AMC’s’Interview With The Vampire’ Series Casts Sam Reid As Lestat
AMC’s adaptation of Anne Rice’s ‘Interview With The Vampire’ has found their Lestat, as Australian actor Sam Reid lands arguably the main vampire role in the upcoming drama.
For those of you that don’t know the novel series, The Vampire Chronicles consists of 11 books and starts with Louis, an 18th-century French colonial aristocrat, who is turned into the world’s whiniest vampire by the extremely charismatic Lestat (Reid). However, as the book series continues, it focuses more on Lestat, as he continues his exploits across the ages.
Sam Reid’s most recent credits include the Australian dramas ‘Lambs of God’ and ‘The Hunting’, and he previously starred as DI Len Bradfield ‘Prime Suspect 1973’ and played John Glenn in ‘The Astronaut Wives Club’. He also popped up in a few episodes of ‘Spooks’ as a young version of Harry. He next appears in the upcoming Australian drama ‘The Newsreader’ opposite ‘Fringe’ star Anna Torv.
AMC acquired the rights to Rice’s iconic works in a major acquisition last year, encompassing 18 titles including the Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches series. ‘Interview With The Vampire’ is the first title in the collection to be developed and greenlit for an eight-episode series. Rolin Jones (‘Perry Mason’, ‘Boardwalk Empire’, ‘Friday Night Lights’) is the creator, writer and showrunner of the drama. Jones also exec produces alongside Mark Johnson (‘Breaking Bad’, ‘Better Call Saul’, ‘Halt and Catch Fire’, ‘Rectify’), who is overseeing the development of the full Anne Rice collection purchased by AMC into an on-screen universe, with Anne and Christopher Rice.
‘Interview With The Vampire‘ is set to premiere on AMC in the USA in 2022. Although we have an AMC in the UK, it does not always follow that their own shows air on their own channel (they presumably make more selling them to other broadcasters abroad). If you want to keep track of this show you can add it via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when it gets a UK premiere date.
