‘Interview With the Vampire’ Transforms Into ‘The Vampire Lestat’ for a Gloriously Glam Season 3: TV Review

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AMC's 'Interview With the Vampire' pivots to spotlight the Vampire Lestat in its third season, embracing a more theatrical, glamorous aesthetic than previous outings. The season trades some of the show's gothic introspection for spectacle, following characters as they navigate a plot device called the "Great Transformation", both a literal threat within Anne Rice's vampire mythology and a meta-commentary on the series' own reinvention. Showrunner Rolin Jones leans into camp and grandeur, letting the charismatic Lestat dominate the narrative in ways that mark a tonal shift from the brooding earlier seasons. The result is a season that doubles down on excess and style over the intimate character study viewers might have expected.