Warning: SPOILERS forward for Talamasca: The Secret Order episodes 1 and a pair of!Talamasca: The Secret Order‘s showrunners have addressed whether or not zombies actually exist within the Immortal Universe after a delicate joke geared toward The Strolling Useless. Throughout Talamasca: The Secret Order episodes 1 and a pair of, when Man Anatole is being launched to the group by Helen, she explains how they oversee immortal beings, particularly “vampires, witches, demons, and ghosts.“
Man jokes about whether or not the Talamasca offers with zombies too, with Helen responding that they don’t seem to be actual and he “[watches] an excessive amount of telly.” The trade seemed to be a delicate joke about The Strolling Useless franchise, which can be overseen by AMC. Although the trade is small, it is a clear nod to the opposite main universe on the community.
Talking with TVLine in regards to the humorous second, Talamasca: The Secret Order showrunners John Lee Hancock and Mark Laffery defined it was, actually, a delicate nod to The Strolling Useless. The pair additionally confirmed zombies don’t exist within the Immortal Universe, however that there are supernatural creatures resembling the shambling undead which “appear zombie-like” in look and habits:
John Lee Hancock: That was only a enjoyable little rib at AMC that we thought would give them a chuckle and so they would not be offended by.
Mark Laffery: Our meticulous Anne Rice truth checkers at Gran Through [Productions] and AMC did not flag that one, so so far as we perceive, there are not any zombies within the Anne Rice Universe. If there are, tell us. We might in all probability make some use of them.
[T]listed below are positively beings that form of appear zombie-like. We’ve hybrid creatures and issues the place you go, ‘I do not know fairly what that’s.’ However yeah, for now I believe ‘The Strolling Useless’ has has grabbed that zip code and brought it absolutely from us.
As Laffery states, there are not any zombies in Anne Rice’s authentic work. Nonetheless, zombie-like creatures are current, even throughout the solid of Talamasca: The Secret Order. Jasper, a vampire who has a maintain over the group’s London department, seems to be amassing feral vampires underground, their senseless starvation paying homage to zombies regardless of not really assembly the standards.
As a substitute, it looks like the franchise shall be retaining its give attention to vampires and witches for now. This not solely contains Talamasca: The Secret Order‘s story, but in addition these of Interview with the Vampire season 3 and Mayfair Witches season 3. The showrunners’ imaginative and prescient aligns with the Immortal Universe, making zombies unattainable in any of their exhibits.
Even so, the small reference to The Strolling Useless was becoming, particularly since Man continues to be new to the world of immortals. Whereas he isn’t going to come across zombies sooner or later, the feral vampires shall be a detailed second. It is doable this not solely passes for a reference to a different present, but in addition foreshadows occasions to come back.
Whether or not there shall be extra references to different horror properties in future Talamasca: The Secret Order episodes stays unclear. However, with this enjoyable joke geared toward The Strolling Useless, it looks like the collection is not afraid to shrink back from it. Relying on what’s subsequent, maybe the present will provide some hints as to the place its story is heading subsequent.
New episodes of Talamasca: The Secret Order arrive Sundays on AMC and AMC+.
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October 26, 2025
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Nicholas Denton
Man Anatole
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