AMC has revealed the first look at its upcoming series “Mayfair Witches,” which stars Alexandra Daddario as a young neurosurgeon who learns she belongs to a group of witches. The series will premiere on January 5, 2023.
Based on Anne Rice’s “Lives of Mayfair Witches” trilogy of novels, the series stars Jack Huston, Harry Hamlin, and Sherissa Tonga alongside Daddario.
The series is Rice’s second adaptation on the network, after “Interview With the Vampire” starring Sam Reed and Jacob Anderson which launched on Tuesday.
AMC Networks will acquire the rights to Rice’s bestselling novel series “The Vampire Chronicles” and “Lives of the Mayfair Witches” in 2020, according to an exclusive post by AMC Networks. diverse. Anne Rice, who died in December 2021, and her son Christopher serve as executive producers on all films and series developed under the agreement with AMC.
“Mayfair Witches” was selected for the series by AMC in December 2021, having received the order for an eight-episode first season; The show is scheduled to launch on AMC and AMC+ later this year.
“It has always been my dream to see my two worlds’ largest series united under one roof so that filmmakers can explore the vast and interconnected universe of vampires and witches,” Rice said before her death. “This dream is now a reality and the result is one of the most important and exciting deals of my long career.”
Showrunner Esta Spalding (“Masters of Sex,” “On Becoming a God in Central Florida”) and Michelle Ashford (“Masters of Sex,” “The Pacific”) serve as writers and executive producers on the series.
Watch the trailer below.
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