Interview with the Vampire Renewed For Season 4, Will Be Titled Queen of the Damned

AMC’s acclaimed queer horror series will adapt Anne Rice’s 1988 novel, The Queen of the Damned

by Alex Kaan 24 July 2026

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AMC’s Interview with the Vampire has been renewed for a fourth season.

At the show’s Friday afternoon San Diego Comic-Con panel, it was announced that the upcoming fourth season will be titled Anne Rice’s Queen of the Damned, in reference to the vampire queen, Akasha (Sheila Atim). The season will adapt Rice’s 1988 novel The Queen of the Damned, the third book in her Vampire Chronicles series.

Long-time writer Hannah Moscovitch will serve as showrunner, replacing Rolin Jones, who will stay on as an executive producer alongside Moscovitch and Mark Johnson.

The series’ Hall H panel also featured stars Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, and Sheila Atim.

The finale of the third season, retitled The Vampire Lestat, aired last Sunday, with many plot threads left unresolved.

“In The Vampire Lestat, Mark, Rolin, Hannah and this extraordinary cast delivered an unforgettable season filled with propulsive storytelling that captivated the passionate and engaged fans of this franchise,” said Dan McDermott, Chief Content Officer of AMC Global Media and President of AMC Studios, in a statement. “We can’t wait to continue the journey with Queen of the Damned, one of the most iconic stories in Anne Rice’s mythology, and watch our established and beloved characters confront Akasha with their world, and ours, very much hanging in the balance.”

Seasons 1 and 2 adapted Anne Rice’s 1976 classic horror novel Interview with the Vampire, before The Vampire Lestat, drawing from Rice’s 1985 sequel of the same name, marked a significant change to the show’s narrative and tone. It remains to be seen how much of a departure Queen of the Damned will be from the series’ previous instalments.

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