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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · 1d

One more thing—the fact that Assad and Jennifer flew in like an hour beforehand, Rolin couldn’t even leave the set, the noticeable exhaustion from all involved—they moved mountains to make this panel happen. That’s just dedication & love & pure excitement to SHARE this story 💙

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · 1d

Coming out of hibernation to say—

Yes. 1000x yes. I’m so glad they actually released the teaser. So happy for this season. Everything seems incredible. I’m so, so here for the mayhem, the darkness, the humor and the fucked up, screaming, unyielding insanity of it all 💙💙💙

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 11

So the TVL panel is finally up on Prime (with the AMC+ subscription)… but I still don’t see on the AMC+ app 🤷‍♀️

And the thumbnail image is the from Talamasca panel 🤦‍♀️😆🙃

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 11

It was new at the time! Can’t remember if they released it? It was Helen going to visit this old Talamasca school where it seems like they experimented on her (and Guy follows her)

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 11

Also Talamasca on Netflix “sometime next year” 👀

Hollywood Reporter: www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/n...

Deadline: deadline.com/2025/09/netf...

Netflix, AMC Extend Streaming Pact

The deal includes new seasons of current shows like 'The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon,' and library content like 'Orphan Black'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 11

International markets for IWTV/TVL on Netflix! 💙

“This renewal also brings some of our franchise titles, including forthcoming seasons, to Netflix subscribers in *select international* markets.”

Not sure what the select int’l markets are for Netflix—but it’s great news!

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 10

It looks like they finally added the Talamasca panel from SDCC to the actual AMC+ app, not just Prime or Apple TV. But still no sign of the TVL panel 🤷‍♀️

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 10

I never knew the story here! I always wondered why the QotD comic was never released as a full compilation (I have that version of the TVL comic that I found 20 years ago!)…I’d love if some company licensed this & re-released the full comic in print!💙🤞(nerdist.com/article/lost...)

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 8

Full article: collider.com/conservative...

The Dark Turn in Fandom: How Online Spaces Became a Breeding Ground for Harassment and Doxxing

From fanfiction to Discord servers, the safest corners of the Internet are getting more and more toxic for all the wrong reasons.

collider.com

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 8

As soon as you’re trying to involve someone’s real life into online arguments with strangers —about a TV show —I think you’ve completely lost the plot.

All I’m going to say, after everything that happened at SDCC, is please be safe here & try to limit personal details shared.

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 8

This was interesting but mostly sad.

I think there’s a small number of people in this fandom who’ve taken it way too far but are very loud. The recurring theme I’ve seen is these are people who’re obsessed w/ being “right”, no matter how they talk to people or what harm they do.

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 7

There’s some odd editing in this… parts removed that aren’t the trailers or clips…and from what I remember, I don’t think it’s like loud crowd moments edited out. Maybe it’s more tangents or spoilers edited out instead?

Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 7

Watching the Talamasca panel on AMC+ on Prime (TVL panel is still not up 🤷‍♀️🙃) — and I like this title graphic design. I didn’t notice it on the trailer they released earlier this week, I think it was darker so the background wasn’t as clear.

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 7

Watching the Talamasca panel on AMC+ on Prime (TVL panel is still not up 🤷‍♀️🙃) — and I like this title graphic design. I didn’t notice it on the trailer they released earlier this week, I think it was darker so the background wasn’t as clear.

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 5

Also— why is Sam Reid the thumbnail image for Talamasca? 😆🤷‍♀️

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 5

I’ve been travelling this week, so I’ve missed everything that’s been going on!!

But what happened with the SDCC panel for TVL?! Why did they only release Daryl Dixon and Talamasca?? 🤷‍♀️

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Sep 2

Think there were only 4 interviews with IWTV/TVL cast or team in August — compared with the 24 interviews last month!😆

But I’ve been very MIA and scattered this month, so please let me know if I’ve missed something!

(www.tumblr.com/maharetscomp...)

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Aug 29

Awesome!

Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Aug 28

I have to believe there will be a dropoff in MW S2 viewership and an increase in IWTV S2 viewership with the Netflix audience… But I guess, TBD…

Until then, hoping Netflix promotes IWTV well for October/Halloween themes 🤞

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Aug 28

More AMC shows—Hours Viewed on Netflix (Aug 24-Jun 25)

Dark Winds S1: 49.2 mil hours
Daryl Dixon S1: 21.4 mil hours
Fear the Walking Dead: 19.9 mil hours

So as much as it pains me, I can see why they greenlit MW S3. But I’m very curious to see IWTV S2 & MW S2 numbers…

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Aug 28

Some data on IWTV’s Netflix run…

IWTV S1 had a total of 16.9 million hours viewed from Aug 2024 — June 2025.

Seems great objectively! But unfortunately, it was one of the least viewed AMC shows in this 2024 deal 🙁

MW saw 35.8 million hours viewed in the same time frame…

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Aug 28

This was great to see today! Love this internship program with the Indigenous Film Academy on IWTV TVL S3. I hope they do more internships & collaborations!

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Aug 27

I’ve been incredibly busy these past couple weeks & haven’t had much time for IWTV/TVL digging… and from what I’ve seen in haphazard glances on twt, I haven’t missed much 😆 (Beyond Eric’s crazy IG post — again, somehow he’s consistently the most online of IWTV cast/crew 🤣)

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Aug 24

More 3D models of the IWTV S2 Paris sets

kocourdesign.cz/work/intervi...

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Aug 24

New to me— BTS video from IWTV S2, using 3D models for the motorcycle explosion scene 👀

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Ari | The Vampire Lestat 2026 @maharetscompound.bsky.social · Aug 21

The Netflix news for IWTV S2 is *fantastic*. I’m so glad AMC has extended the partnership and added S2. It will only mean more & more exposure for the show 📈

Now — for vanity metrics sake — could it finally crack the Netflix Top 10?? 🤞💙

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