AMC made a royal proclamation during its panel for Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe at New York Comic Con on Friday: Akasha is coming to Interview With the Vampire in Season 3.

The character, famously portrayed by the late, great Aaliyah in 2002’s Queen of the Damned , will be brought to life in Season 3 (aka The Vampire Lestat ) by Sheila Atim , who recently appeared alongside Viola Davis in The Woman King . In Anne Rice lore, Akasha is known as the progenitor of all vampires.

Watch an extended trailer for The Vampire Lestat , premiering sometime in 2026, below:

Additional casting announcements included Noah Reid ( Schitt’s Creek ) as Larry, Ryan Kattner (the show’s music supervisor!) as Salamander, Seamus Patterson ( Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities ) as Ale

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