Reginald the Vampire

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. In July 2024, the series was cancelled after two seasons.

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. Later it's revealed that she's half succubus
 * 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. She later starts a relationship with Nikki.
 * 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.

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.

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

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. On July 15, 2024, Syfy cancelled the series after two seasons.

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."

Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 63 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The website's highest scoring critics' reviews were from Collider's Maggie Boccella 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 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 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 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."