AMC orders eight-episode series based on Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire

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    AMC orders eight-episode series based on Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire

    AMC has ordered an eight-episode series based on Anne Rice’s best-selling 1976 literary debut, Interview with the Vampire.

    The 79-year-old author and her son Christopher will executive produce the 2022 reboot as part of the cable network’s overall deal to adapt 18 of her titles – according to THR.

    Interview with the Vampire will be overseen by three-time Emmy nominee Rolin Jones, who co-created HBO’s Perry Mason reboot last year.  

    'Coming 2022!' AMC has ordered an eight-episode series based on Anne Rice's best-selling 1976 literary debut, Interview with the Vampire

    ‘Coming 2022!’ AMC has ordered an eight-episode series based on Anne Rice’s best-selling 1976 literary debut, Interview with the Vampire

    ‘In 1973, a grieving mother and extraordinary writer began what would become the finest vampire novel ever written (all respects to Mr. Stoker),’ the 48-year-old showrunner said in a statement on Thursday.

    ‘Nearly 50 years later we know what’s expected of us. We know how much this book and the ones that follow mean to their massive fan base. We feel you over our shoulders as we tend the Savage Garden. Louis and Lestat are coming out of hiding and we can’t wait to reunite them with you.’

    No one has been cast yet in the new adaptation of the American gothic horror classic, which will also be overseen by Oscar-winning producer Mark Johnson.

    ‘The challenge of adapting for television the groundbreaking and immensely compelling work of Anne Rice is both intimidating and exhilarating,’ the 75-year-old AMC veteran said in a statement. 

    Family affair: The 79-year-old author (L, pictured in 2017) and her son Christopher (R) will executive produce the 2022 reboot as part of the cable network's overall deal to adapt 18 of her titles

    Family affair: The 79-year-old author (L, pictured in 2017) and her son Christopher (R) will executive produce the 2022 reboot as part of the cable network’s overall deal to adapt 18 of her titles

    'Louis and Lestat are coming out of hiding': Interview with the Vampire will be overseen by three-time Emmy nominee Rolin Jones, who co-created HBO's Perry Mason reboot last year (pictured in 2020)

    ‘Louis and Lestat are coming out of hiding’: Interview with the Vampire will be overseen by three-time Emmy nominee Rolin Jones, who co-created HBO’s Perry Mason reboot last year (pictured in 2020)

    ‘Having previously produced films from such singular works, I recognize both the responsibility and the obligation we owe the material. 

    ‘I strongly believe that with AMC and Rolin Jones we are equipped to meet this challenge and to thrill and entertain both the loyal Anne Rice fan and the viewer who is just now discovering her work.’

    Anne’s Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches franchises have sold more than 150M books worldwide. 

    Bloodsucker! Neil Jordan's original 1994 film Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles received mixed reviews yet amassed $223.7M at the global box office

    Bloodsucker! Neil Jordan’s original 1994 film Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles received mixed reviews yet amassed $223.7M at the global box office

    Ensemble: It memorably starred nineties heartthrobs Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, and Christian Slater (replacing River Phoenix) as well as Kirsten Dunst and Thandiwe Newton

    Ensemble: It memorably starred nineties heartthrobs Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, and Christian Slater (replacing River Phoenix) as well as Kirsten Dunst and Thandiwe Newton

    Plans for a multiple-show universe come as AMC staples The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad are coming to a close.

    Neil Jordan’s original 1994 film Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles received mixed reviews yet amassed $223.7M at the global box office.

    It memorably starred nineties heartthrobs Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Antonio Banderas, and Christian Slater (replacing River Phoenix) as well as Kirsten Dunst and Thandiwe Newton.

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