AMC Immortal returns for a third season of their adaptation of Anne Rice’s famous Vampire Chronicles.
Where Seasons 1 (our review here) and 2 (review here) followed the (mis)adventures of Louis and Claudia, adhering to events of the first book, Season 3 goes into the second book in the series, The Vampire Lestat.
The series focuses not only on Lestat’s career as a rockstar, but also on his life, as he aims to set the record — or should we say book — straight on the subject of the picture Louis painted of him in the infamous interview. Thus we get plenty of pre-Revolutionary Auvergne, and near-Revolutionary Paris, with beautiful scenes and costumes. As well as other parts of Renaissance Europe. The clockpunk sets are meticulous, the costumes period-accurate. So like the first two seasons, The Vampire Lestat merits a review here at Never Was.
The show is a continuation of the events in the final episodes of Season 2. While it is not strictly necessary to have seen those in order to enjoy the third season, if you’re just here for Lestat and his rockstar era or the music, however, I do recommend it. If only so you have an idea of who the characters are.
The casting is again on point. Sam Reid continues to prove he was the best possible choice for Lestat, and the same can be said of the other leads in this season. A special mention goes to Sheila Atim, whose portrayal of Akasha is incredibly powerful. I look forward to seeing more of her in the upcoming season, Queen of the Damned.
An additional bonus, and also proof how meticulous the creators are: all music for the show that is by The Vampire Lestat has been specifically created by composer Daniel Hart with vocals by Sam Reid himself. Who does a good job singing as well as acting. I very much applaud how in-depth the show has gone here.
This is a series that continues to push at boundaries and does so well. The character development is enticing and alluring, the acting is award-worthy and every season is better than the last. Yes, the creators have taken liberties with the books, and I can imagine that if you’re a diehard fan that will be difficult to swallow, but they have made them in a way that still feels true to the source material. Even though some things (which I won’t get into, as I don’t with to spoil it for you) are different, this is still clearly Anne Rice’s world.
All three seasons are streaming on Netflix.
