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29 March 2026

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The Anne Rice universe on AMC has been growing, but one series isn’t going to get a second life. Talamasca: The Secret Order will not be coming back for Season 2. The Nicholas Denton-led series follows the organization that monitors supernatural beings in the world. Guy Anatole (Denton) learns about the order and becomes one of the people who look over the witches, vampires, and more. A spin-off from Interview With the Vampire, the show also featured Justin Kirk‘s Raglan James as well as music from Sam Reid‘s Lestat de Lioncourt.

Much like the Alexandra Daddario–led Mayfair Witches, the show did stand on its own, but it was part of Rice’s larger universe of supernatural books that are connected by the Talamasca watching over the creatures that lurk in the dark. In Rice’s novels, she touches on werewolves, taltos, mummies, spirits, and plenty of other creatures that haven’t been mentioned in the flagship series. But with the cancellation of Talamasca, fans might have to wait a while before we get more adventures in the Rice universe.

“While we are not proceeding with another season of Talamasca: The Secret Order, we are proud of the series and grateful for the efforts of everyone involved. The Talamasca has a storied place within the Anne Rice Immortal Universe, and we expect to see at least some of these characters, and the organization itself, in future expressions of the franchise,” AMC said in a statement. The Rice universe is set to release Season 3 of Interview With the Vampire, renamed The Vampire Lestat, later this summer, focusing on Reid’s Lestat de Lioncourt.

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Nicholas Denton as Guy Anatole standing next to William Fichtner as Jaspar in Talamasca: The Secret Order

Prior to the release of Interview With the Vampire on AMC, we had the 1994 film. While Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt were great as Lestat and Louis, Reid and Jacob Anderson‘s chemistry on the AMC series has taken over the conversation. That, and the advantage of being able to explore the books more in-depth, has led to a renewed passion for Rice’s series. The cancellation of Talamasca is sad for the fans though. Getting to see the growth of this world meant fans hoped we could see some of Rice’s lesser known works getting adapted, but as AMC said, the organization of the Talamasca isn’t gone just yet. Raglan and Guy aren’t going anywhere.

You can watch Talamasca: The Secret Order on AMC.