When Interview with the Vampire debuted on AMC again in 2022, nobody anticipated it to change into the hit it did. Least of all was producer Mark Johnson, who thought that the collection would do nicely sufficient to warrant a second season, however a whole Anne Rice universe? That wasn’t even on his radar. As soon as it turned a hit, Mayfair Witches got here the next 12 months, and a 3rd collection, The Talamasca, is about to premiere this fall. Nonetheless, that is not the top of issues, as Johnson not too long ago revealed that the Immortal Universe may stretch to 4 or 5 reveals.
Talking with Deadline about his general cope with AMC, the topic of his many Anne Rice initiatives was broached. Now with three firmly in place, Johnson was requested about the potential of extra being added to the combination. “Now we have a few different issues in numerous levels of growth,” he answered, including:
“AMC is being sensible together with us, taking it step-by-step. So there is not this impulse, rapidly, let’s get all of the Anne Rice stuff in growth. And likewise it is arduous work. You possibly can’t do quite a lot of issues suddenly, so that you pinpoint one or two and work on these. Our objective now’s to maintain each Interview and Mayfair Witches going efficiently, after which premiere Talamasca, which I believe is a really satisfying present.”
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That being mentioned, Johnson mentioned he may simply envision “4 or 5” reveals within the Immortal Universe by the point it is all mentioned and performed. There is no phrase on what the opposite books are which are in growth, however he added that he would not need issues to get too out of hand too rapidly:
“In some unspecified time in the future, it turns into slightly ridiculous, however I’ve a really small however extremely gifted group, and we will maintain tabs, definitely on the three we’ve got now. I do know that we may add a fourth and perhaps go slightly loopy with a fifth.”
What Is ‘The Talamasca’ About?
Set to premiere this fall on AMC, The Talamasca doesn’t adapt any single novel of Rice’s right into a collection, however takes parts from every to carry all of them collectively. Followers will word that the key order is featured all through the Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches novels, so it is going to be fascinating to see which path the present takes, because the group commonly retains tabs on the supernatural beings populating our world. The potential for crossovers is there, says Johnson, who notes that “there are some connections” to the opposite collection.
Starring Nicholas Denton as Man Anatole, William Fichtner as Jasper, Elizabeth McGovern as Helen, and Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Olive, main plot particulars are nonetheless below wraps, however filming on The Talamasca started final October, and the six-episode first season is now in publish. As such, a particular launch date has but to be set by AMC, however as we talked about, followers can sit up for its debut later this 12 months.
As we await extra information on what’s to come back, the primary two seasons of each Interview with the Vampire and Mayfair Witches can be found to stream on AMC+.
Supply: Deadline