How to Watch Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire
Except for Bram Stokerfew writers are more associated with literary vampires than the late ones Anne Rice. And yet she was reportedly hesitant about Hollywood adapting her most famous work. Interview with a vampire, believing that many of the nuances in a film would be lost. She was still writing the screenplay for what would eventually become Neil Jordan‘s Interview with a vampire (1994), but she was famous and frankly disappointed in the cast of Tom cruise like Lestat et al Brad Pitt as Louis. Rice later changed her mind, saying that she was attracted to the film, particularly impressed by Cruise’s Lestat and the way the film didn’t shy away from the homoerotic undertones of the relationship between the two male vampires. Now we are getting a new adaptation of the AMC series titled Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire.
Part sequel, part reinterpretation of Interview with a vampire (and the rest of Rice’s Vampire Chronicles series), the show makes many changes to the original story and dives right into the queer heart of the novel. Faithfulness to the original novel combined with imaginative updates make the series a must-read for Anne Rice fans in particular, and vampire film enthusiasts in general. Here’s everything you need to know about when and where to watch or stream AMC’s new series Interview with a vampire.
What is Interview with a Vampire about?
In the novel, Louis tells his undead life story to an eager young journalist, Daniel Molloy. The series is set over 40 years later. After its initial success, Molloy (Eric Bogosian) has bottomed out, so when Louis (Jacob Anderson) calls him again, this time to Dubai, he eagerly accepts. The 21st century has allowed Louis to speak more openly with Molloy about certain details he left out of their original conversation — namely his love affair with his enemy and creator Lestat (Sam Reid). The series follows Louis as a wealthy mixed-race brothel owner in 1910 New Orleans who is both attracted and threatened by the erratic personality and eccentric disregard for morals of the mysterious Lestat (Sam Reid). The first season depicts Louis’ transformation, transition, and adjustment to vampire life, as well as his fatal attraction and love-hate/romance with Lestat.
When will Interview with the Vampire premiere on AMC?
The first episode of the series, which lasts 99 minutes, premieres on Sunday, October 2, 2022 at 10:00 p.m. ET/9:00 p.m. CT on AMC – right after the return of the Walking Dead season 11 New episodes of the series will continue to air weekly in the same slot until the season finale on November 13.
Will the interview with the vampire be streamed online?
Subscribers to AMC’s sister streaming service AMC+ will be able to watch the first two episodes after the first episode airs on October 2, and each additional episode on-demand after its TV premiere. If you subscribe to AMC+, you can watch new episodes on TV a week before they air. You can subscribe to AMC+ through their website or download the AMC+ app through Google Play or your cable provider. The service has subscription plans starting at $8.99 per month.
Watch on AMC+
Interview with the vampire has released a number of trailers and teasers over the past year. You can check out the latest in the player above. The roughly two-minute trailer takes an in-depth (and rather sensual) look at Louis and his life, both before and after receiving the “dark gift.”
How many episodes will Interview with the Vampire be (and is there a season 2)?
Interview with the vampire will have seven episodes in the first season. As mentioned above, the series runs weekly from October 2nd to November 13th. Here is the list of episodes with their titles and release dates. And remember, AMC+ subscribers can watch the episodes a week before the TV premiere.
Episode 1: “In a Rising Tone of Wonder” – October 2, 2022
Episode 2: “.After the Phantoms of Your Former Self” – October 9, 2022
Episode 3: “Is My Real Nature That of the Devil” – October 16, 2022
Episode 4: “…The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All the Demands of a Child” – October 23, 2022
Episode 5: “A Loathsome Hunger for Your Beating Heart” – October 30, 2022
Episode 6: “TBA” – November 6, 2022
Episode 7: “TBA” – November 13, 2022
And that’s not all. The series has already been renewed for a season 2so fans can look forward to when the first season ends.
Read an excerpt from Collider’s Review
Interview with the vampire received generally positive reviews prior to its premiere, with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 96%. Collider’s own Carly Lane gave the film an A, calling it a “sexy, layered adaptation tailor-made for TV”. Check out this excerpt from the review or Read the full article here:
From the moment their characters collide onscreen, the chemistry between Anderson and Reid is electrifying in every exchange; Lestat senses exactly what Louis craves inside, while Louis initially struggles to resist the other man’s magnetic pull at every turn. Their connection triggers a game of cat-and-mouse with a discernible inevitability, and while it’s obvious where that will end — and what Louis will ultimately agree to regarding Lestat’s “dark gift” — there’s no ambiguity when it will it is about depicting their relationship as erotic and romantic, albeit fraught with its own complexities and complications.