AMC are putting their license for the works of Anne Rice to good use as the US network announces they are developing a third series set in her “Immortal Universe” to sit alongside ‘Interview With The Vampire‘ and ‘Mayfair Witches‘. They have also given an update on casting for the second seasons of both shows.
The potential third series in the franchise is written and executive produced by Oscar-nominated John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side), based on the intriguing secret society, The Talamasca, which featured in several of Rice’s iconic novels. The Order of the Talamasca were described by Rice as “psychic detectives”, a group set up to research, investigate, observe and monitor the paranormal, in particular, vampires, witches, spirits and werewolves. The first appeared in the 1998 novel “The Queen of the Damned”.
“The beloved world created by Anne Rice continues to be a vast and exciting source of story and character for us to explore, develop and bring to life on screen,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios at AMC Networks. “We look forward to sharing second seasons of both Interview and Mayfair, two visually stunning productions that feature exciting new elements from Rice’s novels, with an audience and fanbase that have embraced these series and unforgettable characters from the beginning. Beyond the existing shows, we’re actively developing a potential third series in this expanding franchise, with the incomparable John Lee Hancock crafting a story based on Rice’s captivating Talamasca society.”
‘Interview With The Vampire’, Season 2 Updates
In addition to the announcement of a possible new show, AMC confirmed ‘Interview With The Vampire’ would return for its 2nd Season on the US broadcaster in May 2024. Picking up from the bloody events in New Orleans in 1940 when Louis (Jacob Anderson) and teen fledgling Claudia (played in Season 1 by Bailey Bass) conspired to kill the Vampire Lestat (Sam Reid), Louis tells of his adventures in Europe, a quest to discover Old World Vampires and the Theatre Des Vampires in Paris, with Claudia. It is in Paris that Louis first meets the vampire Armand (Assad Zaman). Their courtship and love affair will prove to have devastating consequences both in the past and in the future, and Molloy will probe to get to the truths buried within the memories.
They also announced that the wonderful David Costabile (Breaking Bad, Billions, Suits) has joined the cast in a guest role for the second season. Costabile will play “Leonard,” a seasoned TV personality who has a run-in with Molloy. Recurring guest stars this season include Roxane Duran (The White Ribbon, Riviera) as “Madeleine” and Bally Gill (Sherwood, Slow Horses) as “Real Rashid.”
They join the returning cast of Jacob Anderson (Louis), Sam Reid (Lestat), Eric Bogosian (Daniel Molloy), and Assad Zaman (Armand), with Delainey Hayles (Too Close, Holby City) taking over the role of “Claudia”. New for Season 2 is Ben Daniels (‘Foundation’, ‘The Crown’) as “Santiago”.
The series is executive produced by award-winning producer Mark Johnson, Showrunner Rolin Jones and Mark Taylor, with Christopher Rice and the late Anne Rice. Filming on the series was completed last year, and it will air on Sunday, May 12, 2024, on AMC and AMC+ in the USA.
‘Mayfair Witches’, Season 2 Updates
Over on ‘Mayfair Witches’, they also have a number of new cast members. Based on Rice’s best-selling trilogy, Mayfair focuses on an intuitive young neurosurgeon, Rowan Fielding, who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.
Alyssa Jirrels (Fatal Attraction, Boo Bitch, This is the Year) joins the cast as series regular “Moira Mayfair,” Rowan Fielding’s (Alexandria Daddario) cousin and a mind reader, who blames the family and Lasher for the death of her sister Tessa. Ted Levine (Big Sky, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, Tiny Beautiful Things) takes a recurring guest star role as “Julien Mayfair,” Cortland’s (Harry Hamlin) father, a master manipulator and diabolical presence that haunts the family. And Thora Birch (American Beauty, Hocus Pocus, The Walking Dead) appears in a guest starring role as “Gifford Mayfair,” a self-deprecating tarot card reader and wannabe-bohemian who lately spends a lot of time at her lake house.
They join returning cast Alexandria Daddario as “Rowan Fielding”, Jack Huston as “Lasher,” Tongayi Chirisa as “Ciprien Grieve” and Harry Hamlin as “Cortland Mayfair”.
‘Mayfair Witches’ has begun production on the eight-episode second season in New Orleans, and it will air in the USA on AMC and AMC+ later in 2024. It is executive produced by Mark Johnson, Showrunner Esta Spalding, Michelle Ashford and Tom Williams with Christopher Rice and the late Anne Rice.
‘Interview With The Vampire‘ Season 2 premieres Sunday, May 12, 2024, on AMC and AMC+ in the USA, and ‘Mayfair Witches‘ will follow later in 2024.
The first seasons of both ‘Interview With The Vampire‘ and ‘Mayfair Witches‘ can be found on BBC iPlayer in the UK. We don’t yet know when the second seasons will air in the UK, but if you want to keep track of these, or any other shows you can add them via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when they get a UK premiere date.
