If you’ve been feeling some (blood) loss since the season finale of AMC’s small-screen version ofAnne Rice’s classic novel-turned-hit film,Interview with the Vampire, we have some great news for you. To hold you over untilAnne Rice’s Mayfair Witchesbegins casting spells on AMCon January 5 with a two-episode premiere, a new trailer has been dropped,revealing moreabout the upcoming series than we’ve everseen before.
From the jump, the story is told from the perspective ofRowan(Alexandra Daddario), a young neurosurgeon who thought that she was living the fulfilling life of her dreams until an inner voice relentlessly called for more. The trailer reveals that Rowan is stepping into some dark powers beyond her wildest imagination and far from anything she can comprehend. As things progress, it gets a little trippy and more than a tad bit confusing for our protagonist as she’s tossed into the deep end after learning that she’s the next name in a long line of witches with more than one evil force gunning to take her down. With dazzling visuals, steamy affairs, and plenty of spells, the trailer forAnne Rice’s Mayfair Witchespromises to be the next big hit in the Anne Rice Immortal Universe.
Along with Daddario, theseries also starsHarry Hamlinas Rowan’s father and Mayfair patriarch, Cortland Mayfair,Tongayi Chirisaas a new character named Ciprien Grieve, andJack Hustonas Lasher, a sinister entity who’s been plaguing the Mayfair witches for centuries before Rowan’s story begins. The ensemble cast of the spellbinding series includesAnnabeth Gish,Beth Grant,Erica Gimpel, andJen Richards.
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Esta Spalding(Masters of Sex) andMichelle Ashford(The Pacific) penned the beloved story into screenplay form, directed the pilot episode, and also serve as producers. To fill out the directorial team, the show enlistedSarah Cornwell,Lindsey Villarreal,Sean Reycraft,Michael Goldbach,Michael Uppendahl,Axelle Carolyn, andMary Angelica Molina. AMC produced with Ashford, Spalding, Uppendahl,Jeff Freilich, andMark Johnsonserving as executive producers.
After hitting the ground running with their series,Interview with the Vampire, which wasrenewed for a second seasonbefore the first season’s premiere, the network’s latest Rice adaptation is sure to be a winner. The story for Season 1 ofAnne Rice’s Mayfair Witcheswill follow the author’s beloved novel trilogy,Lives of the Mayfair Witches, which includes 1990’sThe Witching Hour, 1993’sLasher, and 1994’sTaltos, but it’s unclear as to how far into the books the premiere season will go.
