AMC Networks Feb. 26 unveiled a sneak peek from “The Vampire Lestat,” the next installment in the “Anne Rice\u2019s Immortal Universe” franchise that premieres in June on AMC and AMC+.<\/p>\n
The series picks up after the two seasons of the “Interview With the Vampire” series based on the first book of Rice’s “Vampire Chronicles” novel series.<\/p>\n
In the new rock and roll centric season, Lestat goes on an electric multi-city tour while being haunted by \u201cmuses\u201d from his wild and rebellious past. As his band\u2019s popularity and star power rises, so does Lestat\u2019s influence over vampires and humans alike, leaving others to contend with Lestat\u2019s power in the face of the Great Conversion, an unnatural surge in the vampire population. <\/span><\/p>\n AMC’s preview scene, called \u201cThe Book,\u201d features stars Sam Reid (Lestat) and Jacob Anderson (Louis) reacting to the release of the book Interview With the Vampire <\/i>by Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian).<\/u><\/u><\/p>\n The cast also includes\u00a0Assad Zaman, Bogosian, Delainey Hayles\u00a0and Jennifer Ehle. \u00a0Executive producers are showrunner Rolin Jones,\u00a0Mark Johnson,\u00a0Hannah Moscovitch, Christopher Rice\u00a0and the late\u00a0Anne Rice.<\/p>\n The teaser scene follows the release of \u201cLong Face,\u201d Lestat\u2019s first official rock single by series composer Daniel Hart, performed by Reid. A lineup of new tracks is set to roll out in the coming months through the Vampire Lestat artist profile pages<\/a> at major digital music services, including Spotify, Apple\u00a0Music\u00a0and Amazon Music.<\/p>\n Subscribe HERE to the FREE\u00a0Media Play News<\/em>\u00a0Daily Newsletter!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n