Anne Rice herself announced that she had regained the rights and was planning to adapt the novels for television alongside her son, Christopher Rice.
Bryan Fuller was going to be the showrunner after leaving American Gods (2017), but left the series to work on other endeavors.
Anne Rice Catalog AMC acquired in 2020 that will be serialized for the Immortal Universe. As follows:
- The Vampire Chronicles Series - Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, The Tale of the Body Thief, Memnoch The Devil, The Vampire Armand, Pandora, Vittorio the Vampire, Blood and Gold, Prince Lestat, Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis, and Blood Communion: A Tale of Prince Lestat
- The Lives Of The Mayfair Witches Series - The Witching Hour, Lasher, Taltos
- The Vampire Chronicles/The Lives Of The Mayfair Witches Crossover Novels: Merrick, Blackwood Farm, and Blood Canticle
Much of the filming for the second season will take place in Prague, which will stand in for Paris, France, and San Francisco, California, due to the generous tax credits and lower labor costs.