Anne Rice's MAYFAIR WITCHES Adds Annabeth Gish And More To Cast!
Everyone knows the name Anne Rice, especially us Horror fans. Without her, we would have never met the Vampire’s Louis or Lestat and the world of “The Vampire Chronicles” might not have ever given us Interview With The Vampire. Thankfully, the fates determined we would get such lonely vampires but what of witches? Anne Rice thought of everything and thus, The Mayfair Witches were born.
AMC has the proper rights for everything in The Vampire Chronicles and we will be getting a new series based on The Mayfair Witches as well as Interview With The Vampire.
On Thursday, it was announced that the upcoming television version of Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches has added an array of actors, including Midnight Mass and The Fall of the House of Usher's Annabeth Gish, who will recur as Diedre.
Tongayi Chirisa (Palm Springs, Antebellum) is also joining the cast as Citroen in a series regular role. Beth Grant (Rain Man, No Country for Old Men) will recur as Carlotta, Erica Gimpel (God Friended Me) will recur as Ellie, and Jen Richards (Her Story) will play Jojo. They will join existing cast members Alexandra Daddario as Rowan Mayfair and Harry Hamlin as Cortland Mayfair.
Here’s a little background on The Mayfair Witches storyline.
The series focuses on an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations. Mayfair Witches is written and executive produced by Masters of Sex alums Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford, and will have eight episodes in its first season.
AMC has everything related to The Vampire Chronicles on lock when they acquired the rights. AMC secured the rights to Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, The Tale of the Body Thief, Memnoch The Devil, The Vampire Armand, Pandora, Vittorio the Vampire, Blood and Gold, Prince Lestat, Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis, and Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat; The Lives Of The Mayfair Witches Series: The Witching Hour, Lasher, Taltos; and The Vampire Chronicles/The Lives Of The Mayfair Witches Crossover Novels: Merrick, Blackwood Farm, and Blood Canticle
That’s a whole lotta vampires and witches! We’ll have more as it develops.
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