Anne Rice’s Interview With The Vampire has been renewed for a third season. According to a press release, the third installment of the campy Vampire drama series has been announced even prior to the finale of the second season. Not only that, but it comes with the announcement that the second season has scored a whopping 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Interview With The Vampire has not only gained critical acclaim but also a massive following. AMC describes the fans as “passionate” and “loyal” according to the press release. While fans are ecstatic to hear about the new season, they are also anxiously awaiting the season finale, which airs this Sunday, June 30 on AMC+ at 9 pm.
The third season has been described as a “sexy pilgrimage across space” along with other campy phrases. The official press release states that “In season three, resentful of the perfunctory portrayal in the trashy bestseller “Interview With The Vampire,” the Vampire Lestat sets his story straight in a way only the Vampire Lestat can—by starting a band and going on tour. Gabrielle. Nicholas. Magnus. Marius. Those Who Must Be Kept. They join Louis, Armand, Molloy, Sam, Raglan, Fareed and others we can’t tell you about yet on a sexy pilgrimage across space, time and trauma. No Auto-Tuning. No Trigger Warnings. All Feels Amplified.”
With that, Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC studios for AMC networks expressed how excited he is for the new season. He praised the show’s creators and their ability to take the series from page to screen so well. He says, “When you buy the rights to 18 Anne Rice novels that have sold more than 150 million copies, in your wildest dreams you hope there’s a show as good as Interview on the other end. What Rolin has done with these stories and characters, working so closely with Mark, as the steward of this universe, has exceeded the loftiest version of our expectations. We can’t wait to see where this creative team takes the series from here and know we are walking alongside an incredibly loyal and passionate base of fans who feel as strongly about this material as we do.”
Showrunner Rolin Jones also expressed his thanks to all of those involved in the show who made making a new season possible. He said, “Thank you to the brilliant casts and crews of the first two seasons that got us to this day. Thank you to the rabid, beautifully unwell fandom that scaled the castle walls to get us to this day. Thank you to Dan McDermott, and Ben Davis for the funds and tools to continue the great work of dramatizing Anne Rice’s extraordinary novels. And sincere apologies to the family and friends of actor Sam Reid, for the possession that continues to this day. Monsieur L extends his promise to return his body upon cancellation (may that evening never come.)”