TV AMC announces Interview With the Vampire season 2 premiere date, expands Anne Rice TV universe A third series is currently in development based on the Order of the Talamasca, the author's fictional secret society. By Sydney Bucksbaum Sydney Bucksbaum Sydney Bucksbaum is a writer at Entertainment Weekly covering all things pop culture – but TV is her one true love. She currently lives in Los Angeles but grew up in Chicago so please don't make fun of her accent when it slips out. EW's editorial guidelines Published on February 6, 2024 04:30PM EST Photo: Alfonso Bresciani/AMC The magic of Anne Rice's TV universe keeps growing. On Tuesday, AMC announced a ton of intel at the Television Critics Association winter press tour regarding new seasons of Interview With the Vampire and Mayfair Witches, as well as a third series that is currently in development to expand what is now officially dubbed the Anne Rice Immortal Universe. Interview With the Vampire will return for season 2 on Sunday, May 12. The show picks up in the year 2022, with vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) recounting his life story to journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) after the bloody events in New Orleans in 1940 when Louis and teen vampire Claudia (now played by Delainey Hayles) tried to kill Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid). The adventure continues as Louis and Claudia escape to Europe on a quest to discover Old World Vampires and the Theatre Des Vampires in Paris, and it's there that Louis meets vampire Armand (Assad Zaman). Louis and Armand's love affair will prove to have devastating consequences both in the past and in the future. Breaking Bad and Suits alum David Costabile is joining the cast as a guest star in the role of Leonard, a seasoned TV personality who has a run-in with Molloy. Other recurring guest stars this season include Roxane Duran as Madeleine and Bally Gill as "Real Rashid." Meanwhile Mayfair Witches has begun production on an eight-episode second season in New Orleans with some new cast additions. Alyssa Jirrels (Fatal Attraction) joins as a series regular in the role of Moira Mayfair, Rowan Fielding’s (Alexandria Daddario) cousin and a mind reader who blames the family and Lasher (Jack Huston) for the death of her sister Tessa. Ted Levine (Big Sky) joins as a recurring guest star, playing Julien Mayfair, Cortland’s (Harry Hamlin) father and a master manipulator and diabolical presence that haunts the family. And Thora Birch (American Beauty) joins as a guest star, playing Gifford Mayfair, a self-deprecating tarot card reader and wannabe bohemian who lately spends a lot of time at her lake house. The series will return later this year. And AMC is now developing a potential third series within the same universe. Written and executive produced by John Lee Hancock, the new show is based on Rice's fictional secret society the Order of the Talamasca, which is featured in several of her novels as psychic detectives who investigate and monitor supernatural beings. No other details, including the show's title or cast, has been revealed at this time, but if it wasn't clear before, it's truly clear now that Rice's works really are immortal. Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Related content: Jacob Anderson promises 'there will be surprises' in Interview With the Vampire season 2 Get the first look at new, bloodthirsty Claudia in Interview With the Vampire season 2 sneak peek Sam Reid teases Lestat's return in 'spine-tinglingly' good Interview With the Vampire season 2 Interview With the Vampire recasts Claudia for season 2 Interview With the Vampire finale review: A great twist saves a lame twist Interview With the Vampire stars talk bringing Louis and Lestat's 'toxic' relationship to life