‘Wellington Paranormal’ Stars Mike Minogue And Karen O’Leary Hosting Podcast On The ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Spin-Off

The bumbling cops at the center of Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement’s comedy Wellington Paranormal are to present a podcast about the series.

Mike Minogue, who plays Officer Minogue in the New Zealand program, and Karen O’Leary (Officer O’Leary) will host, delving into the making of the series, which was produced by Jermaine Clement and executive produced by Taika Waititi and is a spin-off of What We Do in the Shadows.

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Other stars, such as Maaka Pohatu (Sarge) and Tom Sainsbury (Officer Parker) will be recurring guests on the podcast, which is launching on Thursday New Zealand local time or late evening PT. Actors, writers and directors will also feature.

A new episode will launch each week on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other platform apps.

The series, originally for TVNZ, ran to four seasons and said aired on The CW and HBO Max in North America, Sky in UK & Ireland and SBS in Australia. The show has paused following its 2022 fourth season run. It was commissioned as a spin-off of FX’s What We Do in the Shadows, which itself was a spin-off of the Clement and Waititi.

The mockumentary format follows a pair of incurious cops who police in a world of vampires, werewolves and zombies.

“Karen and I are excited to be bringing this podcast to our fans all around the world. They’ll both be thrilled,” said Minogue. “We’re looking forward to dissecting each episode as well as talking to both the people who created the show, and celebrity fans who, correctly, think Wellington Paranormal is the greatest thing to ever appear on screen.”

Minogue’s new New Zealand-based podcast network Frank Podcasts is making the show. He runs it with Tim Batt.

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