When AMC acquired the rights to 18 Anne Rice novels, the corporation's plans were clear: build an expanded universe around the titles. The first series, released in the United States in October, was Interview with the Vampire. The second, released in January, was The Mayfair Witches. And, just six months after the premiere of the first, a third adaptation is already receiving the green light: a series focused on the Order of the Talamasca.
For those who are unaware of this order, it is the organization that studies and supervises the different supernatural and fantastic creatures that inhabit the literary universe of the American author. This new fiction will be written by John Lee Hancock, who will act as showrunner. Among Hancock's best-known titles is The Blind Side, which was nominated for best picture in 2010 and gave Sandra Bullock her only Oscar for best actress.
The Order of the Talamasca, for the moment, has already had a special importance in The Witches of Mayfair, especially from Ciprien Grieve, the character played by Tongayi Chirisa. He is the one who, after Rowan (Alexandra Daddario) developed witch powers and began to be persecuted by an evil entity, she tried to get him to use her abilities to do good.
In a statement, AMC has reported that "following the enthusiastic critical and fan reception" to Interview with the Vampire and The Witches of Mayfair, they are "excited to continue in active development of the next installment of this growing franchise." The virtue of the Talamasca? That it is "one of the most intriguing elements of Rice's work and a connecting thread among so many stories," having potential both as a standalone work and as a guide.
Who leads the cohesion of this television universe is Mark Johnson, who is in charge of a different scriptwriter for each production, with Rolin Jones in Interview with the Vampire and Esta Spalding in The Mayfair Witches, with both in the process of producing second seasons after receive support from AMC. In La Vanguardia we interviewed Spalding on the occasion of the launch of his series and also Jacob Anderson, who plays the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac.
