AMC Networks is expanding its Anne Rice universe by greenlighting Anne Rice’s The Talamasca, a drama focused on a secretive society that tracks and contains witches, vampires, werewolves, and other creatures. The series is slated for AMC and AMC+ in 2025.
Fans of AMC’s Interview with the Vampire and Mayfair Witches have already met some members of The Talamasca. John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) and Mark Lafferty (The Right Stuff, Halt and Catch Fire) will serve as writers, co-showrunners and executive producers of the new series. Hancock will also direct. Season one will be comprised of six episodes, premiering on AMC and AMC+ in late 2025.
This is a story we’ve been developing and wanting to tell from the earliest moments of this franchise, focused on a fascinating and compelling secret society that has already appeared in both of our existing Anne Rice series, The Talamasca,
said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. As with all of these shows, we are thrilled to have such a high level of talent involved, represented here by John Lee Hancock and Mark Lafferty, and of course working closely with producer Mark Johnson as the creative head of our Anne Rice Immortal Universe.
The Talamasca Set for Production
The series is scheduled to go into production this fall in Manchester, England. Hancock shared his enthusiasm for the project: This all started for me with a call from Mark Johnson, who asked if I’d ever heard of The Talamasca.
Intrigued by the idea of an organization with its own secrets, Hancock saw it akin to the CIA or MI6.
I was intrigued by the idea of an organization that, to me, had more than a passing resemblance to the CIA or MI6, which are necessary but not always necessarily transparent. An organization with its own secrets. Thankfully, Dan McDermott liked the take and so did Mark Lafferty…
Connecting the Dots in Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe
[The enthusiastic critical and fan reception to “Interview with the Vampire”]
Interview with the Vampire, currently in its second season offers a segue into The Talamasca with Journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) being aided by a member of The Talamasca during his interview with Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson).
Diverse Cast in Mayfair Witches Production
The second season of Mayfair Witches, currently being shot in Dublin features Alexandra Daddario and Jack Huston.The enthusiastic critical and fan reception to “Interview with the Vampire”…
A New Chapter in Anne Rice’s Universe Begins
This series promises a blend of procedural spy thriller elements with supernatural themes beneath the Anne Rice umbrella. It aims to expand upon the ambitious thrills previously established in her Immortal Universe.
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