How AMC Is Relaunching ‘Interview With the Vampire’ as ‘The Vampire Lestat’ — Complete With Rock Concert, Major Marketing Tie-Ins and 20 Original Songs
AMC is rebranding its series 'Interview with the Vampire' to 'The Vampire Lestat' for its third season, shifting the tone to focus on the character's transformation into a rock star. The network is utilizing a music-heavy marketing campaign, including live concerts, to attract new viewers.
Why it matters
This strategy highlights how media companies are evolving marketing tactics to sustain interest in long-running streaming series.
Sam Reid isn’t a rock star, but he plays one on TV. Although, anyone who attended the June 2 premiere party for “The Vampire Lestat” at New York’s Beacon Theatre could have sworn Reid was the real deal.
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