‘Interview with the Vampire’ Season 3 Trailer Reveals the Focus Shift on the Rock Star Era of The Vampire Lestat!! Check It Out!!

Anne Rice‘s Immortal Universe is about to undergo a rocking transformation. In just under two months, on June 9, Interview with the Vampire will return to AMC and AMC+ for Season 3 with a new name to celebrate a new era — The Vampire Lestat‘s era. Based on the second book in Rice‘s The Vampire Chronicles series, it’ll shift the perspective to that of Sam Reid‘s charismatic blood-sucker as he leaves New Orleans behind to begin his new chapter as the first-ever immortal rock star on a multi-city tour that will never be forgotten. With his interview opposite Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian), he’ll look to both set the record straight and set hearts ablaze with his tale that’s both electric and haunting.

Ahead of the premiere, AMC has now officially pulled back the curtain with a full trailer showing exactly what to expect from Lestat’s big spotlight. He has a lot to offer Daniel, having seen everything from the French Revolution to the atomic bomb, but for now, he wants to focus on his era. Lestat hit his prime on the stage, drawing thousands of adoring fans as he rocked out to both original tunes and classics like Billy Idol‘s “Dancing with Myself” as heard in the footage. However, he was never satisfied, seeking to draw not just millions, but billions to his shows, all in the name of rewriting the book on who he is. What he may instead find, however, is a bloody reckoning as he’s haunted by the “muses” of his past and his own immortality comes back to bite him.

The new teaser makes one thing certain above all else: This will be IWTV‘s most explosive season to date. Now sitting in the spot once occupied by his former lover, Louis (Jacob Anderson), he’ll be forced to confront his actions in addition to his heights as a rock god. AMC has gone all out for the occasion, too. Already, AMC Global Media and Lakeshore Records have released two very real singles from the fictional artist’s catalog, “Long Face” and “All Fall Down,” sung by Reid himself and with lyrics and music by the show’s composer, Daniel Hart. Both can be found on the official Vampire Lestat artist page on major digital music platforms, with new tracks rolling out throughout the coming months that will further shape his musical legacy.

Who Else Is Involved in ‘The Vampire Lestat’?

A new chapter for Lestat will also surely mean a new phase in his love-hate relationship with Louis, something further affected by the vampire’s new rockstar lifestyle. In addition to Reid, Bogosian, and Anderson, though, The Vampire Lestat will also feature the talents of Assad Zaman, Delainey Hayles, and Jennifer Ehle. Creator, writer, and showrunner Rolin Jones is back at the helm after steering the series to two acclaimed seasons that brought Rice‘s first book to life. With influences drawn from David Bowie, Kurt Cobain, and even Jim Morrison, Lestat’s era is bound to be big, loud, and unlike anything seen in the romantic, fantastical gothic horror series so far.