“Having previously produced films from such singular works, I recognize both the responsibility and the obligation we owe the material. “The challenge of adapting for television the groundbreaking and immensely compelling work of Anne Rice is both intimidating and exhilarating,” Johnson said in a statement Thursday. Third Anne Rice Series in the Works at AMC Johnson, who has his own overall pact with AMC Studios, will be charged with overseeing the Vampire franchise as AMC plans to build a multiple-show universe as part of the Rice deal. AMC veteran Mark Johnson, who has worked on Breaking Bad, Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul/El Camino, Halt and Catch Fire and Rectify, will also exec produce alongside Jones. Rolin Jones, who inked an overall deal with AMC shortly before the cabler landed rights to the Vampire franchise, will serve as showrunner on the series. Casting for the eight-episode first season has not yet begun. The pickup, which follows a years-long development effort that saw the author’s iconic works jump from Hulu, Paramount TV Studios and Anonymous Content, comes after AMC and its in-house studio landed the rights to 18 of her titles in a May 2020 deal.ĪMC and its streamer, AMC+, will launch Interview With the Vampire in 2022.
The basic cable network has handed out a series order for a scripted series based on the beloved Anne Rice title.
It’s official: Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampireis moving forward at AMC.
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