AMC Premieres 3rd-Season Spinoff The Vampire Lestat on June 7 as Sam Reid Leads Rock Turn
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Updated · IndieWire · Jun 7
AMC Premieres 3rd-Season Spinoff The Vampire Lestat on June 7 as Sam Reid Leads Rock Turn
3 articles · Updated · IndieWire · Jun 7
Summary
9 p.m. ET on June 7 marks the AMC and AMC+ debut of “The Vampire Lestat,” a continuation of “Interview with the Vampire” that shifts the story to Lestat’s perspective.
Season 3 sends Sam Reid’s Lestat on a North American rock tour after Daniel Malloy’s book publicly outs vampires, with the show framing the music act as both rebuttal and bid to draw Louis back.
The premiere leans heavily on prior “Interview with the Vampire” lore, offering little onboarding for newcomers even as it adds a glam-rock style, mock-documentary touches and Lestat’s mother Gabriella.
Reviewers describe the opener as bold and transfixing despite its insularity, saying the series’ manic rock-opera energy ultimately reconnects with the romantic core established in the first 2 seasons.