Interview with the Vampire Season 3: Cast, Latest News, and Everything You Need to Know

If you're feeling hungry for more Interview with the Vampire after that cathartic yet open-ended Season 2 finale, the gothic drama will return for a third season at AMC. Season 3 will focus on Sam Reid's Lestat — amazing — as he tells his side of the story through the power of rock music — amazing. Time to start discussing what his Armand diss track is going to be called.

There's still plenty of ground left to cover in Anne Rice's book series, and we'll be updating this post as we learn more. Here's everything we know about Interview with the Vampire Season 3 so far.

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• A conversation with Interview with the Vampire's Daniel Molloys, Eric Bogosian and Luke Brandon Field
• Interview with the Vampire returns once more, with feeling: Read our digital cover story

What will Interview with the Vampire Season 3 be about?

As showrunner Rolin Jones has teased many times before, Interview with the Vampire Season 3 will give Lestat the opportunity to say his piece. The series has already pulled plot points from later books in Rice's series, including The Vampire Lestat — the second installment in The Vampire Chronicles, told from Lestat's perspective — and the third season will adapt one of the best arcs from that novel: rock star Lestat.

Per AMC's press release announcing the renewal, the third season is described as such: "In Season 3, resentful of the perfunctory portrayal in the trashy bestseller Interview With The Vampire, the Vampire Lestat sets his story straight in a way only the Vampire Lestat can — by starting a band and going on tour. Gabrielle. Nicolas. Magnus. Marius. Those Who Must Be Kept. They join Louis, Armand, Molloy, Sam, Raglan, Fareed, and others we can't tell you about yet on a sexy pilgrimage across space, time and trauma. No Auto-Tuning. No Trigger Warnings. All Feels Amplified."

In a statement, Jones said, "Thank you to the brilliant casts and crews of the first two seasons that got us to this day. Thank you to the rabid, beautifully unwell fandom that scaled the castle walls to get us to this day. Thank you to Dan McDermott, Ben Davis for the funds and tools to continue the great work of dramatizing Anne Rice's extraordinary novels. And sincere apologies to the family and friends of actor Sam Reid, for the possession that continues to this day. Monsieur L extends his promise to return his body upon cancellation (may that evening never come.)"

Jones also told TV Guide he's most looking forward to the "dangerous and wild" shift the series will take on when Lestat shifts into the spotlight. He mentioned composer Daniel Hart's excitement around developing Lestat's oeuvre, as well as Lestat's promise to Louis in the finale that he'd soon be going on tour — a step up from the single performance he gives in The Vampire Lestat. "It's not particularly satisfying, is it? For one concert? For just there to be one concert between two books?" Jones mused.

In the same interview, Jones teased what would become of the new vampire Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) and Armand (Assad Zaman), his maker. "There's clearly going to be seeds between Armand and Daniel going forward," he promised, and referred to "The Devil's Minion," the beloved standalone chapter from Queen of the Damned which focuses on Daniel and Armand. "We will do our version of the 'Devil's Minion,' because it's a hotsh-- part that was written. We obviously have a different timeline and things. But we will honor that the way that we do it, which will feel spiritually right."

As for whether Bogosian is ready to play this new version of Daniel? "We talked with Eric," Jones added. "He's only had two scenes to play it, but we talked a lot about the Amish ritual of rumspringa. Just see what happens if you just throw aside all your concerns and you get to go live your little rock and roll. I mean, it's fun to see what an old guy gets to do with vampirism, but also to find a little bit of what Luke [Brandon Field] had at the beginning, when you're not as serious about yourself and self-important, now what do you do? We removed your little mortality issue."

Interview with the Vampire Season 3 cast

Since the season will center on Lestat, we already know that Sam Reid will return. AMC's statement also names Louis (Jacob Anderson), Armand (Assad Zaman), Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian), the vampire Sam Barclay (Christopher Geary), Talamasca member Raglan James (Justin Kirk), Louis' Dubai-based doctor Fareed (Gopal Divan), and Lestat's former lover Nicolas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter). 

New characters who have yet to be cast include Lestat's mother Gabrielle, Lestat's maker Magnus, the ancient vampire Marius, and Those Who Must Be Kept, which is the collective title for Akasha and Enkil, the first known vampires. (There's a lot of lore here.)

Interview with the Vampire Season 3 release date prediction

There's no telling yet when we can expect Interview with the Vampire Season 3, but hopefully the wait between seasons is shorter than the year and a half between Season 1 and Season 2.

Where to watch Interview with the Vampire

The first two seasons of Interview with the Vampire are streaming on AMC+.