The hit OTT series Interview with the Vampire has a third season coming out in 2024 and is called (officially) Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat (or just The Vampire Lestat). It was confirmed to be renewed June 2024, and will start filming in 2025 (largely in Toronto, Canada), then finish filming in October 2025.
Interview with the Vampire Season 3: Full cast
Main and Returning Cast are :
- Sam Reid as Lestat de Lioncourt (central focus, rockstar vampire)
- Jacob Anderson as Louis de Pointe du Lac
- Assad Zaman as Armand
- Eric Bogosian as Daniel Molloy
- Delainey Hayles as Claudia (returning after Season 2)
Other returning or mentioned roles include Joseph Potter as Nicolas de Lenfent (Lestat’s friend/lover), Justin Kirk as Raglan James, Christopher Geary as Sam Barclay, and Gopal Divan as Dr. Fareed.
New/Additional Cast
- Jennifer Ehle as Gabriella (Lestat’s mother; name adapted from Gabrielle in the books)
- Damien Atkins as Magnus (Lestat’s maker)
- Christopher Heyerdahl as Marius (ancient vampire)
- Ella Ballentine as Baby Jenks
- Jeanine Serralles as Christine Claire (Lestat’s lawyer)
- Sheila Atim as Akasha (the Queen of the Damned/mother of all vampires)
- Noah Reid, Ryan Kattner (Man Man), Seamus Patterson, and Sarah Swire as members of Lestat’s band (e.g., Larry, TC, etc.)
The cast expands the Immortal Universe with figures from later books while keeping core dynamics (especially Louis/Lestat) intact. Bailey Bass (Claudia in Season 1) does not return for Season 3.
Interview with the Vampire Season 3: Plot details
In Season Three, the point of view shifts to Lestat de Lioncourt (played by Sam Reid) as the lead, primarily basing its adaptation on Anne Rice’s The Vampire Lestat, the second book in The Vampire Chronicles series.
Following the release of Daniel Molloy’s book, Interview With the Vampire — where Lestat was famously misrepresented — Lestat has decided to take measures into his own hands and tell the truth about the way he has been portrayed. Lestat tells his side of things, using his trademark dramatic flair. He creates a rock band and goes on tour to create a buzz around Lestat and the other vampires in our series!
This season tells the story of Lestat’s life before and after becoming a vampire, detailing important events, people and places involved in his life from birth to death and lots of other memorable moments! As well as including Lestat’s life history, the reader can also see Louis, Armand, and others who are all living in the present day as well. It will be a “sexy pilgrimage across time, space, and trauma,” featuring fabulous new characters like Lestat’s Mother, his Maker, mystery vampires and lots of rock music, band dynamic and amazing rock star antics.
Although there are lots of new and exciting characters, a major trailer as of January 2026 had not been released, but sneak peaks show some of Lestat’s rock star image, as well as reunions between the characters.
As with previous seasons of Interview with the Vampire, the overall tone and style will remain the same; there will continue to be unreliable narration, homosexuality themes, gothic horror themes, and emotional weight in this series. In addition, Daniel Hart (Daniel’s composer) will continue to create music for Lestat and the band!
Interview with the Vampire Season 3: Premiere date
This series will premiere on Sunday, June 7, 2026, only on AMC and AMC+.
From official announcements by AMC, Wikipedia, TV Guide, and fan-based websites, through April of 2026 and current entertainment sources; there still may be additional cast or plot information about this show nearer to the debut. The show continues to be praised for its acting IVs, production, and how faithfully it adheres to some of Anne Rice’s themes but has added a new take on them for a modern audience.
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