Vampires are having a renaissance in the media lately. Between the acclaimed television series Interview with the Vampire and movies like Sinners, Abigail, and Nosferatu, vampire fans have plenty to watch.
Ryan Coogler's vampire horror film Sinners opened to $60 million during its first weekend in cinemas, an impressive feat for an original horror movie. Not only is Sinners a massive win for the horror community, but it's also fantastic that an original concept can still perform so well at the box office.
The film starring Michael B. Jordan as twin brothers also earned a 98% approval score on Rotten Tomatoes, earning near-unanimous praise from critics and viewers alike. Sinners even achieved the incredibly miraculous feat of earning an 'A' CinemaScore, the first time ever for a horror film.
Given the movie's success, many viewers will likely walk away hungry for more vampire content, and Interview with the Vampire is the perfect pick. Like Sinners, Interview with the Vampire is a vampire story set in the Deep South.
Why you need to watch Interview with the Vampire ASAP
It's a progressive and queer series with a Black vampire in the leading role of Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson), the titular vampire who sits down with journalist Daniel Molloy to discuss his life in 1910s New Orleans and his romantic saga with Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid), along with their unique paternal relationship to vampire progeny Claudia (Bailey Bass and Delainey Hayles).
Unlike Sinners, the AMC series isn't an "original" concept as it is based on Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles books. But the show's writers and actors have taken the source material in a new and fascinating direction, making the series far more explicit with its queerness than in Rice's books, to the point that the show has been heralded as one of the most essential LGBTQ television series of the 21st century.
The first two seasons of Interview with the Vampire have already premiered, chronicling the complicated relationship between Louis, Lestate, and Armand (Assad Zaman). AMC has renewed the show for a third season already, which will follow Lestat as he embraces his new life as a rock star, based on the book The Vampire Lestat.
Interview with the Vampire is arguably the show that ignited the recent vampire craze. It debuted to significant acclaim back in 2022, and several other vampire media projects followed after.
That said, despite Interview with the Vampire receiving glowing praise, the show has struggled to find a large audience. It does have a loyal fanbase, but this is a series that deserves more attention, especially during awards season. We've got to get some Emmy Awards for Anderson, Reid, and Hayles before it ends.
Interview with the Vampire is now streaming on AMC+ and Netflix. Season 3 is in development.