Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe will proceed, as Mayfair Witches has been confirmed to return for Season 3. Based mostly on the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy by writer Anne Rice, Mayfair Witches stars Alexandra Daddario as Rowan Fielding, a lady who discovers she is the inheritor to a dynasty of highly effective witches and explores her household’s lengthy historical past. The sequence is a part of AMC’s The Immortal Universe, an interconnected universe of tales based mostly on the work of Anne Rice and is related with Interview with the Vampire.
Selection reported that Mayfair Witches Season 3 was confirmed on the AMC upfront presentation. The third season of the hit sequence will happen in Salem, Massachusetts, the positioning infamously identified for the Salem Witch trials. Thomas Schnauz, greatest identified for his work on Breaking Unhealthy and Higher Name Saul, joins Mayfair Witches as co-showrunner with sequence co-creator Esta Spalding. Dan McDermott, president of leisure and AMC Studios for AMC Networks, mentioned in an announcement in regards to the subsequent season:
“The drama and complexities of the Mayfair household proceed to be an intriguing and enchanting supply of story, and increasing that story towards the backdrop of Salem, a historic haven of witchcraft, is an thrilling subsequent chapter for this sequence and our bigger Anne Rice Immortal Universe. Tom Schnauz has a storied historical past with AMC, and we’re elated to have him be a part of the proficient Esta Spalding and our Mayfair solid for a season that may discover a bigger world of witchery and Mayfair household secrets and techniques as we proceed to construct out this dynamic franchise.”
‘Mayfair Witches’ Anticipated Return Date
Mayfair Witches debuted on AMC on Jan. 8, 2023, and concluded its first season on Feb. 26. There was a two-year await Season 2, which debuted on Jan. 5, 2025, and only recently concluded on Mar. 2. Mayfair Witches appeared to commerce off with its fellow Immortal Universe sequence, Interview With the Vampire, which ran Season 1 and Season 2 in 2022 and 2024, respectively. Interview with the Vampire Season 3 is anticipated to air in 2026, which may recommend that Mayfair Witches Season 3 will debut in January 2027, protecting the custom of the exhibits airing each different yr.
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How Mayfair Witches and Interview with the Vampire Cross Over
Hints of a crossover between Anne Rice’s witches and vampires have been in improvement for some time.
Nevertheless, The Immortal Universe is increasing, as a 3rd sequence, titled Anne Rice’s The Talamasca: The Secret Order, will debut on AMC in 2025. The Talamasca group investigates, observes, and displays the paranormal. It was already launched in Mayfair Witches, making The Secret Order really feel like a spin-off. Notably, The Talmasca have been launched in Queen of the Damned, the third e book in Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles and are anticipated to be tailored into Interview with the Vampire ultimately. With a 3rd Immortal Universe present, this might recommend extra fluidity within the launch schedule among the many three titles.
The addition of Thomas Schnauz to the artistic group of Mayfair Witches is thrilling, and likewise looks as if a little bit of artistic retooling on AMC’s half. Mayfair Witches is fashionable, nevertheless it has didn’t seize the vital success of Interview with the Vampire. Whereas many did see Season 2 as a rebound from Season 1, the hope appears to be that bringing on one of many key writers for AMC’s critically acclaimed sequence like Breaking Unhealthy and Higher Name Saul would be the shot within the arm Mayfair Witches wants. Spalding is worked up, saying, “I’m thrilled to welcome Tom Schnauz to our group for the third season of Mayfair Witches. A recent twist on the Salem story, it guarantees to be our most scrumptious but.” On becoming a member of the sequence, Schnauz mentioned:
“I’m extremely excited to reunite with each AMC and Mark Johnson on Mayfair Witches. The work I’ve completed to date with Esta Spalding on season three has been incredible and enjoyable and we’re hoping that interprets to the display screen for followers and new viewers of the present.”
Supply: Selection
Mayfair Witches
- Launch Date
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January 7, 2023
- Writers
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Michelle Ashford, Esta Spalding
