Talamasca: The Secret Order
Alt nameAnne Rice's Talamasca:
The Secret Order
Genre
CreatorJohn Lee Hancock
Showrunner
  • John Lee Hancock
  • Mark Lafferty
Starring
MusicNatalie Holt
CountryUnited States
Num seasons1
Num episodes6
Executive producer
ProducerMark Murdoch
Editor
  • Mike Phillips
  • Joel Pashby
  • Maria Gonzales
Cinematography
Runtime51–60 minutes
Company
  • Steady State Productions
  • Takes All Kinds Films
  • Gran Via Productions
  • AMC Studios
NetworkAMC
First airedOctober 19, 2025
Last airedNovember 23, 2025
RelatedImmortal Universe

Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order, or simply Talamasca: The Secret Order, is an American supernatural horror spy thriller drama television series created by John Lee Hancock that is based on the titular clandestine organization from Anne Rice's novels, specifically the Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches series.

Talamasca: The Secret Order is the third television series set in the Immortal Universe, a shared universe based on Rice's novels, which started in 2022 with Interview with the Vampire. The series premiered on AMC on October 19, 2025. In March 2026, the series was canceled after one season.

Premise

Talamasca: The Secret Order follows Guy Anatole, a psychic with the ability to hear other people's thoughts. He is approached by a mysterious woman named Helen working for the Talamasca, a secret society that monitors and controls the activity of immortal beings such as vampires, demons, witches and ghosts to maintain equilibrium between the mortal and supernatural worlds. After he joins the organization as an off-the-books secret agent, he is sent to London to investigate the vampire Jasper, who has infiltrated the London Motherhouse.[2]

Cast

Main

Recurring

  • Tomi May as Highsmith
  • Will Brown as Checkers
  • Bryony Hannah as Ridge, a detective investigating the murders in London
  • Jonathan Aris as Owen

Guest

Special guest stars

  • Eric Bogosian as Daniel Molloy,[3] a cynical journalist in his 70s with Parkinson's disease who was turned into a vampire after the events of the second season of Interview with the Vampire, and released a tell-all book trying to expose the existence of vampires to the public. Bogosian reprises his role from Interview with the Vampire.
  • Jason Schwartzman as Burton[4]

Production

Development

In June 2024, it was reported that AMC had ordered a six-episode season of The Talamasca. The series is created by John Lee Hancock who also is co-showrunner and executive produces the series alongside Mark Lafferty.[5] By April 2025, the title had been modified to The Talamasca: The Secret Order.[6] On March 27, 2026, AMC canceled the series after one season.[7]

Casting

In September 2024, it was announced that Nicholas Denton would portray Guy Anatole in the series.[8] Later that month, it was announced that William Fichtner would portray Jasper and that Elizabeth McGovern would portray Helen.[9][10] In November 2024, it was announced that Maisie Richardson-Sellers had joined the cast as Olive.[11] In May 2025, AMC announced Céline Buckens in the contract role of Doris and Jason Schwartzman guest starring as the "rakish vampire" Burton.[4]

Filming

Principal photography for the first season was announced begin in the fall of 2024 in Manchester, England.[12][13][14] By October 2024, production had begun.[15][16]

Release

Talamasca: The Secret Order premiered on AMC on October 19, 2025, with a sneak peek airing of the series premiere episode prior to the official October 26, 2025, premiere.[17][18]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 64% based on 22 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Talamasca: The Secret Order indulges in the world of Anne Rice's Immortal Universe, though lacking compared to other supernatural procedurals, its endless potential far outweighs its completionist fare."[19] Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 63 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable".[20]

Accolades

AwardYear[a]CategoryNominee(s)Result
Saturn Awards2026Best Horror Television SeriesTalamasca: The Secret Order[21]
Best Supporting Actor in a Television SeriesWilliam Fichtner

Notes

  1. ^ The listed year refers to the date of the ceremony.

References

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  2. ^ Bennett, Tara (October 16, 2025). "Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order Season 1 Review". IGN. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  3. ^ "Talamasca: The Secret Order Official Teaser Trailer, Premieres October 26 on AMC+". Youtube.com. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  4. ^ Rice, Lynette (May 30, 2025). "Talamasca: AMC Networks Reveals First Look of Upcoming Anne Rice Drama & New Castmembers Jason Schwartzman, Celine Buckens". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  5. ^ Rice, Lynette (June 11, 2024). "'Anne Rice's The Talamasca': AMC Greenlights Third Series From Famed Author About Secret Society". Deadline Hollywood. Archived September 5, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
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  9. ^ Otterson, Joe (September 17, 2024). "Anne Rice's 'Talamasca' Series at AMC Adds William Fichtner to Cast (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived September 17, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  10. ^ Otterson, Joe (September 25, 2024). "Anne Rice's 'Talamasca' Series at AMC Casts 'Downton Abbey' Alum Elizabeth McGovern (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived September 26, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  11. ^ Otterson, Joe (November 21, 2024). "Anne Rice's 'Talamasca' Series at AMC Casts Maisie Richardson-Sellers (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived November 21, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  12. ^ Thrash, Steven (June 11, 2024). "AMC Greenlights Third Show in Author Anne Rice's Immortal Universe". MovieWeb. Archived September 9, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  13. ^ Seitz, Loree (September 4, 2024). "'Anne Rice's The Talamasca' Casts Nicholas Denton in Lead Role". TheWrap. Archived September 11, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  14. ^ Hamman, Cody (September 10, 2024). "The Talamasca: AMC's third Anne Rice series casts Nicholas Denton in the lead". JoBlo.com. Archived September 11, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  15. ^ Al-Ghamdi, Abdullah (October 9, 2024). "Anne Rice's Immortal Universe Spinoff The Talamasca Gets Major Filming Update". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  16. ^ Flook, Ray (October 8, 2024). "The Talamasca: Production Begins on Anne Rice/Immortal Universe Series". Bleeding Cool. Archived December 14, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  17. ^ Swift, Andy (July 26, 2025). "Talamasca Sets October Premiere Date, Reveals Crossover With [Spoiler] From Interview with the Vampire". TVLine. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
  18. ^ Flook, Ray (October 20, 2025). "Talamasca: The Secret Order Sneak Peek: Helen Makes Her Case to Guy". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
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  20. ^ talamasca-the-secret-order. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  21. ^ Hipes, Patrick (January 27, 2026). "‘Sinners’, ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’, ‘Fantastic Four’ And ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Lead Saturn Awards Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Archived January 28, 2026 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 28, 2026.