AMC’s modernized Anne Rice adaptation “Interview With the Vampire” has been sleeping pretty quietly in its coffin as of late. “Interview With the Vampire” season 2 wrapped up in June 2024, so followers of the fanged fantasy have little question been awaiting for indicators of extra undead life.
Now, it seems that there are lastly rumblings of continuation. Whereas answering viewer questions, Matt Webb Mitovich of TV Line revealed inside intel concerning the third season’s impending arrival:
“I’m instructed they’re within the writers room for season 3 as we converse, and aiming for manufacturing to start ‘quickly’ (although no SOP date has been set but).”
Although this data is not but confirmed by AMC, we have recognized for some time that season 3 is coming — in truth, the present was renewed earlier than the season 2 finale even aired. As such, there is a very first rate probability that followers can count on official information concerning the new season moderately quickly.
Interview With the Vampire season 3 is heading towards the Queen of the Damned arc
One in all the most effective episodes of “Interview With the Vampire” thus far, the season 2 finale, titled “And That is the Finish of It. There’s Nothing Else,” is a cinematic episode that appears customized made to lift the fandom’s expectations for the sequence’ future sky excessive. That is doubly true as a result of it appears that evidently the present is heading towards probably the most thrilling arcs of the supply materials — Anne Rice’s third “The Vampire Chronicles” ebook, “The Queen of the Damned.” In a 2024 interview with Selection, showrunner Rolin Jones revealed that the season can pay specific consideration to the novel’s “Satan’s Minion” storyline, which focuses closely on Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian):
“We have been serious about it for some time … there shall be story factors main in direction of the Satan’s [Minion].”
In the identical interview, the makers of the present additionally closely hinted that the season will deal with Lestat du Lioncourt’s (Sam Reid) adventures as a rock star. This is how Reid jokingly described his preparation for this stage in Lestat’s undead life:
“I am taking a whole lot of medicine, and so they’re flying me round on a non-public airplane and I am simply dwelling like a everlasting rock star.”
Thus far, probably the most distinguished adaptation of the “Queen of the Damned” arc is the critically panned 2002 movie of the identical title, starring Stuart Townsend as Lestat and Aaliyah as Akasha, the primary vampire and the titular Queen of the Damned. (The film was additionally marred by tragedy when Aaliyah handed away shortly after filming had wrapped.) It stays to be seen whether or not “Interview With the Vampire” season 3 intends to carry the Nice Mom into the combo simply but, however issues are actually heading in an attention-grabbing course.
“Interview With the Vampire” seasons 1 and a couple of are at present streaming on AMC+.
