# The Vampire Lestat (2026–present) — Celluloid TV fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/shows/the-vampire-lestat/
Last reviewed: 2026-07-23

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 88% |
| Critic Score | 98% |
| Audience Score | 95% |
| Metascore | 90/100 |
| IMDb | 7.6/10 |
| Fan Score | 83% |
| Creator | Rolin Jones |
| Platform | AMC+ |
| Genres | Horror, Romance, Drama, Music |
| Seasons | 1 (7 episodes) |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |

## Quick answer

The Vampire Lestat (2026–present) is a Horror, Romance, Drama, Music series created by Rolin Jones, streaming on AMC+. It holds a 88% Celluloid Score — Recommended — averaged from critic reviews (98%), audience ratings (95%), Metascore (90/100), IMDb (7.6/10), and fan ratings (83%) across 1 season.

## Critics consensus

Audacious, sung-through-with-blood television — a gothic rock opera that hands Sam Reid the role of a lifetime and turns Anne Rice's mythology into the year's most rapturous reinvention.

## Synopsis

Freed from the confines of Louis's account, Lestat de Lioncourt seizes the microphone — literally — fronting a stadium rock tour that doubles as a confession of centuries of appetite, abandonment and grief. Sam Reid's brat prince spars with Jacob Anderson's Louis while Jennifer Ehle arrives as Gabrielle, the mother he turned and never stopped chasing. Rolin Jones reshapes Anne Rice's gothic universe into a glam-soaked reverie of original songs, old wounds and operatic excess.

## Cast

Sam Reid, Jacob Anderson, Jennifer Ehle, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, Delainey Hayles, Joseph Potter

## Common questions

**Is The Vampire Lestat worth watching?**
The Vampire Lestat holds a 88% Celluloid Score. It comes recommended overall. Audacious, sung-through-with-blood television — a gothic rock opera that hands Sam Reid the role of a lifetime and turns Anne Rice's mythology into the year's most rapturous reinvention.

**Where can I stream The Vampire Lestat?**
The Vampire Lestat streams on AMC+. It ran for 1 season (2026–present).

**Who created The Vampire Lestat?**
The Vampire Lestat was created by Rolin Jones.

**What is the Celluloid Score of The Vampire Lestat?**
88% — the average of five public sources: critics 98%, audience 95%, Metascore 90/100, IMDb 7.6/10, and fan score 83%.

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