AMC Renews Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches for a Third Season

AMC is expanding the life of Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches. Cable network AMC and its streamer AMC+ have picked up a third season of Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, part of the Anne Rice universe. Along with the renewal, AMC announced that Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul producer Thomas Schnauz will join the series as co-showrunner alongside Esta Spalding.

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Season three will be set in Salem, Massachusetts — site of the infamous witch trials of the late 17th century — and will delve deeper into the mythology of witchcraft and introduce new characters, AMC said.

“The drama and complexities of the Mayfair family continue to be an intriguing and enchanting source of story, and expanding that story against the backdrop of Salem, a historical haven of witchcraft, is an exciting next chapter for this series and our larger Anne Rice Immortal Universe,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “Tom Schnauz has a storied history with AMC, and we’re elated to have him join the talented Esta Spalding and our Mayfair cast for a season that will explore a larger world of witchery and Mayfair family secrets as we continue to build out this dynamic franchise.”

Season two ended with Rowan (Alexandra Daddario) attaining a new level of power, albeit at a sizable cost. Spalding told The Hollywood Reporter after the finale that she hoped to explore that more in a third season. “When you have the power she has you can’t just, as she says, sit on your hands and act like a good girl,” Spalding said. “So I think there’s something in a season three where we would be exploring Rowan’s quest for that feeling again.”

Spalding said in a statement about the renewal, “I am thrilled to welcome Tom Schnauz to our team for the third season of Mayfair Witches. A contemporary twist on the Salem story, it promises to be our most delicious yet.”

Added Schnauz, “I’m incredibly excited to reunite with both AMC and [executive producer] Mark Johnson on Mayfair Witches. The work I’ve done so far with Esta Spalding on season three has been fantastic and fun, and we’re hoping that translates to the screen for fans and new viewers of the show.”

Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches also stars Harry Hamlin, Tongayi Chirisa and Alyssa Jirrels. Spalding and Schnauz will serve as executive producers on the third season, with Johnson — who oversees all three series in the Rice-verse for AMC — Michelle Ashford and Tom Williams.

As for AMC’s other Anne Rice series, Interview with the Vampire is slated for a third season in 2026. Newcomer The Talamasca: The Secret Order , starring Nicholas Denton and Elizabeth McGovern, is set to premiere in the fall.