‘The Vampire Lestat:’ Star Sam Reid, Creator On Staging Their Favorite Song of the Season and Then Getting the ‘F— Out of the Way’

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SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “Toronto,” the third episode of “The Vampire Lestat,” now streaming on AMC+.

Don’t say Lestat de Lioncourt never gave you anything. He just doesn’t let you keep it.

In the third episode of “The Vampire Lestat,” AMC’s rebranded continuation of “Interview With the Vampire,” aspiring rock star Lestat (Sam Reid) finally sits still long enough to give hungry journalist-turned-vampire-turned-documentarian Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) a real interview with intense depth, vulnerability and even a few bloody tears. It is a soul-beating sequence forLestat, who unspools the long-teased story of his fledgling and first love, Nicolas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), whom he turned into a vampire only to watch him crumble under the weight of the dark gift.

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