AMC NETWORKS RENEWS ANNE RICE’S INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE FOR A THIRD SEASON

NEW YORK, NY – June 26, 2024 – AMC Networks today announced it has renewed the critically acclaimed series Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire for a third season, days before the finale of its second season on AMC and AMC+. The first series in its Anne Rice Immortal Universe, Interview has attracted a loyal base of passionate fans, excellent reviews and has the rare distinction of receiving 98-point scores for both its first and second seasons on Rotten Tomatoes.

Anne Rice Immortal Universe now includes three series: Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, which is currently in production on its second season, and the recently greenlit Anne Rice’s The Talamasca (wt). 

In season three, resentful of the perfunctory portrayal in the trashy bestseller “Interview With The Vampire,” the Vampire Lestat sets his story straight in a way only the Vampire Lestat can—by starting a band and going on tour.  Gabrielle. Nicholas. Magnus. Marius. Those Who Must Be Kept. They join Louis, Armand, Molloy, Sam, Raglan, Fareed and others we can’t tell you about yet on a sexy pilgrimage across space, time and trauma. No Auto-Tuning. No Trigger Warnings. All Feels Amplified. 

HBO HARRY POTTER Series Finds Its Writer And Director

Francesca Gardiner to Showrun and Executive Produce, and Mark Mylod to Executive Produce and Direct Multiple Episodes of the HBO Original Series

HBO, in association with Warner Bros. Television, has named Francesca Gardiner (HBO’s “Succession” and “His Dark Materials,” “Killing Eve”) as showrunner and executive producer, and Mark Mylod (HBO’s “Succession,” “Game of Thrones” and “The Last of Us”) as executive producer and director of multiple episodes of the upcoming original Harry Potter series. The new series, currently in development, will be available on Max’s expanding global footprint.

Series Info: The series will be a faithful adaptation of the beloved “Harry Potter” book series by author and executive producer J.K. Rowling. The series will feature a new cast to lead a new generation of fandom, full of the fantastic detail and much-loved characters “Harry Potter” fans have loved for over twenty-five years. Each season will bring “Harry Potter” and these incredible adventures to new audiences around the world, while the original, classic and cherished films will remain at the core of the franchise and available to watch globally.

Lady Jane Grey, who ruled as Queen of England for only nine days was beheaded in 1553. My Lady Jane tells the alternate history the way that it should have happened. The damsel in distress rescues herself and her kingdom. This adventure is an epic tale of true love mixed in with fantasy and comedy, staring Emily Bader as Lady Jane and Edward Bluemel as Lord Guildford Dudley.

In the series, Jane’s mother is forcing her to wed, much to her horror. Anna Chancellor plays her mother, Lady Frances Grey, and Rob Brydon plays Guildford’s father, Lord Dudley. The two recently spoke with SciFi Vision about working on the series, including why they wanted to be a part of it, what family means to each of their characters, and working with the elaborate costumes.

In 1553, the young Tudor nobelwoman, Lady Jane Grey, was Queen of England for only nine days and then beheaded. My Lady Jane rewrites history to be the way that it should have happened: the damsel in distress doesn’t need rescuing; she saves herself – and then her kingdom. This alternate history is a tale of true love mixed with fantasy and comedy. The series stars Emily Bader in the title role and Edward Bluemel as Lord Guildford Dudley.

SciFi Vision recently spoke with series creator, executive producer, and writer, Gemma Burgess, as well as executive producer and writer, Meredith Glynn, about adapting the series from the book by Cynthia Hand. During the interview they spoke about why they wanted to make the series, what they kept from the book and what they changed, the music in the series, and more.

Food. Italy. Love. Three amazing things that come together in the latest Hallmark movie, Two Scoops of Italy.

The movie, which features Hunter King as Chef Danielle, follows a young chef to Italy, where she tries to find inspiration after losing her restaurant and passion for the culinary business. While there, she meets Giancarlo (Michele Rosiello), who becomes a tour guide, friend and….more? You will need to tune in to find out! 

In an exclusive interview with SciFi Vision, King talked about how she got to travel on location for the movie, making the experience that much better. 

“It was filmed in Italy, just all outside of Rome, at just the most beautiful, romantic places you've ever seen, just as charming in real life as they look on screen,” she shared. “It was incredible. I mean, a lot of things don't film where they're really set, and I was lucky enough to get a movie that was actually filmed in Italy, and it was amazing.” 

***The following contains major spoilers for the season finale***

Tonight’s all-new episode of Doctor Who, “Empire of Death,” brought an end to the season, as well as the storylines surrounding both the mystery of Ruby (Millie Gibson)’s mother and the arrival of Sutekh, while also posing some new questions. In the episode, Sutekh revealed his plans, which was to turn everyone on every planet the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) ever visited to dust. It started out as a bit of a shock when first Kate (Jemma Redgrave) and everyone at UNIT, and then subsequently, Ruby’s family, as well as even Mrs. Flood (Anita Dobson) were killed. Eventually the whole planet was wiped out, leaving it up to the Doctor, Ruby, and Mel (Bonnie Langford) to find a way to bring them back. It all culminated when the Doctor realized that Sutekh wouldn’t kill them until he learned the secret of Ruby’s birth mother’s identity, which Ruby used to lure him close enough for them to hook him to the TARDIS and pull him into the time vortex, where the Doctor could use death to kill death and therefore bring back life.

First let me say, the beats of the episode and the way it was shot made it feel very exciting, and as always, Gatwa and Gibson were a treat. Bringing Mel into the mix to round out the trio made it even better.

The set of the Remembered TARDIS was extremely cool and one of my favorite parts of the episode. I absolutely loved how it was filled with memories from the series, like pieces of the Doctor’s old costumes, and many other little references for fans. There were even some other outright references to old episodes outside of it, with the Doctor saving the world with a spoon, as well as Mrs. Flood calling him a “Clever Boy.”

Thursday, the newest episode of Criminal Minds: Evolution drops on Paramount Plus. The crime series follows the Behavioral Analysis Unit as they track the most heinous of serial killers. This season, the team is being forced to work with Elias Voit (Zach Gilford), who has been transferred back to local federal custody after negotiating a deal, to hopefully shed some light on the mysterious Gold Star.

Recently, SciFi Vision spoke with showrunner Erica Messer about working on the series, which she has been a part of for nineteen years, how it has changed her life, and much more.

Yesterday, Hotel Cocaine premiered on MGM Plus. The series tells of Roman Compte (Danny Pino) Cuban exile and manager of the Miami Mutany Hotel in the 70s and early 80s where it is the glamorous and glitzy center of the cocaine scene in the city. The nightclub, restaurant, and hotel were often visited by not only drug traffickers, businessman, politicians, and celebrities, but even law enforcement. Compte is at the center, reaching for his American dream, but it has the potential to all come crashing down when DEA Agent Zulio (Michael Chiklis) threatens his family and way of life, if he doesn’t help him catch his brother, drug dealer Nestor Cabal (Yul Vazquez).

Recently, SciFi Vision spoke with stars Corina Bradley, who plays Valeria, Compte’s daughter, Tania Watson, who plays his wife, Marisol, and Laura Gordon who plays Janice Nichols, the head of the Mutiny Girls, as well as creator, Chris Brancato, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer, and Guillermo Navarro, who also executive produces and directed the pilot.

Today, My Life is Murder returns to both Acorn TV and BBC America with the first two episodes of the eight episode fourth season. The series follows private investigator Alexa Crowe (Lucy Lawless) as she solves murders with the help of her tech guru Madison (Ebony Vagulans).

Recently, star Lawless spoke with SciFi Vision about the cases that fans can expect this time around, Alexa confronting her past this season, hanging out with the cast, difficulties in working with cats, if she would want to direct on the series, what she would be doing if she wasn’t acting, and much, much more.

Doctor Who Trailer - 6/21/24
14.00 - "Empire of Death"
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Dust to dust...

Below is a trailer from the season finale of Doctor Who, "Empire of Death." Doctor Who premieres at 6/21 on Disney+ and 6.22 on BBC iPlayer. Check it out below.