I really hoped that I was wrong - the show did have elements that seemed promising. Ciprien and Rowan develop a relationship that’s central to the first season’s plot, and it’s one of the more sincere-seeming relationships of this season, thanks to Chirisa’s performance.Īfter watching the first episode of Mayfair Witches, I felt as though the show was not living up to the standards AMC watchers have come to expect - instead, it felt more like a show that would be on The CW. Ciprien has supernatural abilities of his own he has visions related to his sense of touch, an ability that seems as much a blessing as it is a curse. Ciprien had been tasked with observing and protecting Rowan, first helping to keep her history secret from her, and then protecting her from the malevolent spirit Lasher and helping her to learn about her history and her abilities. Rowan is contacted by Ciprien Grieve (Tongayi Chirisa), a field agent of the Talamasca - a powerful secret society that helps to protect the supernatural and record their histories. The family has been haunted for generations by a supernatural entity, one that she’s forced to contend with and that she’ll find out she’s very unprepared to face. Rowan learns that she is from a family of witches in New Orleans. When Rowan’s mother passes away, Rowan, who knows that she is adopted, sets out to find out more information about her birth family - information her adoptive mother had worked hard to keep from her. Mayfair Witches tells the story of neurosurgeon Rowan Fielding, played by Alexandra Daddario. It seemed like a reasonable assumption to think that Mayfair Witches would be similarly excellent, but after this first season, that’s currently not the case. While the first season of Interview with the Vampire was a compelling watch, a lavish and bold story with extravagant settings and characters, Mayfair Witches lacks the same magic that Interview created.

Combined with The Lives of the Mayfair Witches, there’s 18 titles in total that AMC now has the rights to. Interview with the Vampire was a stunning show, based on Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles series. With Interview with the Vampire and Mayfair Witches, AMC is creating the “Immortal Universe,” based on the work of Anne Rice.

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