The adaptation of Interview with the Vampire premiered in 1994 starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, and sparked a greater interest in vampires in cinematography. Then, in 2002, a sequel appeared – The Queen of the Damned , based on the book of the same title and Vampire Lestat , but only thanks to series created a few years later, such as Twilight, True Blood or The Vampire Diaries , the genre about blood-drinking creatures gained more and more popularity . Anne Rice wasn’t part of the vampire frenzy, she was too busy securing the right to adapt her own work.
AMC has undertaken to screen the Mayfair Vampire and Witches Chronicles , and the eight-episode series Interview with the Vampire will premiere in 2022.
This is the day we have been waiting for since we obtained the Anne Rice harvest
Said Dan McDermott, President of Scheduling and Co-President of AMC Studios.
The story has millions of fans in the US and around the world, and we can’t wait to share our interpretation of this classic, with Rolin [producer] and Mark [director] as we continue to develop the collection. We are proud to be able to manage three unique, fan-loved franchises and universes that we ourselves are yet to explore, such as The Walking Dead , the Anne Rice collection, along with a huge share of Agatha Christie Limited on our Acorn TV.
Interview with the Vampire episodes will be broadcast on AMC and on AMC +.