Talamasca: The Secret Order

Premise

Talamasca: The Secret Order follows Guy Anatole, a psychic who can hear other people's thoughts. He is approached by Helen, a mysterious woman who works for the Talamasca, a secret society that monitors and controls the activity of supernatural beings (such as vampires, demons, witches and ghosts) to maintain equilibrium between the mortal and supernatural worlds. After he joins the organization as an off-the-books secret agent, he is sent to London to investigate the vampire Jasper, who has infiltrated the London Motherhouse.

Cast and characters

Main

Nicholas Denton as Guy Anatole, a telepath with the ability to read the thoughts and memories of almost everyone, who is recruited by Helen to join the Talamasca in order to investigate Jasper

Celine Buckens as Doris, an ally to Guy who gets involved with Guy’s investigation of Jasper.

Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Olive, a Talamasca agent and Guy's handler.

William Fichtner as Jasper, a vampire who controls Talamasca's London Motherhouse and who is out for revenge against the entirety of the Talamasca for their part in the death of his coven

Elizabeth McGovern as Helen, the leader of Talamasca's New York Motherhouse who recruits and assists Guy.

Recurring

Tomi May as Highsmith

Will Brown as Checkers, a mindless non-speaking revenant under the control of Jasper

Bryony Hannah as Ridge, a detective investigating the murders in London

Jonathan Aris as Owen

Guest

Justin Kirk as Raglan James, a mysterious, shady, and self-serving rogue member of the Talamasca, who gets involved in Guy’s investigation. Kirk reprises his role from the second season of Interview with the Vampire.

Sam Reid as Lestat de Lioncourt (voice cameo, uncredited): A powerful vampire whose rock music track "Long Face" is briefly heard playing on the radio inside a pub during the fifth episode. Reid reprises his role from Interview with the Vampire, providing vocals, with the song also featured in that show's third season, The Vampire Lestat.

Special guest stars

Eric Bogosian as Daniel Molloy, a cynical journalist in his 70s with Parkinson's disease who was turned into a vampire after the events of the second season of Interview with the Vampire, and released a tell-all book trying to expose the existence of vampires to the public. Bogosian reprises his role from Interview with the Vampire.

Jason Schwartzman as Burton, a charming Vampire informant to the Talamasca, who tells Guy to be careful working with them

Production

Development

In June 2024, it was reported that AMC had ordered a six-episode season of The Talamasca. The series is created by John Lee Hancock who also is co-showrunner and executive produces the series alongside Mark Lafferty. By April 2025, the title had been modified to The Talamasca: The Secret Order. On March 27, 2026, AMC canceled the series after one season.

Casting

In September 2024, it was announced that Nicholas Denton would portray Guy Anatole in the series. Later that month, it was announced that William Fichtner would portray Jasper and that Elizabeth McGovern would portray Helen. In November 2024, it was announced that Maisie Richardson-Sellers had joined the cast as Olive. In May 2025, AMC announced Céline Buckens in the contract role of Doris and Jason Schwartzman guest starring as the "rakish vampire" Burton.

Filming

Principal photography for the first season was announced begin in the fall of 2024 in Manchester, England. By October 2024, production had begun.

Future

In interviews after the cancellation of the show, Rolin Jones, the showrunner of the first three seasons of Interview with the Vampire, expressed how he enjoyed the cast and elements from the show, and teased the potential to incorporate elements from Talamasca into the “cataclysmic global” events of the fourth season, which was set to adapt The Queen of the Damned.

Release

Talamasca: The Secret Order premiered on AMC on October 19, 2025, with a sneak peek airing of the series premiere episode prior to the official October 26, 2025, premiere.

On August 23, 2026, all six episodes of Talamasca: The Secret Order were released on Netflix through a licensing arrangement with AMC.

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 64% based on 22 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Talamasca: The Secret Order indulges in the world of Anne Rice's Immortal Universe, though lacking compared to other supernatural procedurals, its endless potential far outweighs its completionist fare." Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 63 out of 100 based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable".