Lestat is lastly getting his time to shine, stepping out of the crypt and into the highlight as Season 3 of Interview With the Vampire locations its focus squarely on the vamp, invoking a title change.
“Anne Rice didn’t write a ebook referred to as the Interview With the Vampire Season 3,” mentioned showrunner/executive producer Rolin Jones to the San Diego Comedian-Con 2025 crowd on July 26. “Season 3 is formally The Vampire Lestat.”
On July 26, throughout the Immortal Universe panel at SDCC moderated by TV Insider’s Damian Holbrook, Lestat was given all the eye he might presumably crave as hordes of Comedian-Con goers flocked to see government producer Mark Johnson, showrunner and government producer Rolin Jones, composer Daniel Hart, and forged members Sam Reid, Jacob Anderson, and Eric Bogosian.
Becoming a member of the established forged is Jennifer Ehle as Gabriella, Lestat’s Italian mom (she’s referred to as Gabrielle within the books), Ella Ballentine as motorbike fanatic Child Jenks, Jeanine Serralles as Christine Claire, Christopher Heyerdahl as the traditional Marius, and Damien Atkins as Magnus. Additionally they confirmed the returns of Delainey Hayles (Claudia) and Assad Zaman (Armand).
“And for Akasha, we’ve got Robert Downey Jr.,” joked Jones.
Along with the brand new rockstar Lestat teaser and casting bulletins, followers had been proven footage of Louis and Lestat preventing with legal professionals over petty issues.
The workforce behind the present with a large and passionate fan base, a lot of which was in Ballroom 20, was requested why followers are so obsessive about the fanged drama.
“You’ll be able to’t hate somebody except you’re keen on somebody,” Reid mentioned. “That’s what this present does to individuals.”
“It brings in attention-grabbing conversations,” mentioned Reid. “It’s one thing to put money into. And we’re tremendous invested in it and pleased to share with everybody.”
When Season 2 ended, Louis (Anderson) uttered, “I personal the evening.” Anderson talked about these last moments and what it imply to his character.
“There’s a number of peace in that sentiment. Louis has by no means owned his vampirism. He hears all these voices in his head. It’s his method of claiming,’Who’re you to come back at me? Louis de Pointe du Lac!” mentioned Anderson. “He’s lastly accepting that he’s highly effective.”
Bogosian additionally talked about his flip as a vampire within the Season 2’s last act. “It’s a dream come true! I needed to be a vampire earlier than they even referred to as me to do that present,” he shared.
“It solves a number of issues for Daniel and creates a number of issues for Daniel,” added Bogosian. “Like Sam mentioned, you may’t hate somebody except you’re keen on somebody, and man, does Daniel hate Armand.”
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Bogosian added that he discovered quite a bit about being an immortal predator: “Biting individuals of their neck and ingesting their blood is cool. And I really like doing it,” he joked. “I discovered from the masters.”
Reid additionally talked concerning the music aspect of the present, by which he’s now a rock star on tour together with his band.
“I all the time beloved singing. I beloved the thought of a personality who can sing. That was a dream job. And right here we’re,” mentioned Reid. “Lestat is a hypersexualized character… It’s attention-grabbing to discover sexuality by intercourse and music.”
Composer Hart defined: “I used to be working with Rolin writing songs the identical time scripts had been written.”
“I’ll write a music primarily based on my ideas,” mentioned the music man. “I’m making an attempt to method it as a storyteller first, and as a vampire rock star second.”
As for Louis, “he’s not pleased concerning the ebook…in any respect,” mentioned Anderson. “He’s diversifying himself. He has new avenues of income. He’s dwelling his full vampire self. However issues can’t ever keep good for Louis.”
“We’re going to the previous. It’s not all rock star. It’s the 1700s, and all the things you wish to see,” mentioned Reid. “Rolin discovered a approach to adapt a near-impossible ebook to adapt.”
“The themes are all there. It’s all there,” mentioned Reid. “The entire canon is there for us. We try to create one thing honorable.”
And one of many final questions of the evening was what was on everybody’s thoughts: Will Louis and Lestat ever get again collectively?
“That’s the present, isn’t it?,” Reid mentioned. “It’s a compulsive, deep, intense drama.”
“Certainly one of my favourite features of the books is that Lestat comes again when Louis is exhausted,” mentioned Anderson. “They each should be utterly exhausted to work.”
And to inform the explosive panel, Hart took to the guitar to riff the theme, leaving audiences thirsting for extra.
Interview With the Vampire: The Vampire Lestat, Premieres 2026, AMC
