‘Easily the best Anne Rice adaptation yet’
Comicbook.com
‘A welcome addition to our screens… dramatic and sexy’
The Wrap
‘Plenty of substance behind the gorgeous veneer… lush, smart… juicy’
TIME Magazine
Prepare to be bewitched by Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches Season One – a rich tale of power, destiny and the enduring legacy of a family with extraordinary mystical abilities, is out now on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital download followings its transmission on BBC Two. Each episode will also be available to purchase on digital 24 hours after its transmission, courtesy of Acorn Media International.
This enchanting new series showcases a stand-out cast including Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus), Tongayi Chirisa (American Horror Story), Harry Hamlin (Mad Men), Beth Grant (Donnie Darko) and Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) and breathes fresh life into Rice’s acclaimed novels, The Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy, which includes Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire.
Rowan Fielding (Daddario) is a passionate and intuitive young neurosurgeon whose life is about to change forever. Compelled by the loss of her adoptive mother to constantly question where she came from, Rowan is full of questions and as strange, inexplicable things start to happen around her – her search for the truth only intensifies.
Learning that she has supernatural abilities is only the beginning and as Rowan discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of powerful witches, she must grapple with the truth about who she really is and contend with a dark force that has haunted her family for generations.
Travelling to New Orleans to claim her legacy, Rowan soon learns that her newfound powers could have very dangerous consequences. Torn between life as she knew it and her seductive new powers, Rowan must distinguish good from evil and decide which side she’s on.
The spellbinding, gorgeously gothic series is exec-produced by Mark Johnson (El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie), Michelle Ashford (Operation Mincemeat) and Esta Spalding (Masters Of Sex) and marks the thrilling second instalment in AMC’s Immortal Universe franchise.
Visually mesmerising, Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches is a tantalising, enthralling, seductively supernatural thriller that will cast a spell over audiences.
Each episode will be available to Digital download and keep 24 hours after
transmission.
ABOUT ACORN MEDIA INTERNATIONAL:
Acorn Media International is a division of AMC Networks, Inc. For over 30 years, Acorn has successfully managed and distributed best-selling dramas, mysteries and other series, including Line Of Duty, Doc Martin, Agatha Raisin, Midsomer Murders, Chernobyl, A Place To Call Home and many more. From broadcast to streaming, DVD to digital, Acorn effectively exploits content in all formats across all distribution channels, including direct-to-consumer via its proprietary SVOD channel, Acorn TV. Acorn optimizes the value of content by skilfully managing pricing, windowing and promotion. Acorn has offices in the US, UK and Australia and works with strategic partners to distribute to other territories around the globe. For more information, visit https://www.acornmediainternational.com.
ABOUT AMC NETWORKS:
Known for its groundbreaking and celebrated original content, AMC Networks is the company behind the award-winning brands AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv, and IFC Films. Its diverse line-up of popular and critically-acclaimed series and independent films include Killing Eve, Better Call Saul and The Walking Dead, which has been the #1 show on basic cable television for nine consecutive years, as well as Portlandia, Brockmire, Love After Lockup, and the films Boyhood, Death of Stalin, and many more. Its original series Mad Men and Breaking Bad are widely recognized as being among the most influential and acclaimed shows in the history of TV. The Company also operates AMC Studios, its production business; AMC Networks International, its international programming business; the subscription streaming services Shudder, Sundance Now; Acorn TV; and UMC (Urban Movie Channel); and Levity Entertainment Group, the Company’s production services and comedy venues business. For more information, visit http://www.amcnetworks.com.
