The Vampire Lestat on SBS 2 airs Friday 21 August at 8.30pm and 9.25pm on SBS 2 and streams on SBS On Demand. The Vampire Lestat premieres on SBS 2 with a double episode, shifting the Interview with the Vampire story to Lestat.
Set in the 2020s, the series follows Lestat as he goes on tour with his band while being haunted by muses from his past.
The launch gives the newly named SBS 2 a high-profile scripted premiere, with a cult literary and television world returning from a different point of view.
Episode one, Detroit, sees Lestat reflect on the events leading to his tour as he clashes with a resentful coven, before episode two, Toledo, revisits his origins in Auvergne.
What happens in The Vampire Lestat
As the band’s popularity grows, Lestat’s influence over vampires and humans increases, leaving others to confront his power in the face of the Great Conversion.
When to watch The Vampire Lestat
The Vampire Lestat airs Friday 21 August at 8.30pm and 9.25pm on SBS 2 and streams on SBS On Demand.
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