For fans of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, the prospect of a TV adaptation of her legendary series was the stuff of fantasy. AMC’s long-awaited TV series, which premiered in 2022, did the unthinkable: it cracked the code, bringing to life Rice’s baroque sensuality with impeccable detail and a deep respect for the source material. It’s a conversation between the vampire Louis de Point du Lac and the unnamed interviewer (later revealed to be Daniel Malloy) that goes into minute detail of decades of drama. AMCIt's a credit to Jones and his writers that these changes retain the spirit of Rice’s books without feeling required to copy every detail. The series isn’t a total shake-up of Rice’s books.