Netflix’s dark fantasy The Order is an absurdist match for What We Do in the Shadows
The first episode of Netflix’s new horror series The Order, which premieres on March 7th, reads like a pretty straightforward supernatural drama with a touch of dark humor. The second episode starts to get a little weird, and by the third installment, the show transitions into a flat-out hilarious mashup of college and horror comedy. Like the werewolves that are featured prominently in its plot, The Order doesn’t make a particularly smooth transformation, but it’s a lot more impressive once it embraces the change.
The Order is being marketed as a drama, and the initial trailer doesn’t even hint at the humor that makes the show stand out. That’s bound to produce a mismatch between expectations and reality on the scale of the marketing for...