AMC brought its adaptation of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire to Netflix in 2024, kicking off a deal to give the streaming service access to its interconnected Immortal Universe. The phenomenal show recently completed its third season – renamed The Vampire Lestat – and has been renewed for a fourth season. Netflix is also the home to the first two seasons of Mayfair Witches, a series about a neurosurgeon who discovers she’s part of an ancient line of witches. While Interview with the Vampire skillfully navigates time jumps across centuries, Mayfair Witches buckles under the weight of its generational tale. But its sexy story still landed it a third season, expected to release next year.

The third and weakest show in the Immortal Universe arrives on Netflix on Aug. 23, and while the premise sounds compelling, you’d be better off skipping it. Talamasca: The Secret Order is the one series that isn’t directly adapting Rice’s books, instead taking a deep dive into the secret society whose members play a part in both The Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches. Much like the Watchers in Highlander and Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Talamasca members study immortals, vampires, and........

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