Anne Rice’s “The Vampire Chronicles” series is no longer in the works at Hulu, an individual with knowledge of the situation tells TheWrap.
We’re told the streaming service passed on the potential series and that the rights deal between the Rices and Anonymous Content and Paramount Television, the production companies behind the project, has expired.
The long-gestating series from Anne Rice and her son Christopher Rice landed at Hulu in July 2018, with the two set to executive produce alongside Anonymous Content’s David Kanter and Steve Golin.
The author previously revealed the series will begin with the story told in “The Vampire Lestat” and be an entirely open-ended tale that could span multiple seasons.
Rice is a New York Times best-selling author of over 30 titles. Her first novel “Interview with the Vampire” was published in 1976 and has become one of the bestselling novels worldwide and was the basis for the 1994 film of the same name, starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst and Antonio Banderas.
Representatives for Rice, Hulu, Anonymous Content and Paramount TV did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Variety first reported the news that the series had been dropped by Hulu.
43 Most Shocking TV Character Deaths of 2019, From 'Game of Thrones' to 'Stranger Things' (Photos)
If there was one thing 2019 taught us, it's that "shocking" is a truly relative term -- and we're not even talking about real-life instances here. Yes, it's pretty hard to blow anyone's mind these days, including that of TV viewers, making truly gasp-worthy small-screen character deaths few and far between. But that didn't stop several showrunners from doing their worst -- er, best, to totally kill you with these on-screen passings. Click through TheWrap's gallery to see the 43 most shocking TV character deaths of 2019. Obviously, spoilers ahead. And yes, most of these are "Game of Thrones" characters.
Trade Minister Nobusuke Tagomi - "The Man in the High Castle"
Amazon Prime Video
Thatcher Grey - "Grey's Anatomy"
ABC
Quentin - "The Magicians"
Syfy
Swanny - "SEAL Team"
CBS
Candy - "Pose"
FX
Jack - "Supernatural"
The CW
Riz - "Mayans MC"
FX
Asher - "How to Get Away With Murder"
ABC
The Night King - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Daenerys Targaryen - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Cersei and Jaime Lannister - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Sandor ("The Hound") and Gregor ("The Mountain) Clegane - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Theon Greyjoy - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Melisandre - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Varys - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Missandei - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Jorah Mormont - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Dolorous Edd - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Lyanna Mormont - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Beric Dondarrion - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Maester Qyburn - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Euron Greyjoy - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Rhaegal - "Game of Thrones"
HBO
Tara Chambler - "Walking Dead"
AMC
Enid - "Walking Dead"
AMC
Henry - "Walking Dead"
AMC
Siddiq - "Walking Dead"
AMC
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OK, *most* are ”Game of Thrones“
If there was one thing 2019 taught us, it's that "shocking" is a truly relative term -- and we're not even talking about real-life instances here. Yes, it's pretty hard to blow anyone's mind these days, including that of TV viewers, making truly gasp-worthy small-screen character deaths few and far between. But that didn't stop several showrunners from doing their worst -- er, best, to totally kill you with these on-screen passings. Click through TheWrap's gallery to see the 43 most shocking TV character deaths of 2019. Obviously, spoilers ahead. And yes, most of these are "Game of Thrones" characters.