Today, AMC Networks’ Anne Rice Immortal Universe invaded Comic-Con International’s Ballroom 20 with an exciting panel for the debut season of Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order, which announced a its series premiered date as Sunday, October 26 at 9pm ET/PT. 

The panel included Executive Producer Mark Johnson, who oversees the Anne Rice Immortal Universe; Showrunners and Executive Producers John Lee Hancock and Mark Lafferty; and series stars Nicholas Denton (“Guy Anatole”), William Fichtner (“Jasper”), Maisie Richardson-Sellers (“Olive”) and Celine Buckens (“Doris”), as well as an exclusive reveal of the official teaser trailer.

Attendees were thrilled by a surprise appearance by Eric Bogosian, who portrays investigative journalist and author of Interview with a Vampire, “Daniel Molloy,” and the announcement that he will reprise his role, guest starring as a crossover character in the new series. 

Produced by AMC Studios, Anne Rice’s Talamasca focuses on a secretive society called the Talamasca, comprised of the men and women responsible for tracking and containing the witches, vampires, and other creatures scattered around the globe. The show is executive produced by Academy Award®-nominated Hancock (The Blind Side) and Lafferty (The Right Stuff, Halt and Catch Fire), who also serve as co-showrunners, award-winning producer Johnson and Tom Williams along with Christopher Rice and the late Anne Rice. Hancock also directs.

Watch the official teaser trailer below and check out some first-look images from the series.