Review: ‘Interview with the Vampire’ is a thrilling tale of memory and devotion

Memory is a complicated thing. While details of a conversation from yesterday may be easy to recall, recollections from five years ago often fade or blur. Memory can reshape itself or be subconsciously blotted from the mind. This sets the stage for AMC’s “Interview with the Vampire” (2022), adapted from Anne Rice’s 1976 novel. The second season, released in 2024, arrived on Netflix this month. The interviewee is Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson), and the story charts his transformation and turbulent life as an immortal vampire, with all its tragedy and bloodshed. As the show’s tagline notes, “memory is a monster,” making the act of recording his vampiric existence far from simple.

The narrative is split between Louis’s interview with the dryly honest investigative journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) in 2022 and Louis’s past in early 20th century New Orleans, the scene of his fateful transformation. The pair uncover mysteries not only about Louis’s history but also about their present conversation, allowing the story to unfold masterfully from episode to episode.

Memory is a monster, and committing a sanguine existence to text is complex.

Overall, the series presents a masterclass in television storytelling, balancing intimate character study with opulent visuals and simmering tension. The performances, especially Anderson’s embodiment of Louis and Bogosian’s probing journalist, drive the introspective mood and propel the plot through shifting timelines and haunting revelations.

Author's summary (105 characters): A rich, memory-haunted vampire tale that blends elegiac reflection with dramatic unraveling across timelines.

TheAggie.org — 2025-11-15

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