They will also be creating a detailed outline for a Vampire Chronicles series that is open-ended and largely faithful to how main vampire Lestat’s story is laid out.
It’s an effort of the monumental kind, but there’s no one better fit for it than Anne Rice herself.
She will be developing the pilot script with her son and fellow genre author Christopher Rice, and both would serve as executive producers, with Christopher in more of a hands-on role.
The New Orleans native made her big announcement via a Facebook post recently, and though it’s important to note that this early stage means there aren’t any networks or studios attached yet, Rice was thoughtfully detailed in how she and others are tackling the development.