Reginald the Vampire

*Reginald the Vampire*
Reginald the Vampire
Also known as	Reginald (premiere)
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Harley Peyton
Based on	Fat Vampire; by Johnny B. Truant
Starring	Jacob Batalon; Mandela Van Peebles; Em Haine; Thailey Roberge; Georgia Waters; Marguerite Hanna; Aren Buchholz; Savannah Basley; Sean Yves Lessard;
Composer	Adam Lastiwka
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	15
Production
Executive producers	Harley Peyton; Jeremiah S. Chechik; Julile DeCresce; Lindsay Macadam; Todd Berger;
Running time	44 minutes
Production companies	Cineflix Rights; Modern Story Company; Great Pacific Media;
Original release
Network	Syfy
Release	October 5, 2022 –; present

Reginald the Vampire (simply known as Reginald in its premiere episode) is an American comedy horror television series which premiered on Syfy on October 5, 2022. The series stars Jacob Batalon as overweight vampire Reginald Andres. In January 2023, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on May 8, 2024.^[1]

Cast and characters

Jacob Batalon as Reginald Andres, the protagonist who works at The Slushy Shack, who's turned into a vampire to save his life.
Mandela Van Peebles as Maurice Miller, Reginald's maker who was turned into a vampire by Angela in Oakland, California in 1972.
Em Haine as Sarah Kinney, Reginald's co-worker and the object of his affection.
Christin Park as Nikki, a vampire assassin who loves severely maiming her targets. She's hired by Angela to kill Reginald, and ends up falling for him. She later falls for Ashley and they start a relationship.
Aren Buchholz as Todd, Reginald's boss who loves to mock Reginald about his weight. He briefly becomes Reginald's main source of blood.
Savannah Basley as Angela, a centuries old vampire who's upset about Maurice turning Reginald, and works to destroy them both.
Thailey Roberge as Claire, a frequent regular at The Slushy Shack, who knows Reginald's a vampire.
Marguerite Hanna as Ashley, Reginald's co-worker who suspects there's vampires in the city and works to prove their existence. She becomes aware that vampires exist, and becomes an ally to Reginald and his fellow vampires.
Ryan Jinn as Mike, a vampire saved by Angela, who spies on Maurice. He later starts a relationship with Todd, and refuses to turn him into a vampire when constantly asked.
Georgia Waters as Penelope, a vampire who works for Angela.
Sean Yves Lessard as Lebron, Penelope's vampire partner who also works for Angela.
Max Montessi as Uriel (season 2) an angel first sent to kill Reginald and the other vampires, he later decides to help save them when their pending extinction is revealed.

Episodes

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	10	October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)	December 7, 2022 (2022-12-07)
2	10	May 8, 2024 (2024-05-08)^[2]	July 10, 2024 (2024-07-10)

Season 1 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title ^[3]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Dead Weight"	Jeremiah Chechik	Harley Peyton	October 5, 2022 (2022-10-05)	0.294^[4]
2	2	"The Hunger"	Jeremiah Chechik	Harley Peyton	October 12, 2022 (2022-10-12)	0.175^[5]
3	3	"Hypnos"	David Frazee	Alexandra Zorowny	October 19, 2022 (2022-10-19)	0.166^[6]
4	4	"All The Time in the World"	David Frazee	Alejandro Alcoba	October 26, 2022 (2022-10-26)	0.166^[7]
5	5	"Fools in Love"	Lee Rose	Priscilla White	November 2, 2022 (2022-11-02)	0.163^[8]
6	6	"Halfway to a Threeway"	Lee Rose	Shevon Singh	November 9, 2022 (2022-11-09)	N/A
7	7	"The Last Day of Our Acquaintance"	Siobhan Devine	Harley Peyton & Isabella Gutierrez	November 16, 2022 (2022-11-16)	N/A
8	8	"The Odyssey"	Siobhan Devine	Alexandra Zarowny	November 23, 2022 (2022-11-23)	0.126^[9]
9	9	"No One Dies for Failing the SATs"	Jeremiah Chechik	Alejandro Alcoba	November 30, 2022 (2022-11-30)	0.158^[10]
10	10	"Reginald Andres Beyond Thunderdome"	Jeremiah Chechik	Harley Peyton	December 7, 2022 (2022-12-07)	0.241^[11]

Season 2 (2024)

No. overall	No. in season	Title ^[2]	Directed by	Written by	Original air date ^[2]	U.S. viewers (millions)
11	1	"The Pompatus of Love"	Jeremiah Chechik	Harley Peyton	May 8, 2024 (2024-05-08)	N/A
12	2	"30 Days"	David Frazee	Alexandra Zarowny	May 15, 2024 (2024-05-15)	N/A
13	3	"The Truth About the Truth"	Jeremiah Chechik	Harley Peyton	May 22, 2024 (2024-05-22)	N/A
14	4	"Watch the Sunrise"	Siobhan Devine	Alejandro Alcoba	May 29, 2024 (2024-05-29)	TBD
15	5	"Undead Bedfellows"	David Frazee	Priscilla M. White	June 5, 2024 (2024-06-05)	TBD
16	6	"Blood, Sweat, and Glitter"	Siobhan Devine	Shevon Singh	June 12, 2024 (2024-06-12)	TBD
17	7	"Terminal Eternity"	Justin Wu	Alexandra Zarowny	June 19, 2024 (2024-06-19)	TBD
18	8	"We Can Be Heroes (Just for One Day)"	TBA	TBA	June 26, 2024 (2024-06-26)	TBD
19	9	"The Final Countdown"	TBA	TBA	July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03)	TBD
20	10	"Just Like Heaven"	TBA	TBA	July 10, 2024 (2024-07-10)	TBD

Production

On August 5, 2021, it was announced that Syfy had ordered a ten episode contemporary adaptation of Johnny B. Truant's Fat Vampire book series.^[12]

On January 15, 2023, Syfy renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on May 8, 2024.^[13]^[1]

In an episode, Batalon spoke Ilocano language to trace his real life heritage even using 'Andres' as Reginald’s surname to honor his mother, Vangie.^[14]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 70% approval rating with an average rating of 6.7/10, based on 10 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Reginald doesn't particularly stand out in the already crowded vampire genre, but Jacob Batalon invests his hapless protagonist with enough charm to make this spunky series worth a bite."^[15]

Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 63 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[16] The website's highest scoring critics' reviews were from Collider's Maggie Boccella^[17] who wrote "Those who enjoyed Warehouse 13 or the American version of Being Human growing up will certainly love the quirkiness Reginald the Vampire has to offer, and if given a Season 2, the series could only serve to grow, embracing its human characters as much as its undead ones"; Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times^[18] wrote "Feels like a kind of tonal companion piece to Syfy's great Resident Alien, with its winning combination of comedy, suspense, likable characters and real feeling"; Alexis Gunderson of Consequence^[19] who wrote "Its pacing could be more consistent, both in the macro sense (e.g., how the mythology all fits together) and the micro (e.g., where and how specific punchlines land). That said, if you're looking for a spooky season show to decompress with on a weekly basis, or a fun, low-stakes binge to save up for Halloween weekend, Reginald the Vampire is your man."; and Joel Keller of Decider^[20] who wrote "The first episode is more heartfelt than hilarious, but there's enough of the former for us to forgive the lack of the latter."