I remember the audition that they sent, there a lot of in brackets ‘in French,’ but all of the lines were written in English. I put a tape down, I got sent the script and I just thought it was extraordinary, and Rolin had just done such a fantastic job of translating the mood of Anne Rice in his script. I didn’t know if I would ever get the opportunity to play one to be honest, but I read that they were turning it into a television series and I had hoped that I would get the chance to do an audition for it. Sam Reid: I had read the books as a teenager, I’ve been a big vampire fan - all kinds of vampire media and books and films - my whole life. This interview had been condensed for concision and clarity. Read on for TheWrap’s Q&A with Reid, where he delves deep into his character’s psychology and the seductive, enduring nature of vampire stories. Written, executive produced and showrun by Rolin Jones, the contemporary adaptation of the gothic classic sticks true to the original text while reimagining some of its aspects, like exploring the racialized power dynamics between the couple, and aging up Claudia (Bailey Bass), Louis and Lestat’s daughter.

He changes all the time and he’s never one thing,” Reid told TheWrap in an interview, later adding, “The relationship between Louis and Lestat is at the heart of that series and they always come back to each other and they destroy each other and making sure that, really, from Season 1, it’s established that they’re in this romantic relationship.”īased on Anne Rice’s seminal book of the same name, the sprawling series (which has already received an early Season 2 renewal) spans centuries, excavating Louis and Lestat’s carnal romance in early 20th century Jim Crow-era New Orleans and tracing the former’s modern-day recollections as told to veteran journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian).

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