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[12/01/21 - 09:55 AM]
AMC Networks Greenlights "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches," A New Series Based on the "Lives of the Mayfair Witches" Trilogy for AMC+ and AMC
The second series in an expanding Anne Rice universe, "Mayfair" will follow "Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire" with a late 2022 premiere.

[via press release from AMC Networks]

AMC NETWORKS GREENLIGHTS "ANNE RICE'S MAYFAIR WITCHES," A NEW SERIES BASED ON THE "LIVES OF THE MAYFAIR WITCHES" TRILOGY FOR AMC+ AND AMC

Second Series in an Expanding Anne Rice Universe will Follow "Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire" and Premiere in Late 2022

Esta Spalding is Showrunner, Executive Producer and Writer, Michelle Ashford is Executive Producer and Writer

NEW YORK, NY, December 1, 2021 - AMC Networks today announced it has greenlit "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches," a new series based on the "Lives of the Mayfair Witches" trilogy, for AMC+ and AMC. The second series in an expanding Anne Rice universe, "Mayfair" will follow "Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire" with a late 2022 premiere. The first season of eight episodes will be produced by AMC Studios.

Esta Spalding ("Masters of Sex," "On Becoming a God in Central Florida") and Michelle Ashford ("Masters of Sex," "The Pacific," "John Adams") are both executive producers and writers of the series. Spalding, who has an overall deal with AMC Studios, will serve as showrunner. The series will focus 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.

AMC Networks last year acquired the rights to an expansive collection of Rice's iconic works, encompassing 18 titles including The Vampire Chronicles and The Lives of the Mayfair Witches series, which have delighted fans around the world. Acclaimed and award-winning film and television producer Mark Johnson ("Breaking Bad," "Better Call Saul," "Halt and Catch Fire," "Rectify"), who also has an overall agreement with AMC Studios, is overseeing development of the full Anne Rice collection into a streaming and television universe, with Anne Rice and son Christopher Rice serving as executive producers on all series and films. Together, "The Vampire Chronicles" and "The Lives of the Mayfair Witches" series have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide.

"2022 will be the biggest year for original programming in the history of our company, and we are literally over the moon that it will now include the first two series in an expanding Anne Rice universe built around stories and characters that have captivated millions of fans around the world," said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. "We are also extremely fortunate to have such talented storytellers as Esta and Michelle guiding this adaptation, which will follow the first season of 'Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire' late next year."

Spalding and Ashford said: "The world of witches has fascinated and terrified for centuries, and yet Anne Rice's particular lens on witches explored something new altogether - women who are powerful, and often brutal, and always committed to subverting our current power structures. We are so excited to join our partners AMC and Gran Via Productions in making this mysterious and provocative world come to life."

Johnson said: "With the cornucopia of rich characters, worlds, and stories that Anne Rice has given millions upon millions of readers around the world, AMC now has the privilege of creating a multitude of fascinating, entertaining, and very distinct television series. My good fortune as an executive producer of 'Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire' has now been more than doubled with what Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford are imagining with The Mayfair Witches. While both shows couldn't be more different, they nevertheless find themselves bound under the same bewitching and engaging umbrella."

The Anne Rice catalog AMC acquired last year includes The Vampire Chronicles Series: "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."

The biggest year for original programming in the history of AMC Networks, 2022 will feature the final seasons of three iconic and fan-favorite series - "The Walking Dead," "Killing Eve" and "Better Call Saul" - premieres of a slate of new series including "61st Street," "Dark Winds," "Moonhaven," "Tales of the Walking Dead," "Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches," and returning series like "Kevin Can F**k Himself," "Gangs of London," "A Discovery of Witches" and others. AMC+ will be the streaming destination for all of this programming, commercial-free and ahead of linear television premieres.

About AMC Networks Inc.

AMC Networks is a global entertainment company known for its popular and critically-acclaimed content. Its portfolio of brands includes AMC, BBC AMERICA (operated through a joint venture with BBC Studios), IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv, IFC Films, and a number of fast-growing streaming services, including the AMC+ premium streaming bundle, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now and ALLBLK. AMC Studios, the Company's in-house studio, production and distribution operation, is behind award-winning owned series and franchises, including "The Walking Dead," the highest-rated series in cable history. The Company also operates AMC Networks International, its international programming business, and 25/7 Media, its production services business.





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· ANNE RICE'S INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (AMC)
· ANNE RICE'S MAYFAIR WITCHES (AMC)





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