“We watch, and we’re at all times there.” The famend slogan for the Talamasca may also apply to followers of Anne Rice as nicely, as fanatics of the gothic author’s beloved immortals, vampires, witches, and students are feasting this 12 months due to AMC as they add a brand new addition to their Immortal Universe lineup, Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order.
At San Diego Comedian-Con 2025, the nice people at AMC introduced the solid and crew of Talamasca, primarily based on the paranormal group current in most of Rice’s novels. Identified for being extremely secretive, rich past measure, and using students with distinctive skills, the present guarantees to broaden Rice’s universe past her pulpy pages.
On Saturday, July 26, at AMC’s Immortal Universe panel in Ballroom 20 moderated by TV Insider’s Damian Holbrook, the secrets and techniques behind unveiled the The Talamasca have been unfurled.
Aiding with a deep dive into the inside workings of The Talamasca have been government producer Mark Johnson, Talamasca showrunners John Lee Hancock and Mark Lafferty, and solid members Nicholas Denton, William Fichtner, Celine Buckens, and Maisie Richardson-Sellers.
The premiere for the present is ready for Sunday, October 26, at 9/10c.
The present ties in to Interview With the Vampire as Eric Bogosian, who performs journalist and on-screen creator of IWTV Daniel Molloy, makes an look within the present, tying the 2 collection collectively and making a shared universe. As a particular visitor, Bogosian got here to the stage.
“Daniel had handled the Talamasca earlier than,” stated Bogosian. “The Talamasca as been residing on the perimeters of Daniel’s consciousness, and now he finds himself pulled him deeper into their world.”
Now a vampire, Daniel brings a little bit of the darkness with him to the brand new present.
“It’s not simply me that strikes to the opposite present, however the e book strikes to the opposite present,” continued Bogosian. “That is Daniel Molloy post-the finish of final season, however earlier than the following season.”
Every of the solid defined their position within the present, breaking down every participant on this distinctive world.
“His life is principally a lie. He has been groomed by the Talamasca,” Denton defined about his character Man. “He has the skills to learn minds. It’s tough for him to return to phrases with.”
“She is a grasp spay and Man’s handler,” stated Richardson-Sellers about her character Olive.
“Earlier than I left to England I used to be fitted for tooth,” Fichtner stated about enjoying Jasper. “I’ve by no means performed something like this. It was only a pleasure to see the place we have been going to go.”
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“She is aware of the supernatural world and doesn’t belief the supernatural world. So she lives a reclusive,” stated Buckens. “Sadly, she will get yanked out of that world.”
Actor Jason Schwartzman was additionally recognizing within the trailer as the primary vampire offered within the present.
“I believed outdoors the field for a turncoat vampire that lives within the Dakota in new York Metropolis,” stated Mark Johnson. “I labored with Jason Schwartzman earlier than on Saving Mr. Banks and known as him and stated, ‘Do you need to play a vampire?’ And he stated, ‘When do I present up?’”
It was additionally revealed that The Talamasca was maybe the scariest of the three reveals. “Good scares! Not a budget scares,” stated Holbrook.
Helen, performed by Elizabeth McGovern, is a frontrunner within the Talamasca and runs the N.Y. motherhouse. “Behind this facade of power, and energy, and he or she has that in spade, she additionally has a young spot.” stated Lafferty. “It’s a thread that runs by means of all of our reveals: individuals who have a fractured household.”
“She’s very cool, very calm, very collective. I attempted to get that to rub off on me,” stated Denton.
“The good irony is that we grew to become a collaborative household due to that,” continued Lafferty.
Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order, Collection Premiere Sunday, October 26, 9/10c, AMC