The eight-part series is now available to watch on the BBC

Alexandra Daddario stars in Mayfair Witches (Photo: AMC Network Entertainment LLC)

The complete first season of Mayfair Witches, the AMC series based on Anne Rice’s best-selling novels, is now available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

The eight-part drama series concerns a neurosurgeon, Rowan, played by Emmy nominee Alexandra Daddario (The White Lotus), who discovers she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches.

What is Mayfair Witches about?

Alexandra Daddario as Dr Rowan Fielding (Photo: Alfonso Bresciani/AMC Network Entertainment LLC)

Mayfair Witches concerns Dr Rowan Fielding (Alexandra Daddario), a neurosurgeon who is struggling to be taken seriously by her superiors at work.

She also possesses an uncanny ability to read people’s minds.

After enduring hostility and undeserved criticism on a regular basis, an “accident” at work leaves Dr Fielding questioning her own involvement.

She soon discovers that she belongs to a magical dynasty of witches and travels to New Orleans to find out more about her estranged relatives and get answers to her many questions about her heritage and her powers.

“Based on Anne Rice’s iconic trilogy, Lives of the Mayfair Witches, the series explores female empowerment and the mortal implications of our decisions,” a BBC statement about the series reads.

“The show follows Rowan (Alexandra Daddario), an intuitive young neurosurgeon who discovers she possesses supernatural abilities and that she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches.

“As she grapples with her newfound powers, she must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.”

Mayfair Witches follows on from Interview with the Vampire, also made by AMC, and based on the works of Anne Rice, which recently aired on BBC Two and is available in full on iPlayer.

“Mayfair Witches, the second series set in Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe, conjures up a darkly distinctive and richly atmospheric companion piece to the critically-acclaimed Interview with the Vampire,” said Sue Deeks, Head of BBC programme acquisition.

Who stars in Mayfair Witches?

Annabeth Gish stars as Deirdre Mayfair in Mayfair Witches (Photo: Alfonso Bresciani/AMC Network Entertainment LLC)

Mayfair Witches features some familiar faces from hit TV shows, such as The White Lotus and Mad Men.