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‘The Vampire Lestat’ Sets 2026 Premiere Window
AMC’s “The Vampire Lestat“, the third season in the “Interview with the Vampire“ series, is gearing up for a summer tour.
The third season of the Emmy-nominated drama will premiere in Summer 2026, TV Insider reports.
The synopsis reads, “Resentful of the perfunctory portrayal in the trashy bestseller Interview with the Vampire, the Vampire Lestat (Sam Reid) sets his story straight in a way only the Vampire Lestat can—by starting a band and going on tour. Gabriella. 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.“
Sheila Atim (The Woman King) has been cast as Akasha in “The Vampire Lestat,“ the character played by Aaliyah in the 2002 movie Queen of the Damned.
Additionally, Noah Reid (Schitt’s Creek), Ryan Kattner (Destroy All Neighbors), Seamus Patterson (Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities), and Sarah Swire (The Boys) have joined the series for the third season, based on Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat novel.
Returning players Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, Joseph Potter, Justin Kirk, Chris Geary, and Gopal Divan also star in season three.
Rolin Jones is the creator, writer, and showrunner of AMC’s vampire series.
Seasons one and two of “Interview with the Vampire“ are now streaming on AMC+ and Netflix.
It’s only a matter of time before AMC sinks its fangs into a premiere date, so stay tuned.
From creator Jesse McKeown (“The Umbrella Academy”), Netflix’s sea creature series “Below” is swimming our way this October, and Entertainment Weekly has the first look.
Josh Hartnett stars in Netflix’s upcoming series “Below” alongside Charlie Heaton, Mackenzie Davis, Rohan Campbell, Ruby Stokes, Kaleb Horn, and Willow Kean.
It follows a grizzled fisherman (Josh Hartnett) who must fight to protect his family and his community when a mysterious sea creature terrorizes a remote Newfoundland town.
Entertainment Weekly previews, “Thankfully, Calvin’s not alone on his quest to confront the unknown. In an effort to keep his son Wade (Charlie Heaton) and their family safe from harm, he joins forces with marine researcher Fonda (Mackenzie Davis) to learn more about the creature that lurks below the waves and, along the way, their island’s hidden history.”
McKeown teases, “Folks here have been dealing with unexplained phenomena and tragic events for hundreds of years. Killer storms. Maritime disasters. The collapse of the cod fishery. People going hungry. Surviving the winter here can be a horror movie in and of itself. So, these strange events fit into a long history of unimaginable difficulties.”
He notes that the series is inspired by the work of Steven Spielberg and John Carpenter, two filmmaking titans who similarly inspired Apple TV’s hit horror-comedy “Widow’s Bay.”
“Below” looks to scratch a similar itch, though perhaps with a bit less comedy.
The six-episode limited series arrives on Netflix on October 8, 2026.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Netflix
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Netflix
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Netflix
Photo Credit: Courtesy of Netflix
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