How AMC’s “Mayfair Witches” Oversimplifies a Rich Story

Anne Rice’s biggest claim to fame will always be “Interview With the Vampire” and the ensuing Vampire Chronicles. However, most casual horror fans don’t know that her impressive catalog also features a multigenerational saga about a family of witches. Beginning with “The Witching Hour,” Rice wrote a trilogy of novels following a matrilineal line of […]

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“Mayfair Witches” Review – AMC’s Anne Rice Series Casts an Uneven Spell

Anne Rice is known for her vampires. Her 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire is considered a seminal text on the undead world thanks in large part to a progressive 1994 adaptation starring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise. What many casual fans may not know is that Rice is also well-versed in the world of […]

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“Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches” Teaser – First Footage from AMC Series

AMC kicked off their brand new Anne Rice Universe with “Interview with the Vampire” over the weekend, and up next from the team is “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches.” The upcoming series is an adaptation of Anne Rice’s novels in the “Mayfair Witches” saga, and it’s coming in 2023. Watch the teaser below and expect the […]

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Jack Huston Will Play Shape-Shifting Anne Rice Character in “Mayfair Witches” TV Series

Jack Huston (House of Gucci) has joined the cast of AMC’s Anne Rice series “Mayfair Witches,” with THR reporting this afternoon that he’ll be playing the shape-shifting Lasher. THR details in their report, “Jack Huston will play Lasher, a powerful shape shifter who has been bound to the Mayfair witches for hundreds of years.” Alexandra […]

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Annabeth Gish and More Join Anne Rice Series “Mayfair Witches”

In addition to “Interview With the Vampire,” AMC will also soon be serving up a small screen take on Anne Rice‘s “Mayfair Witches,” and more casting has been announced today. Deadline reports that Annabeth Gish (The Fall of the House of Usher; Midnight Mass) has joined the cast as Diedre, alongside the previously announced Alexandra […]

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“Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches” – Harry Hamlin Joins the Mayfair Family

Harry Hamlin, who you might remember from the original 1981 Clash of the Titans, has signed on for a series regular role in the AMC series “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches”, Deadline reports. The 8-episode series focuses on an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with […]

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Alexandra Daddario Will Star in Anne Rice Series “Mayfair Witches” for AMC

In addition to “Interview with the Vampire,” AMC is also turning the late Anne Rice‘s “Mayfair Witches” saga into a TV series, with Alexandra Daddario (Texas Chainsaw 3D) signing on. Variety reports that Daddario will play the lead role in “Mayfair Witches.” She plays Rowan, “a brilliant doctor who grapples with her fate as the […]

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R.I.P. Anne Rice, Author of “The Vampire Chronicles” Novels, Has Passed Away at 80

Tragic news this Sunday morning as we’ve learned that Anne Rice, the prolific horror writer behind the iconic “Interview With the Vampire” and the entire “The Vampire Chronicles” book series, passed away last night due to complications resulting from a stroke. She was 80. “Earlier tonight, Anne passed away due to complications resulting from a […]

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