SummaryLouis de Pointe (Jacob Anderson) tells a reporter about his life in 1900s New Orleans, becoming a vampire companion to Lestat De Lioncourt (Sam Reid) and the arrival of child vampire Claudia (Bailey Bass) in the series adaptation of Anne Rice's novel of the same name.
SummaryLouis de Pointe (Jacob Anderson) tells a reporter about his life in 1900s New Orleans, becoming a vampire companion to Lestat De Lioncourt (Sam Reid) and the arrival of child vampire Claudia (Bailey Bass) in the series adaptation of Anne Rice's novel of the same name.
With a quartet of knockout performances, this is Rice’s bloody, beautiful story told on screen anew. Now finally given the chance to wear its queer heart (and guts, and gore, and assorted viscera) proudly on its sleeve.
It’s remarkable (and extremely rare) how this adaptation took so many liberties but these changes actually served to deepen the themes of the book to convey even better its spirit and also to present a new prospective on vampire media.
The series feels like an homage to a specific historical period of New Orleans and people who lived in that time period. It feels like a love letter to the city.
The casting is perfect. Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid manage their tortured vampires differently but effectively. The chemistry on screen is electric.
Cinematography, score, set design - all these elements create a great athmosphere.
Overall, this is an excellent show.
Not since Mads Mikkelsen’s Hannibal Lecter has a fictional character killed with such purpose and artistry. ... Jacob Anderson has the harder job: as Louis, the note he most often has to play is tortured anguish. ... Present-day Louis is less active but shows more emotional depth.
The show’s first few episodes have energy and a sense of humor, which can be rococo. ... That momentum fades quickly, however. (Five of seven episodes were available for review.) In later episodes, sex and bloodsucking take a back seat to talk. ... The problem with the series, as it goes along, is that it increasingly makes you think about checking your email.
I love the show it's an excellent show I feel like it's better than the interview with the vampire 1994 film with Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise and Kirsten Dunst but I still love the interview with the vampire 1994 film no one can forget that one either and the books
From plantation owner, Louis became a brothel pimp. His journey sure was an unsuccessful one, exactly like this adaptation of Anne Rice's great vampire horror books. Lesson (not) learned is : Do not mess with the original concept.