| "In Throes of Increasing Wonder..." | |
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| Interview with the Vampire episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Alan Taylor |
| Written by | Rolin Jones |
| Featured music | Daniel Hart |
| Cinematography by | David Tattersall |
| Editing by | Leo Trombetta |
| Original air date | October 2, 2022 |
| Running time | 66 minutes |
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"In Throes of Increasing Wonder..." is the series premiere of the American gothic horror television series Interview with the Vampire, an adaptation of Anne Rice's novel of the same name. Written by series creator Rolin Jones and directed by executive producer Alan Taylor, the episode premiered in the United States on AMC on October 2, 2022.
The plot depicts the beginning of the interview session between Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) and Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) about Louis' life story as a vampire, particularly since meeting Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) in 1910 in New Orleans.
In the United States, the episode garnered a viewership of 1.2 million on both AMC and AMC+ during its premiere night, with 0.6 million viewers on linear television alone. It received critical acclaim for its premise, direction, writing, tone, cinematography, score, production design, costumes, characterization, and the performances of Anderson and Reid. Several publications named it among the best television episodes of the year.