produced by FX Productions. FX ordered season four of the show, which will air next year. 

What We Do in the Shadows has received 10 Emmy nominations. 

Showtime's drama series Billions is among several new and returning shows debuting during the week heading into Labor Day. 

Billions, which stars Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti, resumes its fifth season on Sept. 5 with five new episodes, according to Showtime. The drama series has already been renewed for a sixth season. 

Also premiering this week is Hulu's original true crime-themed comedy series Only Murders in the Building, which stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez. Hulu will stream series episodes weekly beginning Aug. 31.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 6 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

Aug. 31 -- Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo (reality) -- Netflix

Sept. 1 -- Dug Days (animation) -- Disney Plus

Sept. 1 -- Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror (documentary) -- Netflix

Sept. 2 -- A.P. Bio (returning series) -- Peacock

Sept. 2 -- Q-Force (animation) -- Netflix

Sept. 2 -- What We Do in the Shadows (returning series) -- FX

Sept. 3 -- Bitchin’ The Sound and Fury of Rick James (documentary) -- Showtime

Sept. 3 -- Cinderella (musical) -- Prime Video

Sept. 3 -- Dive Club (drama) -- Netflix

Sept. 3 -- Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter To Los Angeles (music) -- Disney Plus

Sept. 3 -- Worth (drama) -- Netflix

Sept. 6 -- Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space (documentary) -- Netflix 

Sept. 6 -- Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem (drama) -- Peacock 

Sept. 6 -- Robot Chicken (returning series) -- Adult Swim 

Vampire comedy What We Do in the Shadows has been renewed for season four on FX, the new episodes airing in 2022. Season three begins September 2. 

“Fans can’t seem to get enough of What We Do in the Shadows and FX is ready to feed that appetite by setting up the series for a fourth season,” said Nick Grad, president of original programming, FX Entertainment. “Our thanks to the extraordinary job by the creative

team, cast and crew who keep making a great show better each season.”

Based on the film by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, What We Do in the Shadows documents the exploits of vampire roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry),

Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island with the help of their human familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén).

Executive producers include Clement, Waititi, Paul Simms, Stefani Robinson, Sam Johnson, Garrett Basch and Eli Bush. 

What We Do in the Shadows is produced by FX Productions.

The show has received 10 Emmy nominations. 

After their FX debuts, new episodes stream the following day on FX on Hulu.

Impeachment: American Crime Story premieres on FX Sept. 7. The third installment of the franchise “unravels the national crisis that swept up Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky and Linda Tripp as principal characters in the country’s first impeachment proceedings in over a century,” according to FX. 

The first American Crime Story was The People v. O.J. Simpson and the second was The Assassination of Gianni Versace. 

Impeachment: American Crime Story is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Alexis Martin Woodall, Sarah Burgess, Sarah Paulson, Brad Falchuk, Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski and Michael Uppendahl. The series is produced by 20th Television and FX Productions.

FX shared other summer premieres, including American Horror Story: Double Feature. The tenth installment of the anthology series premieres Aug. 25 on FX and streams the next day on FX on Hulu.

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American Horror Story is executive produced by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Alexis Martin Woodall, John J. Gray and Manny Coto. It is produced by 20th Television.

American Horror Stories, a spinoff of American Horror Story, premieres July 15. The anthology series will feature a different horror story each week. 

American Horror Stories is executive produced by Murphy, Falchuk, Alexis Martin Woodall, John J. Gray and Manny Coto. The series is produced by 20th Television.

Comedy Reservation Dogs, from Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, premieres Aug. 9 on FX on Hulu. The series follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal, rob and save in order to get to dreamy California. 

Reservation Dogs is executive produced by Harjo, Waititi and Garrett Basch and produced by FX Productions.

Season 12 of animated comedy Archer premieres Aug. 25 on FXX. 

Season three of What We Do in the Shadows premieres Sept. 2 on FX. The vampire series is based on the film by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.  

New drama Y: The Last Man premieres Sept. 13 on FX on Hulu. Based on the DC Comics franchise, the show traverses a post-apocalyptic world in which a cataclysmic event decimates every mammal with a Y chromosome except for one man and his pet monkey. 

FX is also premiering an anthology series from B.J. Novak that is untitled at this point. Premiering Sept. 16 on FX on Hulu, the show “is a daring and ambitious new half-hour anthology series about people figuring out timeless moral questions in unprecedented times. Choosing art instead of argument to engage with the most relevant issues of our times, it's sure to be a conversation starter,” said FX. 

Novak hosts.

The CW and HBO Max have picked up Wellington Paranormal, a spinoff of What We Do in the Shadows, from Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi. The New Zealand horror comedy is slated to premiere in the summer. 

The deal represents the first co-acquisition between The CW and HBO Max. Every episode will air first on The CW and then be available to stream on HBO Max, and The CW’s digital platforms, the next day. 

The series follows the adventures of Officers O’Leary (Karen O’Leary) and Minogue (Mike Minogue), hard working members of the Wellington constabulary’s paranormal unit who, under the supervision of Sergeant Maaka (Maaka Pohatu), investigate supernatural occurrences. 

Clement and Waititi executive produce with Paul Yates. Waititi directed film Jojo Rabbit.

Clement and Waititi directed the What We Do in the Shadows movie. The series airs on FX. 

Wellington Paranormal is produced by The New Zealand Documentary Board.

FX has ordered season three of comedy What We Do in the Shadows. Season two of the vampires-in-Staten Island series is averaging 3.2 million total viewers across all platforms, up 25% from season one. 

The series is based on the film by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi.

“We're incredibly happy that critics and audiences are all in on Shadows,” said Nick Grad, original programming president, FX Entertainment. “Week in and week out, the producers, writers and our amazing cast continue to make one of the funniest and best comedy series on TV.”

The show documents the nightly exploits of vampire roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), Laszlo (Matt Berry) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island with the help of human Guillermo (Harvey Guillén).

Clement, Waititi and Paul Simms are executive producers with Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch, Eli Bush and Stefani Robinson. What We Do in the Shadows is produced by FX Productions.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of April 13 to April 19 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

April 13 -- Agua Donkeys (comedy) -- Quibi

April 15 --Mrs. America (drama) -- Fx on Hulu (Pictured)

April 15 -- Outer Banks (drama) -- Netflix

April 15 -- What We Do In the Shadows (returning series) -- Fx

April 17 -- #blackAF (comedy) -- Netflix

April 17 -- Bosch (returning series) -- Prime Video

April 17 -- Selah and the Spades (drama) -- Prime Video

April 17 -- Sergio (drama) -- Netflix

April 19 -- The Last Dance (sports documentary) -- ESPN

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of April 13 to April 19 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

April 13 -- Agua Donkeys (comedy) -- Quibi

April 15 --Mrs. America (drama) -- Fx on Hulu

April 15 -- Outer Banks (drama) -- Netflix

April 15 -- What We Do In the Shadows (returning series) -- Fx

April 17 -- #blackAF (comedy) -- Netflix

April 17 -- Bosch (returning series) -- Prime Video

April 17 -- Selah and the Spades (drama) -- Prime Video

April 17 -- Sergio (drama) -- Netflix

April 18 -- The Last Dance (sports documentary) -- ESPN

The last season debut of HBO’s Emmy award-winning series Veep headlines a busy week of show premieres.

The sixth and final season of the multi-Emmy winning series Veep, which stars Julia Louise Dreyfus as politician Selina Meyer, debuts March 31 with seven episodes, according to HBO.

New series premiering this week include Fx’s vampire-themed mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows (March 27) and Prime Video’s Hanna (March 29).

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several other shows debuting this week on cable networks and streaming services:

March 25 -- Knightfall (drama series) -- History

March 25 -- One Nation Under Stress (documentary) -- HBO

March 25 -- Jesus: His Life (documentary series) -- History

March 27 -- Happy (comedy series) -- Syfy

March 28 -- Tacoma FD (comedy) -- truTV

March 29 -- Osmosis (sci-fi/drama) -- Netflix

March 31 -- Barry (comedy) -- HBO