Before the Shadows, also known as What We Do Before the Shadows is a podcast series hosted by Harvey Guillén, usually joined by a different guest each episode. Many of the guests are cast or crew members from the What We Do in the Shadows TV series.
Unlike Deacon's Podcast, which featured Jonathan Brugh as Deacon Brücke, Guillén and his guest stars do not remain in character, and the focus of the podcast is primarily a behind-the-scenes look at the show and its stars.
The show is succeeded by Season 3's After the Shadows and Season 4's Behind the Shadows, also hosted by Guillén.
Episodes[]
| Number | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Before The Shadows: Mosquito Club Debrief" | May 5, 2020 |
| The Mosquito Club is back for a special #BeforeTheShadows episode 4 recap! The gang discusses their favorite scenes, play a fun new game and share more never before seen BTS clips! 🦟 | ||
| 2 | "Before The Shadows: Ladies Night" | May 6, 2020 |
| We’re hangin’ upright to talk to these lovely ladies! 🦇 ⚰️ Harvey Guillen talks to super fan Wendi Mclendon-Covey, production designer & art director Kate Bunch, and Sarah Naftalis the [writer] of episode 4 "The Curse" | ||
| 3 | "Before The Shadows: Mark Hamill" | May 13, 2020 |
| Mark Hamill (@hamillhimself) joins @HarveyGuillen for a new episode of #BeforeTheShadows to chat all things @theshadowsfx We’ll see you there! Fangs optional. 🧛🏼♂️ | ||
| 4 | "Before The Shadows: Natasia Demetriou" | May 16, 2020 |
| Do you like dolls ?..then boy do we have a doll for you! Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) joins us for a special Saturday episode of #BeforeTheShadows | ||
| 5 | "Before The Shadows: Mark Hamill The Sequel" | May 20, 2020 |
| SURPRISE! Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) joins host @HARVEYGUILLEN again this week for a special bonus episode of #BeforeTheShadows! | ||
| 5 | "Before The Shadows: Amanda Neale" | May 20, 2020 |
| Our lovely #WhatWeDoInTheShadows costume designer, legend Amanda Neale joins @HARVEYGUILLEN for #BeforeTheShadows | ||
| 5 | "Before The Shadows: Blast From The Past" | May 23, 2020 |
| Today we welcome The Baron (Doug Jones) and Simon The Devious (Nick Kroll) back into the Shadows! We’ll be talking all things #WhatWeDointheShadows and more! Who’s flying in? Bat! | ||
| 6 | "Before The Shadows: Celebrity Showdown" | May 27, 2020 |
| Our first ever celebrity showdown! Our guests (and Shadows fans) @aarongoodwin and @bqquinn will be put to the test to see who the ultimate mega fan is - the steaks are high! Follow along and see how far you can get! 🧛🏼♂️ | ||
| 7 | "Before The Shadows: Felicia Day" | May 30, 2020 |
| Felicia Day returns to her vampire slayer roots on this episode of #BeforeTheShadows! You don’t want to miss this one, anything is possible in the Shadows. 🔄😧 | ||
| 8 | "Before The Shadows: Paul Simms & Bob Munroe" | Jun 8, 2020 |
| We’re back with a special surprise! We will be airing a new episode every day leading up to the season finale of What We Do in the Shadows! The countdown starts TONIGHT with Producer/Writer Paul Simms and Visual Effects Supervisor Bob Munroe! 🦇🧛🏼♂️🧛🏼♀️ #BeforeTheShadows | ||
| 9 | "Before The Shadows: Directors Edition" | Jun 9, 2020 |
| Directors Kyle Newacheck & Yana Gorskaya join us tonight for a brand new episode of #BeforeTheShadows :Directors Edition! Come fang out with the folks behind some of your favorite episodes! 🧛🏼♂️🧛🏼♀️ @HARVEYGUILLEN @theshadowsfx #Workaholics #shadowsfx | ||
| 10 | "Before The Shadows: Kayvan Novak" | Jun 10, 2020 |
| @kayvan_novak joins us for a brand new episode of #BeforeTheShadows! Fly on by, and don’t forget - it’s B.Y.O.D.B (Bring Your Own Drug Blood) 🩸🦇 | ||
| 11 | "Before The Shadows: Jemaine Clement" | Jun 11, 2020 |
| The season may be over, but we wanted to thank all our #BeforeTheShadows fans with one last bonus episode. The one and only Jemaine Clement will be joining us today for our last show! Alexa, play One Last Time by Ariana Grande Bat🧛🏼♂️ #WhatWeDoInTheShadows | ||