AMC Networks has renewed Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches for a 3rd season, which will probably be set in Salem, Massachusetts. Thomas Schnauz (Breaking Dangerous, Higher Name Saul) has come on board as co-showrunner alongside sequence co-creator Esta Spalding as a part of a two-year total cope with AMC Studios, Deadline can reveal.
Season 3 of Mayfair Witches, starring Alexandra Daddario, will dive deeper into the mythology of witchcraft, introduce new ‘spellbound’ households and have a few of the historic happenings of Salem, the notorious city of witch trials and folklore. It follows the primary two seasons, which had been set in New Orleans, the newest of them ending its run March 2.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Tom Schnauz to our group for the third season of Mayfair Witches,” mentioned Spalding, who served as showrunner on Seasons 1 and a pair of and can be beneath an total deal at AMC Studios. “A recent twist on the Salem story, it guarantees to be our most scrumptious but.”
The second sequence in AMC Networks’ Anne Rice Immortal Universe, Mayfair Witches stars Daddario, Harry Hamlin, Tongayi Chirisa and Alyssa Jirrels.
“The drama and complexities of the Mayfair household proceed to be an intriguing and enchanting supply of story, and increasing that story in opposition to the backdrop of Salem, a historic haven of witchcraft, is an thrilling subsequent chapter for this sequence and our bigger Anne Rice Immortal Universe,” mentioned Dan McDermott, President of Leisure and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “Tom Schnauz has a storied historical past with AMC, and we’re elated to have him be part of the gifted Esta Spalding and our Mayfair solid for a season that may discover a bigger world of witchery and Mayfair household secrets and techniques as we proceed to construct out this dynamic franchise.”
Mayfair Witches Season 3 is govt produced by Mark Johnson, who oversees the Anne Rice Immortal Universe for AMC, co-showrunners Spalding and Schnauz, Michelle Ashford and Tom Williams for AMC Studios
Johnson govt produced AMC’s Breaking Dangerous and prequel sequence Higher Name Saul, on each of which Schnauz served as writer-producer, sharing into Breaking Dangerous‘s two Emmy wins for Excellent Drama Sequence and touchdown writing Emmy nominations for each sequence.
“I’m extremely excited to reunite with each AMC and Mark Johnson on Mayfair Witches,” Schnauz mentioned. “The work I’ve achieved up to now with Esta Spalding on Season 3 has been unbelievable and enjoyable and we’re hoping that interprets to the display for followers and new viewers of the present.”
Along with Mayfair Witches, AMC Networks’ Anne Rice Immortal Universe consists of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, returning for a 3rd season subsequent yr, and Anne Rice’s The Talamasca: The Secret Order, from John Lee Hancock and Mark Lafferty and starring Nicholas Denton and Elizabeth McGovern, debuting this fall.
Schnauz most not too long ago was an govt producer on Season 2 of Prime Video’s The Boys spinoff Gen V and directed an episode. He’s repped by Journey Media and Sloane, Supply, Weber & Dern.
