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Michael Rooker has joined AMC's NASCAR drama Thunder Road in a recurring role as Lucas Farley, the tough patriarch of the multi-generational Whitlock racing family, alongside leads Dennis Quaid as Duane Whitlock and Chase Stokes as Ronnie Whitlock. Production kicks off this summer for a 2027 premiere on AMC and AMC+, with John Fusco as executive producer and showrunner Taylor Elmore aboard.
Vulture’s review notes that Season 3 of Interview With the Vampire, now titled The Vampire Lestat, puts Sam Reid’s Lestat in the spotlight as he fronts a rock band and digs into centuries of trauma, childhood abuse, and romance. The season shifts to Lestat’s perspective—while insisting he’s still the same multifaceted character—noting that Louis’s view of Lestat as dangerous and alluring is now being reframed through Lestat’s own memories and need for validation.
In an exclusive video, Sam Reid (Lestat) and Jacob Anderson (Louis) discuss how The Vampire Lestat shifts from past-focused narration to present-day storytelling, using memory-driven 'muses' and sharp non-linear flashbacks. The premiere frames Lestat via a posthumous auction and his 'The Failures' album, with producers explaining the psychology of intrusive memory and the decision to foreground the now. Louis and Lestat offer opposing narrations, and the actors weigh what details Louis chooses to reveal or gloss over, signaling a major departure from the source material as the show leans into present-day scenes and character-driven psychology.
Season 3 of Interview with the Vampire debuts as The Vampire Lestat, premiering June 7 on AMC+ (12 a.m. PT/3 a.m. ET) and Sundays on AMC at 9 p.m. ET; the series shifts to the present day with Lestat fronting a rock band on a tour, introduces Jennifer Ehle as Gabriella, and runs seven episodes. Access is via AMC+ (ad-supported $7.99/mo or ad-free $10.99/mo) with a seven-day free trial through Amazon Prime Video add-ons; new episodes are exclusive to AMC+ and AMC (not Netflix initially).
Universal's Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey posted the strongest first-day PLF presales at AMC for a major-studio title since 2022, driven by IMAX/70mm/Dolby/Prime formats. Traditional showtimes go on sale later this summer ahead of the July 20 release, and AMC reports more than 6 million seats remain in its large-format venues.
Fans flocking to Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey overwhelmed AMC’s ticketing app and website, causing wait times and pauses as the film—shot entirely with Imax film and starring Damon, Holland, Zendaya, Hathaway, Pattinson, and Travis Scott—heads to theaters on July 17; AMC had not commented by press time, underscoring the movie’s high demand for premium IMAX screenings.
AMC shifts Season 3 of Interview with the Vampire into The Vampire Lestat, a Lestat-centered, rock‑doc style saga led by Sam Reid, weaving in Louis and other characters while building toward the Queen of the Damned, exploring fame, loneliness, and the cost of immortality; premieres June 7 on AMC and AMC+.
AMC's Interview with the Vampire kicks off Season 3 with Lestat in the spotlight, exploring his 200-year backstory and perspective while staying faithful to Anne Rice's vision. At Comic-Con and a Beacon Theatre event, fans, showrunner Rolin Jones, and stars Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson discussed the new season's rock-star vampirism and the show's continued reverence for Rice's world.
AMC’s advance sale for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey dropped from about an hour to roughly eight minutes as an online queue safeguards ticketing systems; the film, shot in IMAX, opens July 17 with a star-studded cast.
Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey is driving heavy demand for premium-format screenings, causing AMC’s ticketing app to pause briefly and ticket wait times to reach about an hour; Imax and other large-format showings are selling out, with Fandango also experiencing slowdown, underscoring Nolan’s draw and his push for immersive 70mm Imax presentation ahead of the film’s July 17 release.
AMC’s The Vampire Lestat premieres with a meta, rock-infused live sequence in New York, featuring Sam Reid performing as Lestat alongside composer Daniel Hart; the season reimagines Lestat’s side of the story as a touring rock show, adds new characters like Gabriella, and blends backstage drama with on-stage numbers and self-referential commentary on fandom and adaptation.
AMC faced heavy losses in the mid-1970s and was rescued by Renault in 1980. The assassination of Renault chair Georges Besse in 1986 removed the company’s biggest supporter, leading Renault to sell AMC to Chrysler in 1987. Jeep’s enduring success under AMC helped preserve the brand and ultimately fed into Chrysler’s evolution, which through Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Stellantis continues today.
AMC+ has secured exclusive US streaming rights to Doctor Who (2005–2022), making 13 seasons and 175 episodes (including specials) available in the US from June 11; the lineup features the Doctors Tennant, Smith, Whittaker, Eccleston and Capaldi, underscoring AMC+'s push into premium genre fare.
AMC+ will exclusively stream the BBC’s revived Doctor Who in the U.S., adding all 13 seasons (2005–2022) and 176 episodes (plus specials) starting June 11; the deal covers the modern series and excludes the original 1963–89 run and Disney+ revival, marking AMC+ as a home for premium genre titles as the Whoniverse returns to U.S. streaming after HBO Max rights expired.
AMC+ has acquired streaming rights to most of Doctor Who’s 21st‑century run (2005–2022), making 13 seasons with the Ninth through Thirteenth Doctors available starting June 11. About 150+ episodes will stream, while the latest two seasons remain on Disney+ in the U.S.; this marks a U.S. homecoming for the series, which previously aired on BBC America and their Sci Fi Channel lineage.