Immortal Universe

Interview with the Vampire (2022)

In June 2021, it was announced that AMC had given a series order for Interview with the Vampire, a television adaptation of the first half of Rice's 1976 novel, executive produced by Rolin Jones and Mark Johnson.^[27] On September 28, 2022, ahead of the series premiere, AMC renewed Interview with the Vampire for a second season which covered the second half of the novel.^[28][29] The series was renewed for a third season in June 2024. Although marketed and branded as a separate series within the Immortal Universe, titled The Vampire Lestat, the third season of Interview with the Vampire adapts the titular second novel in the series.^[30]

The first season premiered on AMC on October 2, 2022, with an advance release three days earlier on the network's streaming service, AMC+.^[31]

The series stars Sam Reid as 18th century French vampire Lestat de Lioncourt,^[32] Jacob Anderson as his lover, Louis de Pointe du Lac,^[33] Eric Bogosian as modern-day journalist Daniel Molloy,^[34] and Assad Zaman as ancient vampire Armand.^[35] Teenage vampire Claudia is portrayed by Bailey Bass in season one,^[36] and by Delainey Hayles in season two.^[37] New characters introduced in season two include Ben Daniels as the vampire Santiago,^[38] and Roxane Duran as Madeleine.^[39]

In the story, rakish vampire Lestat comes to 1910 New Orleans and seduces brothel owner Louis, who consents to being made a vampire himself. But Louis struggles with the killing of, and isolation from, humans that his survival now requires, and he grows apart from Lestat. Louis forms a bond with young vampire Claudia, but she proves to be impulsive and reckless, endangering their already fragile family unit.

Ancillary material to the first season of Interview with the Vampire included Obsessed with the Vampire, a digital post-show discussion about each new episode, and a podcast in which host Naomi Ekperigin is joined by the actors and writers from the series.^[40][41]

Mayfair Witches (2023)

In December 2021, it was reported that AMC had given a series order for Mayfair Witches, a television adaptation of Rice's 1990 novel The Witching Hour, written and executive produced by Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford, and executive produced by Mark Johnson.^[42][43] The Interview with the Vampire series was already in production, but had not yet aired.^[42][43] Mayfair Witches premiered on AMC and AMC+ on January 8, 2023.^[18] On February 3, 2023, AMC renewed the series for a second season.^[44] In April 2025, the series was renewed for a third season.

The series stars Alexandra Daddario as neurosurgeon Rowan Mayfair,^[45] Harry Hamlin as wealthy patriarch Cortland Mayfair,^[46] Tongayi Chirisa as Talamasca agent and empath Ciprien Grieve,^[47] and Jack Huston as the malevolent spirit Lasher.^[48][49] Recurring roles include Annabeth Gish as Rowan's birth mother Deirdre Mayfair, Beth Grant as Rowan's great aunt Carlotta Mayfair, Erica Gimpel as Rowan's adopted mother Ellie Mayfair and Jen Richards as Cortland's daughter Jojo Mayfair.^[47]

In the story, Rowan is shocked to learn she is the heiress to a dynasty of powerful witches haunted by a sinister entity called Lasher. As she uncovers the secrets of her new family and learns her true nature, she is surveilled, and soon assisted, by an agent of a mysterious organization called the Talamasca.

Talamasca: The Secret Order (2025)

In April 2023, it was announced that AMC was developing a third Immortal Universe series focused on the Talamasca, a secret society featured in Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches series.^[50][51] In June 2024, it was reported that AMC had greenlit the series, titled Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order, set to be written and executive produced by showrunners John Lee Hancock and Mark Lafferty.^[52] Principal photography for the first season began in the Autumn of 2024 in Manchester, England.^[52] In September, it was announced that Nicholas Denton would portray Guy Anatole.^[53] Later that month, it was announced that William Fichtner would portray Jasper and that Elizabeth McGovern would portray Helen.^{[54][55][56][57]} By October, production had begun.^[58] In November, it was announced that Maisie Richardson-Sellers had joined the cast as Olive.^[59] The series premiered on AMC and AMC+ on October 26, 2025.^[60] In March 2026, it was announced that the series had been canceled after one season.^[61]

Future series

In April 2023, AMC announced Night Island, a six-part short-form digital series written by Jonathan Ceniceroz. Centered on a luxury resort for vampires featured in Rice's 1988 novel The Queen of the Damned, the series will follow the attempted theft of a painting from the island by a pair of burglars who are unaware of the supernatural nature of its inhabitants.^[1][62] In September 2025, Night Island was confirmed to still be in development, along with the announcement of an adaptation of Memnoch the Devil.^[63]

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