'Mayfair Witches' Cast: Who Stars in AMC's Anne Rice Adaptation?

AMC's adaptations of Anne Rice's work continue with the release of Mayfair Witches on Sunday, January 8.

The show is the network's second take on a novel by Rice, the first of which was a reimagining of the author's 1976 novel Interview With the Vampire, which kick-started Rice's Immortal Universe on the platform.

Mayfair Witches features a stellar cast that brings the story to life, so here is everything that viewers need to know.

'Mayfair Witches' Cast: Who Stars in AMC's Anne Rice Adaptation?

Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches cast
Alexandra Daddario as Dr. Rowan Fielding and Jack Huston as Lasher in "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches." It has a stellar cast. Alfonso Bresciani/AMC

Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches follows the Mayfair family, an ancestral group of witches who have been led by a spirit named Lasher for several generations.

The drama centers on Dr. Rowan Fielding, a neurosurgeon who unexpectedly becomes the heiress of the Mayfair family dynasty, discovers new powers and learns of their history with Lasher.

Alexandra Daddario takes on the role of Rowan, while Jack Huston portrays Lasher, and Harry Hamlin plays Mayfair family patriarch Cortland Mayfair.

Tongayi Chirisa, meanwhile, plays a new character named Ciprien Grieve, who is an amalgamation of Rice's creations Michael Curry and Aaron Lightner.

Who Stars in Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches?

  • Alexandra Daddario as Dr. Rowan Fielding
  • Tongayi Chirisa as Ciprien Grieve
  • Jack Huston as Lasher
  • Harry Hamlin as Cortland Mayfair
  • Annabeth Gish as Deirdre Mayfair, Cameron Inman as young Deirdre.
  • Beth Grant as Carlotta Mayfair
  • Erica Gimpel as Elena Fielding
  • Jen Richards as Jojo
  • Hannah Alline as Suzanne
  • Emma Rose Smith as Florie
  • Deneen Tyler as Delphine
  • Melissa Chambers as Mawbel
  • Keyara Milliner as Odette Grieve
  • Laura Flannery as Angelique Mayfair

The drama is based on the Lives of the Mayfair Witches trilogy by Rice, which includes the novels "The Witching Hour," "Lasher," and "Taltos," which were published from 1990 to 1994.

Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches premiered on all five of AMC Networks linear platforms, AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC, SundanceTV and WEtv, as well as the streaming platform AMC+.

Sharing a statement about the show's release plan, Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks, said: "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches is a wildly entertaining series in our emerging Anne Rice Immortal Universe, with a terrific creative team and cast, led by Alexandra Daddario as an unforgettable Rowan Mayfair.

"We want to give this series the broadest possible launch across all five of our national networks, especially coming just a few months after the first season of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, which was so well-received by viewers and critics."

A documentary titled All of Them Witches which focuses on the new series is also available to watch on AMC+.

Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on AMC and AMC+.

Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches cast
Tongayi Chirisa as Ciprien Grieve in "Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches." It has a stellar cast. Alfonso Bresciani/AMC

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