Set to be a special complement to AMC's catalog, The Talamasca: The Secret Order builds on the extensive fantastical world Anne Rice developed. Unlike earlier adaptations focused mostly on vampires or witches, this show highlights the secret group working behind the scenes: the Talamasca.
Operating as guardians and academics of all things otherworldly, this organization has had a dark but significant presence in Rice's books. As the Talamasca negotiates a world full of magical dangers and ancient forces, the program hopes to investigate themes of secrecy, power, and moral uncertainty.
As the society struggles to preserve balance and secrecy, it promises to expose long-buried histories and disagreements inside the supernatural world. With the production grounded in Manchester and a short six-episode season, The Talamasca: The Secret Order is expected to present a focused and atmospheric story that deepens the mystery surrounding the ongoing mission of the Talamasca.
Fans of Anne Rice's cosmology and viewers curious about supernatural dramas expect to see this show as a chance to explore one of the most mysterious groups in this fantastical universe.
Release date and streaming information
AMC has officially confirmed that The Talamasca: The Secret Order will debut on Sunday, October 26, 2025, at 9 p.m. Eastern Time/Pacific Time. The program will show on the AMC cable network and be streamed on AMC+, AMC's online content platform.
The series will be six episodes long over one season. With the shooting taking place in Manchester, England, production started in Fall 2024. The October debut places the series carefully in the fall schedule when interest in supernatural and thriller programs usually rises.
Background and premise of The Talamasca: The Secret Order
Tasked with monitoring and researching supernatural beings throughout, the Talamasca itself is an occult group firmly entrenched in Anne Rice's books. The Talamasca: The Secret Order flips the narrative to the observers themselves, unlike other adaptations featuring vampires or witches as protagonists.
From those who watch, study, and even harbor creatures like vampires, witches, ghosts, and werewolves, it presents a perspective. The Talamasca's activities and some of its primary members, including a mysterious guy called Jasper who runs the London Motherhouse and whose intentions are reported to be strong and enigmatic, will be featured.
The Talamasca: The Secret Order will investigate the covert operations of the organization as well as its power over the supernatural world.
Cast and Production team
The cast features Nicholas Denton as Guy Anatole, William Fichtner as Jasper, Celine Buckens as Doris, Jason Schwartzman as Burton, Elizabeth McGovern as Helen, and Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Olive. Eric Bogosian revisits his role as Daniel Molloy from Interview with the Vampire, therefore, connecting this new show to other current series in the Immortal Universe.
Among the showrunners and executive producers are Mark Lafferty, from Halt and Catch Fire, and John Lee Hancock, who also directed The Blind Side, indicating a solid creative team behind the series.
Links to Anne Rice's immortal universe
AMC's growing Anne Rice Immortal Universe finds its third show in The Talamasca: The Secret Order, following earlier series including Interview with the Vampire and Mayfair Witches. This series adopts a somewhat different approach by highlighting the secret society that watches and controls those creatures, even if those programs center on the supernatural beings themselves.
This reversal of emphasis provides a fresh narrative within the shared world and may link plots across the series. This method also complicates the cosmology, presenting a darker, more covert aspect of the supernatural universe developed in Anne Rice's books.
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