Taika Waititi Moving Forward with WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS TV Spin-Off Series
Last year we learned that Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement were developing a TV spin-off series inspired by Waititis hilarious vampire mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows. That series has taken a huge step forward as the broadcast funding agency NZ On Air has put up $1 million towards making six 30-minute episodes.
The series will be called Paranormal Event Response Unit, and the story will follow the two naive police officers, Karen and Mike, who originally appeared in the 2014 film. They will attempt to keep residents of the New Zealand capital safe from supernatural beings and all manner of mythical beasts.
During an interview with the New Zealand website Newshub, NZ On Air executive Jane Wrightson said:
"Comedy is serious business and notoriously hard to get right. We are delighted that Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi are bringing their talents to smaller screens."
The series is set to air on the NZ local channel TVNZ 2, but hopefully we will get to see it in the US! I'm sure it will eventually pop up on one of the streaming services out there like Netflix.
Waititi is currently deep in production of Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok, and he's also developing a sequel to What We Do In The Shadows called We're Wolves that will center on the pacifist werewolves.
Via: THR