Summary
Interview with the Vampire, which is now on Netflix, has a nearly perfect Rotten Tomatoes score. The AMC show, which premiered in 2022, is adapted from the Anne Rice seriesThe Vampire Chronicles, with the first two seasons adapting the first and second halves of the 1976 novel that gives the show its name. Its cast includes Jacob Anderson as the brooding New Orleans-based vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, Sam Reid as the decadent French vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, and Bailey Bass as Claudia, theirde factovampire daughter who was recast with Delainey Hayles in season 2.
The popular show has spawned a growing franchise known asAnne Rice’s Immortal Universe. In addition to the upcomingInterview with the Vampireseason 3, which will adapt the 1985 novelThe Vampire Lestat,the franchise includes the showMayfair Witches, which is adapted from the Anne Rice book seriesLives of the Mayfair Witchesand stars Alexandra Daddario as a member of a family of witches. Other upcoming projects in the works include the spinoffThe Talamasca, about the titular secret society, and the digital seriesThe Night Island, inspired by 1988’sThe Queen of the Damned.
Why Claudia Was Recast For Interview With The Vampire Season 2
Bailey Bass originally played Claudia in Interview with the Vampire on AMC, but the character was recast for the horror show’s second season.
Interview With The Vampire’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Explained
Critics Have Loved Both Seasons Of The Anne Rice Show
Even with two seasons now out in the world,Interview with the Vampirereviewshave been universally stellar. On Rotten Tomatoes,critics have given the show a near-perfect average score of 98%at the time of writing, which far exceeds the scores ofMayfair Witches(44%), the 1994Interview with the Vampiremovie (63%), or even the comparable popular AMC horror showThe Walking Dead(79% average). The show’s Popcornmeter score (formerly known as the audience score) also shows a strong average of 79%. Below, see a breakdown of how both seasons have performed individually on Rotten Tomatoes:
Interview with the Vampireseason 1
98%
72%
Interview with the Vampireseason 2
85%
Critics have been on board with the show from the beginning, giving it such consistently solid scores thatthe Tomatometer for both seasons reflects the exact same number as its near-perfect average. However, the audience has also grown to appreciate the show even more over time, with the score leaping up by a whopping 13%. Users are praising the same things that critics have pointed out in their reviews, including the work of theInterview with the Vampirecast, the show’s elegant production design and costuming, and its delicate writing work as a modernized adaptation.
Why It’s Not Too Late To Catch Up On The Interview With The Vampire Show
Interview With The Vampire Season 1 Is Now On Netflix
At the time of writing, the seven-episodeInterview with the Vampireseason 1 is on Netflix. It is not too late to catch up on the show, because it is still its early days. Between the two seasons,there are only 15 total episodes, which represents less than one season of a traditional hourlong network drama. Season 3 will also be a good time to join, as it breaks new adaptational ground, moving forward from the storyline that will be familiar to those who have seen the classic 1994 movie based on the same book as seasons 1 and 2.
Interview with the Vampire
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Based on Anne Rice’s novel series that began in 1976, Interview with the Vampire is a gothic horror fantasy series that explores the life of Louis de Pointe du Lac through an interview with a journalist. Told through flashbacks of Louis' life during the interview, the series examines Louis' relationship with the vampire that turned him, Lestat de Lioncourt, and a teenage girl named Claudia, whom he turns. The series is the first of Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe media franchise.
