Dana Gourrier as Bricktop Williams, a prostitute who works for Louis.Jeff Pope as Finn O'Shea, one of Louis's enforcers.John DiMaggio as Alderman Fenwick, a businessman looking to take advantage of Louis.Christian Robinson as Levi Freniere, Grace's new husband.Chris Stack as Thomas 'Tom' Anderson, the owner of the Fair Play Saloon, an upscale brothel.Rae Dawn Chong as Florence de Pointe du Lac, Louis's mother.Kalyne Coleman as Grace de Pointe du Lac, Louis's sister.Bailey Bass (season 1) and Delainey Hayles (season 2) as Claudia.Jacob Anderson as Louis de Pointe du Lac.See also: List of The Vampire Chronicles characters Main But the price of immortality is steep, and the relationship between Louis and Lestat is further complicated by the introduction of Lestat's newest fledgling, the teenage vampire Claudia. An affluent black man in 1910s New Orleans, Louis is romanced and later made a vampire by the charismatic Lestat de Lioncourt. The first season received critical acclaim, with praise going towards the writing, tone, costumes, soundtrack, production values, performances (particularly those of Anderson and Reid), and chemistry between the two actors.Īdapted from Anne Rice's 1976 gothic horror novel Interview with the Vampire, the series centers on the life story of vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, as told to journalist Daniel Molloy. The series was renewed for an eight-episode second season in September 2022, ahead of the premiere of its first season on October 2, 2022.

Interview with the Vampire received a series order in June 2021, after AMC Networks had purchased the rights to intellectual property encompassing 18 of Rice's novels, primarily The Vampire Chronicles, in 2020. It is the first television series in Rice's Immortal Universe.

The series embraces the homosexual elements of Rice's work, which are only insinuated in the 1994 film adaptation of the novel.

The series follows the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac ( Jacob Anderson) who recounts his life with his maker Lestat de Lioncourt ( Sam Reid) and teenage vampire Claudia ( Bailey Bass and Delainey Hayles) to veteran journalist Daniel Molloy ( Eric Bogosian), accompanied by ancient vampire Armand ( Assad Zaman). Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, or simply Interview with the Vampire, is an American gothic horror television series created by Rolin Jones for AMC, based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Anne Rice.

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice