{"id":34169,"date":"2022-03-07T14:10:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T19:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=34169"},"modified":"2022-03-07T14:10:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T19:10:26","slug":"amc-has-cast-assad-zaman-in-the-role-of-rashid-in-interview-with-the-vampire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/07\/amc-has-cast-assad-zaman-in-the-role-of-rashid-in-interview-with-the-vampire\/","title":{"rendered":"AMC Has Cast Assad Zaman In the Role of Rashid in &#8220;Interview with the Vampire&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34170\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Assad-Zaman-3-7-2022-05202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Assad-Zaman-3-7-2022-05202.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Assad-Zaman-3-7-2022-05202-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Assad Zaman (<em>Hotel Portofino, Small Axe<\/em>) has been cast in the role of &#8220;Rashid.&#8221; He joins the previously announced cast, including Sam Reid (Lestat), Jacob Anderson (Louis), and Bailey Bass (Claudia). <strong><em>Interview with the Vampire<\/em><\/strong> is set to premiere on AMC+ and AMC later this year.<\/p>\n<p>Based on Anne Rice&#8217;s iconic and bestselling novel,<em> Interview with the Vampire<\/em> follows Louis de Pointe, Lestat De Lioncourt, and Claudia&#8217;s epic story of love, blood, and the perils of immortality. Executive produced by award-winning producer Mark Johnson (<em>Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Halt and Catch Fire, Rectify<\/em>), creator and showrunner Rolin Jones (<em>Perry Mason, Friday Night Lights<\/em>), along with Christopher Rice and the late Anne Rice, the series&#8217; first season consists of seven episodes. Acclaimed director Alan Taylor will direct the first two episodes and is also an executive producer.<\/p><div id=\"morty-4216302815\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zaman graduated with a BA in Acting from the Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre in 2013. 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