Nicholas Denton as Guy Anatole - Talamasca _ Season 1 - Photo Credit: David Gennard/AMC
**Talamasca: The Secret Order – Stream It or Skip It?**
AMC has built an intriguing franchise using Anne Rice’s novels as source material. Following the success of *Interview With The Vampire* in the post-*Walking Dead* era, the universe has expanded to include a third series: *Talamasca: The Secret Order*.
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**Opening Shot**
A woman walks down a dark alley in East London. She heads into an office, extracts data from a computer, and slips a flash drive into an envelope. While delivering the envelope, she senses she’s being followed. Cornered, she sees a familiar face—William Fichtner’s character Jasper—controlling their movements. Choosing to sacrifice herself rather than be captured by the Immortals hunting her, she meets a grim fate.
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**The Story So Far**
We are introduced to the New York motherhouse of the Talamasca, a secretive organization that monitors Immortals: vampires, witches, ghosts, and demons. Their mission is to intervene when Immortal activity threatens human safety.
Helen (Elizabeth McGovern), the director of the New York motherhouse, learns of the agent’s death in London after receiving a grotesque “gift” sent by Jasper—the last person the fallen agent saw. Helen begins searching for a replacement, aware that Jasper’s presence means “we’re getting close.”
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**Enter Guy Anatole**
Guy Anatole (Nicholas Denton), a recent law school graduate, is botching an interview at a prestigious law firm. Suddenly, he stops the interview to reveal his turbulent past: his father left at birth, and his mother died of a heroin overdose when he was nine. Despite this honesty, a friend at the firm tells him he’s a shoo-in for the job.
However, Guy’s story takes a turn when Helen follows him after the interview. She offers him $5,000 just to hear her out. Behind on rent and facing eviction, Guy agrees.
What Helen reveals shocks him: the Talamasca has known about his telekinetic abilities since his time in foster care and financed his education through law school. They want him to join their ranks because his skills could prove invaluable.
Skeptical, Guy tails Helen but is intercepted and brought to meet a vampire named Burton (Jason Schwartzman). Burton doesn’t ease Guy’s doubts but plants ideas that he can’t ignore.
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**What Shows Will It Remind You Of?**
*Talamasca: The Secret Order*, created by John Lee Hancock, is part of AMC’s expanding “Immortal Universe,” which includes *Interview With The Vampire* and *Mayfair Witches*, all inspired by Anne Rice’s literary world.
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**Our Take**
The series appears to take a slow-burn approach, following Guy as he accepts Helen’s offer, delves into the Talamasca’s inner workings, and eventually travels to London to confront Jasper. While this approach fits the premise—focusing on those who watch Immortals rather than the Immortals themselves—it may test viewers’ patience.
Still, the show earns credit for how it introduces Guy. His heartfelt admission during the job interview and his visit to his foster mother in Florida effectively ground his character and motivations for joining the Talamasca.
Guy’s encounter with Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian), the author of *Interview With The Vampire*, adds another intriguing layer, revealing potential falsehoods about his birth family. How much this will influence Guy’s journey remains to be seen.
Helen, Jasper, and other Talamasca members remain deliberately mysterious, which suits the enigmatic nature of their society. However, this distance from the story requires the show to provide more insights into Guy and his interactions while undercover.
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**Sex and Skin**
There is none in the first episode.
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**Parting Shot**
After discovering the truth about his birth mother, we see Guy staring intently through the window of the New York motherhouse, locking eyes with Helen. The tension builds.
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**Sleeper Star**
William Fichtner’s Jasper doesn’t utter a single word in the premiere, but his looming presence is palpable throughout.
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**Most Pilot-y Line**
We found ourselves trying to place Guy’s accent—it is an unusual blend. The actor is Australian, but Guy’s speech swings between a semi-Southern twang and a generic American accent.
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**Our Call: STREAM IT**
*Talamasca: The Secret Order* offers enough intrigue for fans of Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe to stay engaged. However, newcomers might find the story’s pace and mysterious nature a bit challenging. If you enjoy supernatural dramas with layered world-building, it’s worth the watch.
https://decider.com/2025/10/26/talamasca-the-secret-order-amc-review/
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