Interview with the Vampire will be an adaptation of the novel of the same name by the late Anne Rice, the first in a series of thirteen books called The Vampire Chronicles. Published in 1976, Interview with the Vampire is considered the most important work of vampire literature since Bram Stoker's Dracula. The Vampire Chronicles is one of the most popular and profitable vampire properties of all time; the series overall has sold over 80 million copies worldwide.
Interview with the Vampire begins with a conversation between reporter Daniel Molloy and Louis de Pointe du Lac, a century-old vampire determined to tell his life story. In Louisiana around 1791, plantation owner Louis is approached by the mysterious and fickle Lestat de Lioncourt, who turns him into a vampire and becomes his immortal companion. As the decades pass, Louis grows weary of immortality and human suffering, increasingly at odds with Lestat over his differing views on feeding on human blood. Fearing that Louis will leave him, Lestat turns a human boy into a vampire to give Louis a reason to stay. Louis develops a fierce affection for his vampire daughter Claudia, but the family bond sours when it becomes clear that Claudia's body will never mature; she will forever remain an adult woman trapped in the body of a child. Claudia plans to kill Lestat for dooming her to this fate, but Lestat won't keep quiet and leads these three vampires on a high-octane chase across the ocean, where they will encounter Old World vampires in Europe. The story ends with Molloy begging Louis to turn him into a vampire and grant him eternal life; Disgusted, Louis disappears, while Molloy decides to track down Lestat, who he hopes will grant his request.
Creator: Rolin Jones
Stars: Sam Reid, Jacob Anderson, Eric Bogosian
Director Alan Taylor, an alumnus of big-budget dramas like Game of Thrones, Mad Men and The Sopranos, will helm the show's first two episodes and will also come on board as an executive producer.
“Alan Taylor is a legendary director and someone with whom we have a real history, from the very first episode of 'Mad Men,' an exquisitely crafted hour of television that propelled our company in a new direction to become a force in original programming. ”. said Dan McDermott, president of original programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios. "We're assembling a true dream team of talent on Interview with the Vampire, from Rolin Jones to Mark Johnson and now with the addition of Alan, a director with a body of work that could basically break IMDb, not to mention Anne's extraordinary stories." Rice. and characters, which have captivated so many millions of fans around the world. We are very excited to be where we are in this series, and there is much more to come.”
Rolin Jones will serve as executive producer, while Mark Johnson (Better Call Saul) will executive produce, along with Rice's son, novelist Christopher Rice.
Leading the cast is Game of Thrones alum Jacob Anderson, you remember him as Gray Worm, who will play Louis. Sam Reid, who starred in films like Anonymous and The Railway Man, will play Lestat. This casting will bring Anderson and Taylor together, which is sure to please Game of Thrones fans. Bailey Bass, a young actress who will star in the upcoming Avatar sequels, joins the cast as Claudia. Eric Bogosian will play Daniel Malloy, the reporter to whom Louis tells his life story.
The seven-episode season of Interview with the Vampire is scheduled to debut on October 2, 2022. Watch this space for updates as we continue to learn more.