Anne Rice’s ‘The Vampire Chronicles’ being adapted for TV – Los Angeles Times

April 28, 2017, 2:20 p.m.

Pop cultures ongoing love affair with the 90s rages on with word that Anne Rices Vampire Chronicles series is angling for aTV revival.

Paramount Television and Anonymous Contentannounced they haveobtained the rights to 11 of Rices books for development. Rice will executive produce the series and her son, Christopher Rice a bestselling author in his own right will write the adaptation. Previously, the Paramount/Anonymouspartnership yielded Berlin Stationon Epix andNetflix's teen suicide drama13 Reasons Why.

It is undeniable that Anne Rice has created the paradigm against which all vampire stories are measured,Amy Powell, president of Paramount TV, said in a statement. The rich and vast world she has created with The Vampire Chronicles is unmatched and sophisticated with 90s gothic undertones that will be perfectly suited to captivate audiences.

For those who didnt experiencethe 90s the first time around, Rices vampire series has sold more than 100 million copies, and its first book published in 1976 yielded the 1994 film Interview with the Vampire,which starred Tom Cruise,Brad Pitt and an unnervingly young Kirsten Dunst. If that doesnt sound decade-specific enough, Guns NRoses also covered the Rolling StonesSympathy for the Devilfor the soundtrack.

For decades now fans of The Vampire Chronicles have been clamoring for a long-form television adaptation of this galaxy of content,Christopher Rice said in the same statement. Were confident this exciting deal will result in many excellent things for Lestat in the universe of television.

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