People has released a batch of images from AMC’s upcoming mini-series adaptation of the Anne Rice novel Interview with the Vampire, and these images – which can be seen at the bottom of this article – offer a fresh look at the characters Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis de Pointe du Lac, played here by Sam Reid (The Newsreader) and Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones). Also featured in these images is a new character, lounge singer Antoinette Brown (Maura G Hooper).
We had previously heard this take on Interview with the Vampire would be an eight-part mini-series, but People says it consists of seven episodes. All of the episodes are expected to air on AMC and AMC+ by the end of this year.
Rice’s novel centers on
the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac as he relates the story of his life to a reporter, in particular how he was turned into a vampire and then mentored by Lestat de Lioncourt.
The AMC version also stars Bailey Bass (Avatar 2) as Claudia, a young girl who becomes part of Louis and Lestat’s vampire family; Assad Zaman (Small Axe) as Rashid, Louis’ companion in present day; newcomer Kalyne Coleman as Louis’ sister Grace; Christian Robinson (Power Book III: Raising Kanan) as Levi, an upstanding Baptist who has won Grace’s heart; and Eric Bogosian (Talk Radio) as Daniel Molloy, an investigative journalist nearing the end of his career who’s given a second chance at the interview of a lifetime.
Alan Taylor, who recently directed the Sopranos prequel The Many Saints of Newark, is executive producing Interview with the Vampire and directing the first two episodes of the show. Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul producer Mark Johnson is overseeing the building of AMC’s Vampire Chronicles franchise. Rolin Jones, co-creator and showrunner on the first season of the HBO series Perry Mason, is the creator, showrunner, and writer of the Interview with the Vampire series. Jones and Johnson executive produce the show alongside Taylor. Anne Rice’s son Christopher Rice is also on board as executive producer, and Rice herself will be receiving executive producer credit as well.
Johnson provided the following statement:
Developing this series carries great pressure and responsibility. What Anne Rice created and what her fans have been transfixed by forces us to take this book-to-television show transition with a great deal of responsibility. It is imperative that we do not disappoint her fans and yet we need to make sure that this story, these characters sing for a modern audience. We are hoping that this series compels the Anne Rice fan to rediscover her works. We are also hoping that those viewers who have never read an Anne Rice novel go running to the bookstore eager to understand what all the fuss is about.”
The changes that have been made to characters haven’t left me with a lot of hope for this Interview with the Vampire, but I’ll give it a chance. Here are the images: