‘The Vampire Lestat’ Is A Beautifully Brutal Tour De Force
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- Media‘The Vampire Lestat’ Is A Beautifully Brutal Tour De Force By Sabrina Reed,
- Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights.
- It was a risk to go for the same hat trick Anne Rice pulled in her Vampire Chronicles books after the show’s audience has spent four years attuned to Louis’ (Jacob Anderson) voice and perspective.
Media‘The Vampire Lestat’ Is A Beautifully Brutal Tour De Force By Sabrina Reed,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sabrina Reed is a journalist who covers Hollywood and the TV industry.Follow Author Jun 03, 2026, 12:23pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Sam Reid as Lestat de Lioncourt in The Vampire Lestat Sophie Giraud/AMCThe most resonate word to describe the journey The Vampire Lestat takes we, the beautifully unwell, on—over the course of the six episodes available to review—is fearless. Interview with the Vampire’s third season, bearing a new name and Lestat’s (Sam Reid) point of view, is the bravest show you’ll watch this year. In that regard, it follows in the footsteps of its two proceeding seasons while charting its own path.
It was a risk to go for the same hat trick Anne Rice pulled in her Vampire Chronicles books after the show’s audience has spent four years attuned to Louis’ (Jacob Anderson) voice and perspective. But it’s one that pays off in dividends.