Talamasca: The Secret Order
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Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order, is an American supernatural horror spy thriller drama television series created by John Lee Hancock that is based on The Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches by Anne Rice. Talamasca: The Secret Order is the third television series set in the Immortal Universe, a shared universe based on Rice's novels, which started in 2022 with Interview with the Vampire. The series premiered on AMC on October 19, 2025.
Infobox
Also known as
Anne Rice's Talamasca: The Secret Order
Genre
mw- Horror Supernatural Spy thriller Drama
Created by
John Lee Hancock
Based on
The Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witchesby Anne Rice
Showrunners
John Lee Hancock Mark Lafferty
Starring
Nicholas Denton Celine Buckens Maisie Richardson-Sellers William Fichtner Elizabeth McGovern
Music by
Natalie Holt
Country of origin
United States
No. of seasons
1
No. of episodes
6
Executive producers
Anne Rice Christopher Rice Tom Williams Mark Johnson Mark Lafferty John Lee Hancock
Producer
Mark Murdoch
Cinematography
John Schwartzman Stijn Van der Veken Laurie Rose
Editors
Mike Phillips Joel Pashby Maria Gonzales
Running time
51–60 minutes
Production companies
Steady State Productions Takes All Kinds Films. Gran Via Productions AMC Studios
Network
AMC
Release
October 19, 2025 (2025-10-19) –present
Tables
· Episodes
1
1
No.
1
Title
"We Watch. And We Are Always There."
Directed by
John Lee Hancock
Written by
John Lee Hancock
Original release date
October 19, 2025 (2025-10-19)
U.S. viewers(millions)
N/A
2
2
No.
2
Title
"A Wilderness of Mirrors"
Directed by
John Lee Hancock
Written by
John Lee Hancock
Original release date
October 26, 2025 (2025-10-26)
U.S. viewers(millions)
0.172
3
3
No.
3
Title
"The Task at Hand"
Directed by
Eva Sørhaug
Written by
Donald Joh & Vinnie Wilhelm
Original release date
November 2, 2025 (2025-11-02)
U.S. viewers(millions)
0.211
4
4
No.
4
Title
"Wet Work"
Directed by
Eva Sørhaug
Written by
Anna Fisher & Mark Lafferty
Original release date
November 9, 2025 (2025-11-09)
U.S. viewers(millions)
N/A
5
5
No.
5
Title
"The Puzzle Palace"
Directed by
Louise Hooper
Written by
Mark Lafferty & Vinnie Wilhelm
Original release date
November 16, 2025 (2025-11-16)
U.S. viewers(millions)
0.190
6
6
No.
6
Title
"The 752"
Directed by
Louise Hooper
Written by
Mark Lafferty & Vinnie Wilhelm
Original release date
November 23, 2025 (2025-11-23)
U.S. viewers(millions)
N/A
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | viewers(millions) |
| 1 | "We Watch. And We Are Always There." | John Lee Hancock | John Lee Hancock | October 19, 2025 (2025-10-19) | N/A |
| 2 | "A Wilderness of Mirrors" | John Lee Hancock | John Lee Hancock | October 26, 2025 (2025-10-26) | 0.172 |
| 3 | "The Task at Hand" | Eva Sørhaug | Donald Joh & Vinnie Wilhelm | November 2, 2025 (2025-11-02) | 0.211 |
| 4 | "Wet Work" | Eva Sørhaug | Anna Fisher & Mark Lafferty | November 9, 2025 (2025-11-09) | N/A |
| 5 | "The Puzzle Palace" | Louise Hooper | Mark Lafferty & Vinnie Wilhelm | November 16, 2025 (2025-11-16) | 0.190 |
| 6 | "The 752" | Louise Hooper | Mark Lafferty & Vinnie Wilhelm | November 23, 2025 (2025-11-23) | N/A |
mw- Viewership and ratings per episode of Talamasca: The Secret Order · Reception › Ratings
2
2
No.
2
Title
"A Wilderness of Mirrors"
Air date
October 29, 2025
Rating(18–49)
0.02
Viewers(millions)
0.172
3
3
No.
3
Title
"The Task at Hand"
Air date
November 2, 2025
Rating(18–49)
0.02
Viewers(millions)
0.211
5
5
No.
5
Title
"The Puzzle Palace"
Air date
November 16 2025
Rating(18–49)
0.02
Viewers(millions)
0.190
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating(18–49) | Viewers(millions) | Ref. |
| 2 | "A Wilderness of Mirrors" | October 29, 2025 | 0.02 | 0.172 | |
| 3 | "The Task at Hand" | November 2, 2025 | 0.02 | 0.211 | |
| 5 | "The Puzzle Palace" | November 16 2025 | 0.02 | 0.190 |
References
- A special preview of the premiere episode aired on AMC before the official October 26, 2025 premiere.
- Polygonhttps://www.polygon.com/talamasca-amc-anne-rice/
- Youtube.comhttps://youtube.com/W4NR10YGzV4?si=5_m_nfaw_RGOKTWg
- Talamascahttps://deadline.com/2025/05/talamasca-amc-networks-first-look-anne-rice-drama-1236414419/
- The Futon Critichttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/anne-rices-talamasca-the-secret-order/listings/
- Bleeding Coolhttps://bleedingcool.com/tv/talamasca-the-secret-order-sneak-peek-helen-makes-her-case-to-guy/
- Programming Insiderhttps://programminginsider.com/sunday-ratings-it-welcome-to-derry-premieres-on-hbo/
- Programming Insiderhttps://programminginsider.com/sunday-ratings-chiefs-bills-is-cbs-most-watched-week-9-nfl-game-in-18-years/
- Programming Insiderhttps://programminginsider.com/sunday-ratings-detroit-philadelphia-on-nbc-and-peacock-delivers-most-watched-nfl-week-11-snf-in-12-years/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2024/06/anne-rice-the-talamasca-amc-greenlights-third-series-from-author-secret-society-1235969462/
- Colliderhttps://collider.com/annie-rice-the-talamasca-the-secret-order-release-date/
- Deadline Hollywoodhttps://deadline.com/2024/09/anne-rice-the-talamasca-casts-nicholas-denton-lead-role-1236077672/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2024/tv/news/anne-rice-talamasca-series-amc-cast-william-fichtner-1236147293/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2024/tv/news/anne-rice-talamasca-series-amc-cast-elizabeth-mcgovern-1236154992/
- Varietyhttps://variety.com/2024/tv/news/anne-rice-talamasca-series-amc-cast-maisie-richardson-sellers-1236216796/
- MovieWebhttps://movieweb.com/interview-with-the-vampire-the-talamasca-immortal-universe-mayfair-witches-amc/
- TheWraphttps://www.thewrap.com/anne-rice-talamasca-series-nicholas-denton/
- JoBlo.comhttps://www.joblo.com/talamasca-denton/
- Screen Ranthttps://screenrant.com/the-talamasca-show-filming-start-confirmed/
- Bleeding Coolhttps://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-talamasca-production-begins-on-anne-rice-immortal-universe-series/
- Talamascahttps://tvline.com/lists/anne-rice-talamasca-series-release-date-cast-spoilers-amc/
- Talamasca: The Secret Orderhttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/talamasca_the_secret_order/s01
- Talamasca: The Secret Orderhttps://www.metacritic.com/tv/talamasca-the-secret-order/season-1