The Vampire Lestat Showrunner on the New Season: ‘I Don't Expect Anybody to Comprehend Everything in Episode 1'
Lestat takes over the narrative with a rock-star reinvention and a documentary that challenges Louis’s version of events.
- On Sunday, June 7, 2026, AMC premiered Season 3 of Interview with the Vampire, retitled The Vampire Lestat, shifting focus to the Brat Prince as he pursues a career as a rock star.
- Lestat attempts to counter Louis de Pointe du Lac's portrayal in Daniel Molloy's book Interview with the Vampire, which he considers a "rewrite" of his history, prompting him to launch The Failures.
- The premiere opens with a private auction for a music box containing The Failures, a vinyl set narrating Lestat's 2025 tour; one buyer paid over $7 million for the collection detailing global catastrophes.
- In the episode "Detroit," Lestat struggles with his band and other immortals while the narrative reveals his secret texting partner, "toi," is actually his mother, Gabrielle de Lioncourt.
- This shift in perspective allows Lestat to confront 265 years of his past while reclaiming his narrative within the Immortal Universe, as future episodes explore his complex life beyond Louis's version.
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The Vampire Lestat reintroduces Anne Rice's epic Brat Prince as a rock star on the rise. Told from Lestat's perspective, Interview with the Vampire Season 3 is a wild ride, full of sex, violence, and allusions to other art and artists. Show creator Rolin Jones is dropping some inspiration points for the scorching soundtrack that includes songs from composer Daniel Hart, like "Long Face," "All Fall Down," "Black Licorice," and "Your Biggest Fan."…
The Vampire Lestat Showrunner on the New Season: ‘I Don't Expect Anybody to Comprehend Everything in Episode 1'
Spoilers follow for The Vampire Lestat Season 3, Episode 1 - “Detroit,” which is available on AMC and AMC+ now.For two seasons of AMC’s series Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire, the infamous vampire Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) has been at the mercy of his fledgling Louis de Pointe du Lac’s (Jacob Anderson) telling of their almost two centuries old love/hate story. But Lestat plays second fiddle no more, literally and figuratively, as the…
The already great Interview With The Vampire enters its vibrant Vampire Lestat era
If AMC’s Interview With The Vampire has proved one thing since its 2022 debut, it’s that in the right hands, Anne Rice’s dense gothic horror novels are better suited for a lengthy TV adaptation. Sorry to the fans of Neil Jordan’s 1994 movie adaptation, but creator-showrunner Rolin Jones’ televised saga of Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid)—one full of passionate romance, freaky sex, pent-up rage, wild secr…
It is 50 years of 'Interview with the Vampire', an already immortal novel like its characters, which reappeared in AMC's 'The Vampire Lestat' series 'Scary Movie', the irregular but grateful return of a saga that still has more artistic integrity than 'Scream' Much had rained since Bram Stoker published his masterpiece when Anne Rice (New Orleans, 1941 - Rancho Mirage, California, 2021), then a budding writer who had just lost her five-year-old …
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