The Secret Order’ canceled at AMC (EXCLUSIVE)
“Talamasca: The Secret Order” has been canceled after just one season on AMC, Variety only learned.
“While we will not be moving forward with another season of ‘Talamasca: The Secret Order,’ we are proud of the series and grateful for the efforts of everyone involved,” an AMC spokesperson said in a statement to Variety. “The Talamasca has a legendary place within the Anne Rice Immortal Universe, and we expect to see at least some of these characters, and the organization itself, in future installments of the franchise.”
This is the first time AMC has canceled a show in what they have dubbed the Anne Rice Immortal Universe. The premium cabler originally acquired the rights to Rice’s works in 2020. Since then, they have also launched the shows “Interview with the Vampire” and “Mayfair Witches” in addition to “Talamasca.”
“Interview with the Vampire,” now called “The Vampire Lestat,” will return for a third season on June 7, while “Mayfair Witches” will return for its third season in early 2027.
“Talamasca” aired its six-episode first season starting in October 2025, and what is now the final episode aired in late November. Nicholas Denton led the cast, which also included Elizabeth McGovern, William Fichtner, Maisie Richardson-Sellers and Celine Buckens. Jason Schwartzman guest-starred, with both Eric Bogosian and Justin Kirk reprising their roles from “Interview with the Vampire” in guest roles.
According to the official logline, the show followed Guy Anatole (Denton), who, “on the verge of graduating from law school, is approached by a representative of the Talamasca, a secret agency that monitors and protects us from the supernatural world. When Guy discovers that the Talamasca has been following him since childhood, he falls headlong into a world of secret agents and immortal beings who have, until now, maintained a fragile balance with the mortal world.”
“Talamasca” was based on both “The Vampire Chronicles” and “The Lives of the Mayfair Witches.” John Lee Hancock developed the series and served as executive producer and co-showrunner alongside Mark Lafferty. Mark Johnson, who oversees the Immortal Universe for AMC, also served as executive producer, as did Tom Williams, Christopher Rice and the late Anne Rice. Hancock also directed the series.
