The Vampire Diaries is the most successful saga of acclaimed author Anne Rice. The first novel in the series interview with the vampirewas adapted to the big screen in 1994, with Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise leading the cast.
Now, almost 30 years later, comes a remake to the small screen for the AMC+ network, which was announced last year and, after months of waiting, the first official images finally came out. We will see Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis de Pointe du Lac again in the flesh!
Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson lead the cast
This time, Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson will play Lestat and Louis. Additionally, the cast is joined by Bailey Bass as Claudia, Kalyne Coleman as Grace, and Christian Robinson as Levi. The 1994 film also featured Kirsten Dunst and Antonio Banderas in the cast.
Let us remember that the plot of this story revolves around Louis, who narrates to a journalist the series of events that led him to be turned into a vampire by Lestat and how his life has been since then.
The success of interview with the vampire
Till the date, interview with the vampire (1994) is one of the great references of vampire cinema and continues to be included in the lists of the best films that show these creatures that, par excellence, represent the horror genre. In addition, it was acclaimed by magazine critics such as Forbes, New York Times, GQamong other.
The success of the book, which was written in 1973 but published until 1976, was even greater. Anne Rice was one of the most acclaimed horror writers of all time, selling over 150 million copies of her books. The reception of interview with the vampire was so good that Anne set out to write sequels, thus forming the The Vampire Diaries.
What is known about the series?
The new adaptation will have an eight-episode season and will premiere this year, although it is not yet known exactly when. AMC has the adaptation rights to all the books of The Vampire Diaries in its entirety, so we may see all these stories on our screens in the future.
Although these are the first images released, we had already had a little taste of this series with the mini clip which premiered a few months ago during the SuperBowl.
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