Last but not least, Harry Hamlin will play the role of Cortland Mayfair, a patriarch of the Mayfair family but not the heir to the fortune. As he appears in all eight episodes, some speculate on what this role will be in the series as Ciprien is not a character in the books. Joining his former cast member Huston from Antebellum, Tongayi Chirisa will play the role of Ciprien Grieves – an unknown name in the novels.

Huston’s credits include the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire, the film Hustle, and the tv series Fargo. Jack Huston is cast to play the role of Lasher, the enigmatic shape-shifting entity that has been connected with the Mayfair family for centuries. We are so excited to join our partners AMC and Gran Via Productions in making this mysterious and provocative world come to life.” “The world of witches has fascinated and terrified for centuries, and yet Anne Rice’s particular lens on witches explored something new altogether - women who are powerful, and often brutal, and always committed to subverting our current power structures. Executive producers Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford stated: Much of the story takes place in the past, but recent photos of the production show that the series will be set in the present day, at least for now. Related: Interview With the Vampire Series Trailer Reimagines the Anne Rice Story at AMC Jack Huston will portray a shape-shifting entity that has been imprisoned by the Mayfair witches for hundreds of years as the wicked Lasher. She must battle with a terrible force that has followed her family for many generations as she wrestles with her newly discovered abilities. The series, which is based on Rice's trilogy Lives of the Mayfair Witches, tells the story of a young neurosurgeon (played by Alexandra Daddario) who unintentionally learns that she is the witch family's heiress.

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