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Interview with the Vampire S3 Debuts June 7, Rock-Opera Lestat

6/8/2026

Summary

Lestat Rocks

The third season of Interview with the Vampire premieres on Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on AMC and AMC+.
Showrunner Rolin Jones creates a seven-episode, rock-opera-styled season in which Sam Reid returns as Lestat de Lioncourt, fronting a band that performs the song “Your Biggest Fan” composed by Daniel Hart.
Jacob Anderson reprises Louis de Pointe du Lac as Eric Bogosian’s Daniel Molloy publishes Louis’s interview, prompting Lestat’s retaliation.

Summary

Lestat Tours

Lestat de Lioncourt forms a rock band and tours Detroit, Toronto and Toledo, playing for “vampire truthers” and hostile bloodsuckers.
The setlist includes the original track “Butterscotch Bitch,” which critics call poorly reviewed.
Daniel Molloy, portrayed by Eric Bogosian, films a documentary of the tour, enabling Lestat to counter his earlier book and to use the rock-opera concerts as a public challenge to the vampire code of silence.

Summary

Lestat Evolves

Jennifer Ehle joins the cast as Gabriella, Lestat’s undead mother driven by nymphomania.
Critics say many new characters serve mainly as props and lack substantive development.
Reviewers note the season assumes extensive knowledge of Anne Rice’s universe, making some references inaccessible to casual viewers.
Sam Reid delivers a magnetic, multifaceted performance that helps carry the bold, rock-opera-styled season.

Summary

Lestat Unveils Band

IGN Live premiered a clip from The Vampire Lestat that reveals Lestat’s rock band and aim to create FOMO.
Sam Reid’s Lestat narrates the band’s backstory, lineup and hints at an electric tour.
The clip introduces the “Great Conversion,” a surge in vampires that boosts Lestat’s influence.
The season airs June 7 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on AMC and AMC+, featuring Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, Delainey Hayles and Jennifer Ehle.

History

Historical Context

After The Who’s 1969 rock opera was turned into Ken Russell’s 1975 film “Tommy”—released 19 March 1975 and later reaching ten million copies across its album and orchestral versions—narrative-music concerts became a template for multimedia storytelling. AMC’s 2026 third season of “Interview with the Vampire” follows that lineage, casting Sam Reid as Lestat fronting a rock-opera band.

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Lestat Rocks

The third season of Interview with the Vampire premieres on Sunday, June 7, 2026 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on AMC and AMC+.
Showrunner Rolin Jones creates a seven-episode, rock-opera-styled season in which Sam Reid returns as Lestat de Lioncourt, fronting a band that performs the song “Your Biggest Fan” composed by Daniel Hart.
Jacob Anderson reprises Louis de Pointe du Lac as Eric Bogosian’s Daniel Molloy publishes Louis’s interview, prompting Lestat’s retaliation.

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