Maisie Richardson-Sellers Talks Anne Rice’s ‘Talamasaka’ and Elegant Armor at Zuhair Murad

VAMPIRE CHIC: Fresh off the second season of “Nine Perfect Strangers,” British actress Maisie Richardson-Sellers made her first appearance at Paris couture week.

The “Wolf Hall” and “Legends of Tomorrow” actress had never been able to attend the couture shows before due to filming commitments. But she took advantage of a rare break in her schedule to hit the front row.

Richardson-Sellers just finished work on “Talamaska,” the upcoming Anne Rice series set to debut later this year.

As part of the Anne Rice universe, there are, of course, vampires — but this series is set in an alternative modern world, so no Gothic costumes here. Still, she said, they’re cool and part of building a unique universe.

In the series, she plays a Secret Service agent charged with maintaining order between humans and the witches and vampires who live among them in the show’s contemporary setting.

Part spy thriller, part supernatural drama, the series blends mythical elements with intrigue.

“For me, it’s finding the humanity in it,” she said of depicting that world. “It’s making it feel as real as possible, and there just happens to be supernatural around us — because then people can relate to it, rather than it feeling so fantastical or that it’s out of our realm.”

She defines her style as classic and has a closet full of vintage. Fitting, then, that Murad showed a collection that drew on the Golden Age of Hollywood.

For her couture debut, Richardson-Sellers selected a piece straight from the look book. It featured bold shoulders and intricate built-in embellishments, with beading and colorful cabochons across the bodice that blurred the line between clothing and high jewelry.

“It feels a bit like fashion armor,” she said. “Like an elegant warrior.”