Louis meets Lestat, an 18th century French vampire, and they eventually consummate their love by exchanging blood in a breathtaking scene that borders between extreme violence and deep intimacy. Instead of portraying slaves like expendable livestock for the vampires, they hunt around the city, which provides a more palatable and invigorating premise. This is a much-needed improvement on the original book’s plot-line where he was a plantation owner, and it gives us a look at New Orleans’ multicultural history. Louis de Pointe du Lac is a Black Creole man who runs a successful line of brothels in New Orleans’ Storyville in the 1910s. The main actors, Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid have incredible chemistry that heats up the room even during disturbingly gory scenes, but they can also pull off the comedic dynamic of an old bickering couple with elegant gay charm. This is why when the series version went above and beyond by fully and unashamedly expanding upon their relationship, it was met with critical acclaim. The movie version, however, undermines the book by removing the homoerotic relations between Louis and Lestat. Her novel follows two vampires, Louis and Lestat, who attempt to heal their dilapidated relationship by taking on a young girl, Claudia, as their daughter-of-sorts. Rice’s son, Chris Rice, continues to have a hand in these productions.īest-selling author and New Orleans native, Anne Rice grew up right on St Charles. We already have another series of hers out called “Mayfair Witches,” and the “Interview with the Vampire” series has been renewed for a second season. In fact, AMC purchased the rights to 18 Anne Rice novels and plans to make multiple contents from her “Immortal Universe” of witches, vampires, and more. The author of the novel herself, Anne Rice, played a role in producing the eight-episode series before her death in December 2021. Many of us are familiar with the 1994 film “Interview with the Vampire,” but the new series adaptation far exceeds both the film and the original novel by highlighting experiences around race and sexuality.

Sam reid interview with the vampire