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Mayfair Witches Season 2: "The Talamasca Files" Offers Intel on Lasher

With AMC's Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches returning for Season 2 on January 5th, "The Talamasca Files" offers some intel on Jack Huston's Lasher.

We've got the writers' room reopening for the third season of Rolin Jones's (Perry Mason, Weeds) Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, Delainey Hayles, Assad Zaman & Eric Bogosian-starring Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire. While that's going on, production on Nicholas Denton, William Fichtner, and Elizabeth McGovern-starring Anne Rice's The Talamasca is already underway. And then, on January 5, 2025, the second season of Alexandra Daddario, Tongayi Chirisa, Jack Huston, and Harry Hamlin-starring Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches debuts. Whew! Much like with "The Walking Dead" Universe, things are quite a bit busy around AMC's "Anne Rice's Immortal Universe." To help tie everything together – and to get viewers up to speed ahead of the return of Mayfair Witches – we're getting what appears to be the first in a series of profile teasers under the banner of "The Talamasca Files." We're already loving this because it does a nice job of getting new viewers the intel they need while also cementing The Talamasca as the all-knowing entity that it's meant to be.

Based on Rice's Lives of the Mayfair Witches, the series return continues the journey of Rowan Mayfair (Daddario), who has unwittingly given birth to the demon Lasher (Huston). She is determined to understand what he has become – human or monster – and to use him to fulfill her purpose as a healer. But when tragedy strikes, she must put aside her own desires and fight to protect her family. Now, here's a look at Daddario offering us the first entry from "The Talamasca Files":

Here's a look back at the exclusive first look that was released earlier this month, with Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches set to hit AMC and AMC+ screens beginning on January 5, 2025:

In addition to Daddario and Hamlin, the series stars Jack Huston as Lasher and Tongayi Chirisa as Ciprien Grieve. For the upcoming second season, Alyssa Jirrels (Fatal Attraction, Boo Bitch, This is the Year) has joined the cast as a series regular, with Ted Levine (Big Sky, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, Tiny Beautiful Things) tapped as a recurring guest star and Thora Birch (American Beauty, Hocus Pocus, The Walking Dead) as a guest star. In addition, Ian Pirie (The Last Duel, Halo), Franka Potente (Titans, Claws), and Callan McAuliffe (The Walking Dead) have also joined the cast.

Jirrels stars as Moira Mayfair, Rowan Fielding's (Daddario) cousin and a mind reader, who blames the family and Lasher for the death of her sister Tessa. Levine stars as Julien Mayfair, Cortland's (Hamlin) father, a master manipulator and diabolical presence that haunts the family. Birch stars as Gifford Mayfair, a self-deprecating tarot reader and wannabe bohemian who lately spends a lot of time at her lake house.

Based on Rice's best-selling trilogy, AMC's Mayfair Witches focuses on an intuitive young neurosurgeon, Rowan Fielding, who discovers that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations. The series is executive produced by award-winning producer Mark Johnson, Showrunner Rolin Jones, and Mark Taylor, with Christopher Rice and the late Anne Rice.

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