Overview
- The Vampire Lestat premiered Sunday, June 7, 2026, on AMC and AMC+ and will air seven episodes on a weekly schedule through mid‑July.
- Season 3 shifts the narrative point of view from Louis to Lestat, centering on his reinvention as an immortal rock star who stages an electric multi‑city tour.
- AMC has run a music‑first marketing campaign that included a June 2 Beacon Theatre concert with Sam Reid performing original songs and rolling releases on streaming services that AMC cited as about 3.5 million Spotify streams so far.
- Sam Reid returns as Lestat alongside Jacob Anderson, Eric Bogosian, Assad Zaman and Delainey Hayles, with new cast members such as Jennifer Ehle and Damien Atkins joining the season.
- UK viewers do not get the U.S. premiere schedule; Radio Times reports the series is expected to arrive on BBC iPlayer this summer but no launch date has been confirmed.