After the success of the most recent adaptation of Interview with the Vampire and the recent release of Mayfair Witches, AMC is getting ready to take many of Anne Rice’s stories to the screen in the form of multiple TV series, creating its own universe and a huge franchise.

While speaking with Collider, producer Mark Johnson has declared that he’s working on several projects related to the Immortal Universe created by Rice, with Interview with the Vampire and Mayfair Witches just being the tip of the iceberg on what’s to come:

“We’re developing three other things, at the same time, all of them different. People ask me what these shows have in common, or what these books have in common, and I actually think it’s her characters, no matter how tortured or odd. Her vampires, unlike most vampires that we see all the time, are human beings. It’s not humans and vampires. There are human beings who happen to be vampires, and they all suffer from loss of love, lack of love, and lack of friendship. The idea that we all say, “Wouldn’t it be great to live forever?,” of course, that would be terrible. You’d fall in love with your partner, your parents would die, and you’d still be there, the same age. Some of the themes are the same. […] In ‘Mayfair Witches,’ there’s that whole middle section about the family and you go off to Haiti, and there’s a series in there. Is there a show to be made about Lasher [Jack Huston]? Is there a show to be made about the Fang Gang? There’s no book that is about the Talamasca, but I think there’s a great series about the Talamasca. Their job is to monitor these extraordinary events and creatures, and not get involved, but to watch. So, I think the answer is yes, this will keep going”

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The Story Behind Mayfair Witches

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Created by Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford, the series adapts Rice’s Lives of the Mayfair Witches. The story follows Rowan Fielding, a talented neurosurgeon who discovers she is the heiress of a family of witches. Her life changes radically while she tries to deal with her new powers and confronts a sinister force that’s been surrounding her family for generations.

The show stars Alexandra Daddario, Jack Huston, Tongayi Chirisa, Beth Grant, Jan Richards, Hannah Alline, and Harry Hamlin. Mayfair Witches had a fantastic debut, surpassing the numbers of Interview with the Vampire and becoming one of the biggest hits on AMC+.