When Anne Rice wrote Interview with the Vampire in 1976, it became the most popular example of vampire literature since Bram Stoker's Dracula. Her book about vampires living lavishly amid unsuspecting mortals exploded onto the literary landscape and was eventually made into a blockbuster 1994 film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.
Now Rice’s Vampire Chronicles have been turned into a TV series, with Rolin Jones serving as showrunner. Rice and her son Christopher optioned the rights to her impressive body of work to AMC a few years ago. Christopher serves as an executive producer on the project; Anne Rice passed away in December 2021. Interview with the Vampire is the first phase of AMC's planned Anne Rice Immortal Universe. It debuted in the US in 2022 and has finally hit UK screens after the BBC snapped up the show. You can read our review here.
And while UK fans are only now laying eyes on the first season, AMC confirmed that Interview with the Vampire season 2 was greenlit before the first season even aired, and that sophomore season is due to arrive sometime next year.
Here’s everything you need to know about Interview with the Vampire's first season.
How to watch Interview with the Vampire season 1
Interview with the Vampire season 1 is coming to Netflix in the US this summer as part of a new deal that will bring several AMC series to the streaming service. No date has been announced as of yet, but as soon as a date is available we'll have it for you here.
All episodes of Interview with the Vampire season 1 have now aired in both the US and UK.
Interview with the Vampire is an AMC original series. It aired on the network and AMC’s streaming service, AMC Plus in the US in 2022. AMC is included in most cable packages, as well as live TV streaming services like FuboTV, Sling TV and YouTube TV. But if you’ve cut the cord you can either subscribe to AMC Plus directly or add it to an existing streaming plan through Prime Video, Apple TV Plus and Roku.
Meanwhile, the series is airing on BBC Two and is available to stream in full on BBC iPlayer in the UK.
Interview with the Vampire first premiered in the US on October 2, 2022, and can be streamed on AMC Plus. The UK premiere came a full year later on October 12, 2023, and all seven episodes are available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
Interview with the Vampire season 1 episode guide
Interview with the Vampire episode guide:
Interview with the Vampire season 1 episode 1: "In the Throes of Increasing Wonder"
"Almost 50 years have passed since Daniel Molloy first interviewed Louis de Pointe du Lac. Times, technology, and Molloy have all changed. Louis sends a letter asking Molloy to meet at a place of Louis' choosing."
Interview with the Vampire season 1 episode 2: "After the Phantoms of Your Former Self"
"Louis recounts his transition to becoming a vampire; his first kill, his reluctance to break ties with his family and his ultimate failure to enjoy the art of his new powers, much to the chagrin of Lestat."
Interview with the Vampire season 1 episode 3: "Is My Very Nature That of A Devil?
"Tension begins to mount in all areas of Louis’ world: his romantic relationship, his human family and his business interests. A shocking act of violence leads to the most profound decision of his life."
Interview with the Vampire season 1 episode 4: "The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood With All a Child's Demanding"
"Claudia's transformation into a vampire teen completely changes Louis and Lestat's lives; as Claudia asks more questions, Louis and Lestat are forced to confront questions about making a teen vampire; Claudia learns dark realities of her new life."
Interview with the Vampire season 1 episode 5: "A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart"
"Claudia leaves home for a college sojourn and to learn more about vampires; Louis and Lestat live through the Depression and received surprising news from Louis' sister; tensions in the family come to a boiling point when Claudia returns."
Interview with the Vampire season 1 episode 6: "Like Angels Put in Hell by God"
"Lestat attempts to make amends with Louis; the vampire family decides to live together once more; a surprising action from Lestat leads the family to decide to leave New Orleans, once and for all; in Dubai, Molloy has a shocking realization."
Interview with the Vampire season 1 episode 7: "The Thing Lay Still"
"The vampire family plans to leave town after a big Mardi Gras ball; Claudia and Louis operate outside of Lestat's knowledge; in Dubai, Louis reveals a new element to the interview that changes everything."
What is Interview with the Vampire season 1 about?
Here's the official synopsis of the series from AMC:
"Based on Anne Rice’s revolutionary gothic novel, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire follows Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson), Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) and Claudia’s (Bailey Bass) epic story of love, blood, and the perils of immortality, as told to journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian). Chafing at the limitations of life as a black man in 1900s New Orleans, Louis finds it impossible to resist the rakish Lestat’s offer of the ultimate escape: joining him as his vampire companion. But Louis’s intoxicating new powers come with a violent price, and the introduction of Lestat’s newest fledgling, the child vampire Claudia, soon sets them on a decades-long path of revenge and atonement."
In the book, vampire Louis recounts his tale of becoming a vampire to a reporter, Daniel Molloy. The story spans centuries and features appearances from Louis’ maker, Lestat de Lioncourt, their vampire daughter Claudia and other immortals they encounter in New Orleans and Paris.
From the start, executive producer Mark Johnson made it clear that upholding Rice’s legacy is of utmost importance when it comes to bringing her book to television. "Developing this series carries great pressure and responsibility," he told People. "What Anne Rice created and what her fans have been transfixed by forces us to take this book-to-television transition with a great deal of responsibility. It is imperative that we do not disappoint her fans and yet we need to make sure that this story, these characters, sing for a modern audience."
With that statement in mind, there was no question that the Interview with the Vampire series was going to be different from the book; for example, the original Louis de Pointe du Lac was a 24-year-old widower and plantation owner, but in the series, he’s a 33-year-old businessman. Fresh characters were also introduced to the show, and the setting was shifted from 1700s and 1800s New Orleans to the early 20th Century.
Interview with the Vampire is one of AMC’s new franchises following the end of its flagship series, The Walking Dead (even though that show's legacy has continued in several spinoff series, including Tales of the Walking Dead).
AMC’s focus in recent years has been developing franchises from their shows; in addition to Interview with the Vampire and potentially other books in The Vampire Chronicles, AMC developed a series based on Rice’s Lives of the Mayfair Witches.
Who is in the Interview with the Vampire cast?
Sam Reid plays the charismatic Lestat de Lioncourt to life in Interview with the Vampire. Reid is an Australian actor known for his role as John Glenn in The Astronaut Wives Club and for his role in Belle.
Lestat’s vampire sidekick Louis is played by Jacob Anderson. Anderson is a familiar face to fantasy lovers after he played Grey Worm in Game of Thrones. He’s also starred in Doctor Who, Broadchurch, and Episodes.
Meanwhile, Eric Bogosian played the reporter, Daniel Molloy, to whom Louis recounts his tale. Bogosian’s recent credits include Billions and Succession.
Other members of the cast include newcomers Bailey Bass as Claudia, Kalyne Coleman as Louis’ sister Grace, Maura G. Hooper as Antoinette, and Christian Robinson as Grace’s beau, Levi. Rae Dawn Chong plays Louis' mother, Florence de Pointe du Lac.
Is there a trailer for Interview with the Vampire?
We've included all the trailers and teasers from Interview with the Vampire's first season below so you can get a taste of the series if you've not already checked it out yet:
Below are the teasers that were released before SDCC 2022:
From the executive producer of #BetterCallSaul and #BreakingBad comes Anne Rice's #InterviewWithTheVampire, premiering this fall on AMC and AMC+. pic.twitter.com/XMaklhALz6July 13, 2022
We're bringing some of that New Orleans spice to San Diego. #SDCC2022 pic.twitter.com/CM4IJNDewIJuly 9, 2022
You can find some of the earlier teasers below:
