With a story centered around vampires, one might assume that AMC Interview with the vampire It’ll be a series veering towards horror due to the deadly nature of its main characters, but according to showrunner Rollin Jones, the upcoming adaptation of the popular Anne Rice novel of the same name isn’t a horror show but a gothic romance. Speaking to the press during the AMC Television Critics Association summer press tour presentation last week, Jones talked about treating things like a toxic but beautiful romance.
Jones said about promoting the series to AMC. “And they were so frustrated.”
Jones also explained that the first season of the series will cover about half of the story in Interview with the vampire A novel with potential future seasons ushering in the rest Vampire Chronicles books, the series has already used those extra books to help build a toxic romance.
“Let’s really see them go through all the little hurdles and challenges in the relationship,” he said. “Like Boogie and Bacall, with some fangs.”
Interview with the vampire It stars Sam Reed as Lestat de Lioncourt, Jacob Anderson as Louis de Pointe du Lac, Bailey Bass as Claudia, and Eric Bogosian as Daniel Molloy. The series also stars Kalin Coleman as Grace, Christian Robinson as Levi, Asaad Zaman as Rashid, and Maura Grace Athari as Antoinette.
“Developing this series carries great pressure and responsibility,” the series’ executive producer Mark Johnson previously said of the adaptation. “What Anne Rice has created and what amazes her fans with compels us to take this transition from book to television with a great deal of responsibility. It is imperative that we do not disappoint her fans however we need to make sure that this story sings these characters for a modern audience.”
He added, “We hope this series will force fans of Anne Rice to rediscover her work. We also hope that those viewers who have never read Anne Rice’s novel will go to the library, eager to understand what all the fuss is about.”
Interview with the vampire Scheduled to release on October 2nd on AMC and AMC+
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