For people concerned that the show is focusing on things that weren’t central to the book …
Just remember all the things in Season 1 and 2 that weren’t in the books either. The Azalea, Charlie, Tom Anderson, the ball and murder night, Louis the photographer, Claudia joining the coven and performing on stage, Lestat saving Louis, and the entirety of the Dubai plot.
Yes, the series will be different than the book. Yes, they are expanding the rockstar narrative beyond the one performance Lestat gives in the novel. There will be characters and storylines that are entirely new, and some storylines from the book will be given to different characters or reconfigured.
Just as, for most of us, the changes worked and we loved seeing Anne’s work reinterpreted in the first two seasons, we will get to see that happen again with TVL. This show is very faithful in a lot of ways, but rarely in a one-to-one way. I’m excited to see how my favourite scenes from the book show up in new ways.