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AMC Relaunches Interview With the Vampire as The Vampire Lestat

The June 7 U.S. premiere reframes Season 3 around Lestat’s rock‑star tour, using original songs and live events to reposition the series for new viewers.

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.