AMC renews Anne Rice’sMayfair Witchesfor season 3. The AMC series returned with an eight-episode sophomore season earlier this year, following the journey of Rowan Mayfair (Daddario) after she gave birth to the demon Lasher (Jack Huston) while connectingInterview With the Vampireand the upcomingTalamascain AMC’sAnne Rice’s Immortal Universethrough Easter eggs and a crossover.
Per an AMC press release,Mayfair Witcheshas been renewed for another season. Set in Salem, Massachusetts, withBreaking BadandBetter Call Saul’s producer and writer Thomas Schnauz joining Esta Spalding as a showrunner,the new season takes a special interest in local folklore and historical events while diving even deeper into the mythology of witchcraftand introducing new “spellbound” families. Award-winning producer Mark Johnson, who oversees AMC’s Anne Rice Immortal Universe, will serve as an executive producer.
What This Means For Mayfair Witches Season 3
Mayfair Witches Adds Salem Into AMC’s Immortal Universe
The creative team behind the hit supernatural series has already been working on the new season. Spalding teased that the new season will include “a contemporary twist on the Salem story,” and isthe “most delicious” the series has yet to offer. Meanwhile, AMC Studios head Dan McDermott promised that while “the drama and complexities of the Mayfair family” will continue to be the series' central focus, the new season will explore “a larger world of witchery"against the backdrop of Salem, “a historical haven of witchcraft.”
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Schnauz shared that his experience working on season 3 “has been fantastic and fun,” which he hoped to translate into the audience’s experience as well when the series returns.Mayfair Witchesseason 3is already in the works, and it sounds likethe series is taking Mayfairs' story in a new direction, with it being set in Salem. With the introduction of new witch families, season 3 will introduce some new faces in addition to the returning cast.
Our Take On Mayfair Witches Season 3
Mayfair Witches Season 3 Is Very Ambitious
Both Anne Rice’s novels and theMayfair Witchesshow have been primarily set in New Orleans, withMayfair Witchesseason 2briefly introducing the witches in Scotland. Including Salem’s historical events is something entirely new to the series and AMC’s Anne Rice Immortal Universe, but the supernatural take on real-life events has been a resurgent theme in recent supernatural movies and shows, including the upcoming Michael B. Jordan vampire-laced horror,Sinners, andThe Black Phones' director’s upcomingRoad of Bones.
It sounds like there are a few morebook changes to the AMCMayfair Witchesseries, but adding something new to the Immortal Universe sounds very fun and delicious indeed. Meanwhile, it’s also very likely that the new season’s characters might set up or feature players who will be in the other two shows.
Mayfair Witches
Cast
Mayfair Witches follows a young neurosurgeon who discovers her unexpected lineage as the heir to a powerful family of witches. As she navigates her emerging magical abilities, she confronts a dark force that has plagued her family through the generations. Created by Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford.
