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Talamasca: The Secret Order Debuts on AMC With Supernatural Spy Twist

The six-part season reframes Anne Rice’s secret society as a grounded espionage outfit with crossovers to Interview With the Vampire.

Overview

  • AMC launched the series with a two-episode premiere on Oct. 26 at 9 p.m. on AMC and AMC+, with weekly Sunday installments through the Nov. 23 finale.
  • The series recasts the Talamasca as an active espionage organization, a creative pivot showrunner John Lee Hancock says merges spy-thriller conventions with Rice’s lore.
  • Season 1 follows clairvoyant recruit Guy Anatole and his handler Helen as the search for a long-lost archive backup known as the “752” shapes the overarching mystery.
  • Cameos link the Immortal Universe, including Eric Bogosian’s Daniel Molloy, Justin Kirk’s Raglan James returning in Episode 4, and a tease of Lestat’s music.
  • Early reviews are divided, with praise for brisk, entertaining genre play and criticism that the six-episode run feels disjointed compared with Interview With the Vampire.