WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for What We Do in the Shadows season 6!
Alexander Skarsgård makes a surprise cameo at the end ofWhat We Do in the Shadowsseason 6, episode 9 “Come Out and Play.“What We Do in the Shadowsreturned for its sixth and final season on July 16, 2025, airing the first threeepisodes on FX before releasing them on Huluthe following day. Every key member of theWhat We Do in the Shadowscastreturned for the celebrated seriescreated by Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement, who also wrote, directed, and starred in the 2014 original film of the same name
Skarsgård, 47, isa Swedish actor and son of renowned actor Stellan Skarsgård. He is best known for his performances in the 2008 HBO miniseriesGeneration Killas well as his recurring role inTrue Bloodas vampire Eric Northman. Before making a brief cameo inWhat We Do in the Shadowsseason 6 reprising hisTrue Bloodcharacter Eric Northman, Skarsgård also recently appeared in the final two seasons of HBO’s celebrated drama seriesSuccessionand starred in the acclaimed HBO seriesBig Little Lies.
The series finale will be released on FX on June 12, 2025.
Alexander Skarsgard Is The Second True Blood Actor To Appear In What We Do In The Shadows
Evan Rachel Wood appeared in season 1
With his brief cameo inWhat We Do in the Shadowsseason 6,Skarsgård becomes the second actor to reprise their vampiric character fromTrue Bloodin the acclaimed FX comedy series. Actress Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld,Thirteen) appeared inWhat We Do in theShadowsseason1 with other vampires from various shows and movies in the highly-rated episode “The Trial”. Evan Rachel Wood played Sophie-Anne Leclerq in several episodes ofTrue Bloodacross seasons 2-4 from 2009 to 2011.
I Never Expected What We Do In The Shadows’ Final Season To Be So Emotional, But Here We Are
While the final season of What We Do in the Shadows is still full of laughs, the complex dynamic between Guillermo and Nandor gets heavy.
Skarsgård is one of the latest well-known actors to make a cameo in the beloved vampire sitcom. Some of the other previous cameos include Mark Hamill, Fred Armisen, Dave Bautista, Hannibal Buress, Patton Oswalt, Nick Kroll, Greta Lee, Craig Robinson, Vanessa Bayer, Haley Joel Osment, Beanie Feldstein, and Steve Coogan. With just two episodes remaining before the series finale,Skarsgård could return along with others of the aforementioned guest stars.
Why True Blood’s Eric Was In What We Do In The Shadows Season 6
He reprised his True Blood vampire role in the final scene
Skarsgård’sWWDITScameo was a pretty big surpriseconsidering he did not appear until the final minute of season 6, episode 9. “Come Out and Play” follows the usual vampire crew after they get blamed for a murder of a fellow vampire. After a series of wild chases and fight scenes, the group returns to New York where Baron Afanas is holding a meeting of vampires. While many of those vampires appear to blend in with the crowd, Skarsgård has a brief speaking part fully dressed as his classicTrue Bloodvampire character Eric Northman, and is a standout in one of the final episodes ofWhat We Do in the Shadows.
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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.
