The third season of AMC’s Interview with the Vampire, which has been rebranded for this installment as The Vampire Lestat, now has a particular launch window for subsequent yr. After the primary two seasons provided a contemporary tackle Anne Rice’s traditional Interview with the Vampire novel, the third might be based mostly on the sequel, The Vampire Lestat, shifting to the titular character’s perspective.
TheWrap now confirms that The Vampire Lestat season will premiere in the summertime of 2026, with Sam Reid returning because the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, who turns into a rock star within the modern-day. Jacob Anderson will even return because the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, Lestat’s former lover and the protagonist of the primary two seasons.
A trailer for Interview with the Vampire season 3 was revealed in October at New York Comedian Con, the place new solid members had been introduced. This contains Sheila Atim as Akasha, The Nice Mom and Queen of the Damned, in addition to Noah Reid as Larry, Ryan Kattner as Salamander, Seamus Patterson as Alex, and Sarah Swire as TC.
Whereas Lestat is on tour current day, The Vampire Lestat will even additional discover his origins, necessitating the casting of Jennifer Ehle as his mom Gabriella de Lioncourt and Damien Atkins as his creator Magnus. Ella Ballentine can be taking part in Child Jenks and Jeanine Serralles as Christine Claire, whereas outdated characters Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) and Armand (Assad Zaman) are additionally within the trailer.
The extensively acclaimed Interview with the Vampire TV present is basically based mostly on Rice’s first e book for the primary two seasons, although it adjustments a few of the framing of the vampire Louis assembly with reporter Daniel in 2022 to recount his life story, after a failed try within the Nineteen Seventies. Louis was changed into a vampire by Lestat within the early twentieth century, and the 2 had a poisonous, turbulent romance.
Louis and his adoptive vampire sister Claudia (Bailey Bass/Delainey Hayles) ultimately escape Lestat, although Louis can’t convey himself to complete him off. Although haunted by Lestat, he and Claudia discover different vampires in Paris in season 2, and Louis begins a relationship with cowl chief Armand, whom he’s nonetheless with when Daniel is interviewing him (and Armand).
Based mostly on the trailer, some battle between Louis and Lestat after their relationship is lengthy over might be a part of the plot (in addition to Lestat’s pettiness over Louis’ romance with Armand) of Interview with the Vampire season 3. However how the present has revised the supply materials has been typically effectively acquired, and we are able to anticipate some surprises in summer season 2026.
- Launch Date
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October 2, 2022
- Showrunner
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Mark Johnson
- Administrators
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Levan Akin, Alan Taylor, Craig Zisk, Emma Freeman, Keith Powell
- Writers
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Jonathan Ceniceroz, Coline Abert, Eleanor Burgess, Ben Philippe
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Jacob Anderson
Louis de Pointe du Lac
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Sam Reid
Lestat de Lioncourt
