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There ’s anAMC Immortal Universe showI’ve not heard any news show about in a while , and I ’d love an update . I ’ve been a repulsion sports fan for many geezerhood , and there ’s no shortage of vampire flick based on books , but when I part hearing about the AMC+ plans for their TV adaptation ofInterview with the lamia , I know I was in for a goody . The show has commit fabled Anne Rice characters to screen in a way I did n’t realize was possible . This upcoming show could preserve doing that .
TheInterview with the Vampirecharactersare pulled straight from Anne Rice ’s book , but with some primal change . Despite this , they never feel wrong to me or in confrontation to the spirit of the Scripture . If anything , they pull out what was most substantive and made it front and heart and soul . It is these characters that may make an appearance in the new AMC show , despiteImmortal Universealso dive into Anne Rice with itsMayfair Witchesshow and the upcomingThe Talamascashow .
AMC ’s Interview with the lamia is idealistic for fan of vampire lore and these 10 series will be excellent for continuing the literary genre splurge .
The Night Island Series Was Announced Back In 2022
Night Island Will Be Based On The Vampire Chronicles
On April 6 , 2022,AMC Networksissued a press dismission confirm that they had orderedNight Island , a digital original show " base on elements within Anne Rice ’s Queen of the Damned . " Third inThe Vampire Chronicles , followingInterview with the VampireandThe Vampire Lestat , this novel followedLestat de Lioncourt ’s story , from his perspective . Night Island was an island ladder by Armandthat featured in " The Story of Daniel , the Devil ’s Minion , or the Boy from Interview with the Vampire , " one of my favorite chapters . Lestat narrated it as Daniel , opine Daniel ’s distributor point of thought .
Interview with the Vampireseason 3 is await to be released sometime in 2025 .
In April 2023,AMC Networksprovided some more detail . The show " will premiere across all AMC Networks digital , streaming , and linear platforms in the quaternary one-quarter of 2023.“The " six - part short - form " digital - only show was not released in 2023 , and no update have been shared since , to my curiosity - I hope this time lag does n’t stand for cancelation . The show will follow " a pair of fine art thieves intending to steal a fabled painting who go surreptitious on Night Island , " and who are unluckily ignorant of the island ’s vampiric resident and patronage .
Night Island Could Be The Most Fun Series In Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe
Night Island Is A Highlight Of The Vampire Chronicles
There are lots of things that place the premise ofNight Islandapart as a large estimation for AMC . I think a digital - only series has peg , but after the achiever ofInterview with the Vampireseason 2 , I ’m sureNight Islandcould be a peer for TV program . I ’m also excited about the idea of a short - form series with episodes of just 10 or 15 minutes ; this would slot nicely into my fussy evening . However , it would be a Trygve Halvden Lie if I say I did n’t want a whole long - sort installment for each standout point of " the Devil ’s Minion"chapter .
This chapter centered Daniel , who is probably my fourth favored character inThe Vampire Chronicles , after Lestat , Louis , and Armand , of class . This may not sound substantial , but there was a huge corps de ballet of characters across Anne Rice ’s sprawling saga , and Daniel was n’t really mentioned much . But I " catch him " , specially as a fellow writer , and I ’m glad that theInterview with the Vampireshow is giving him the grandness he deserves . Despite its art thief focus , I imagineNight Islandmust also contact on its canonical and entertaining centerpieces - Daniel and Armand .
How Night Island Could Tie Into Other Immortal Universe Shows
Night Island Could Refer Back To Interview With The Vampire
Interview with the Vampiregave Daniel a openhanded role than he had in the book , andNight Islandcould ramp up on that . question with the Vampirewill be " revving up " Daniel ’s rolegoing into next seasons as well , as confirm by Daniel actor Eric Bogosian . This sets the stage perfectly forNight Island , withthe only additional knottiness being , of row , the rooter - favorite Anne Rice mate that is Daniel and Armand , which take spot at Night Island and throughout its storyline . If I said that this twain deserves their own TV show , it would be an understatement .
As one of the most explicitly queer office of the book series , the " Night Island " storyline describe Armand ’s debatable pursuit of Daniel , and the eventual turning of the tables , whereby Daniel wished he could find Armand . The two fell in love amidst a bizarre and often hilarious courting , involving frightful sweet talker , eight phones , and three ( genuine ) shipwrecks . The romanticism is well deserving exploring inNight Island , even if marginalized beside the art thief protagonist . It ’s an function that , in some ways , I ’ve already seen begin inInterview with the Vampire .
Showrunner Rolin Jones confirmed thatInterview with the Vampireseason 3 will indeed explore the " Devil ’s Minion " plot whirl .
Armand plough Daniel into a vampire at the end ofInterview with the Vampireseason 2 , which hap in the " Night Island " plot line in the books . Showrunner Rolin Jones affirm thatInterview with the Vampireseason 3will indeed explore the " Devil ’s Minion " plot of ground wind , speaking toTheWrap . I wonder if the inevitable crossover betweenInterview with the VampireandNight Islandis what do delays toNight Island , as the show irons out its adaptation of Armand and Daniel ’s relationship . Whatever the case may be , I hope this promisingImmortal Universeshow will get released .
Sources : AMC web , TheWrap
Based on Anne Rice ’s various novel series , such as The Vampire Chronicles and life of the Mayfair Witches , Immortal Universe is a gothic - repulsion fantasy media dealership create by AMC and spearhead by Anne Rice ’s son , Christopher Rice , following her departure . The franchise began in 2022 with a television version of Interview with the Vampire and was continued in 2023 with Anne Rice ’s Mayfair Witches .
