True Blood
Genre: Supernatural, Urban fantasy, Black comedy, Paranormal romance, Horror, Drama, Thriller, Action/Adventure, Fantasy
Started: 7th September 2008
Episodes: 12
Country: United States of America
Created by: Alan Ball
Starring: William Sanderson, Nelsan Ellis, Lynn Collins, Jim Parrack, Chris Bauer, Lois Smith, Michael Raymond-James, Danielle James, Kristin Bauer, Raoul Trujillo, Carrie Preston, Adina Porter, Lizzy Caplan, Stephen Root, Michelle Forbes, Mehcad Brooks, Michael McMillian, Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Rutina Wesley, Ryan Kwanten, Evan Rachel Wood, Denis O'Hare, Marshall Allman, Deborah Ann Woll, Joe Manganiello, Todd Lowe, Kevin Alejandro, Alexander Skarsgård, Mariana Klaveno, Lindsay Pulsipher, Fiona Shaw, Jessica Tuck, Janina Gavankar, Lauren Bowles, Jessica Stroup, Wes Brown, Courtney Ford, Anna Camp, Christina Moore, Lucy Griffiths, Valentina Cervi, Christopher Meloni
True Blood is an American television series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris, detailing the co-existence of vampires and humans in Bon Temps, a fictional, small town in the state of Louisiana. The series centers on the adventures of Sookie Stackhouse (played by actress Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress.
The show is broadcast on the premium cable network HBO in the United States. It is produced by HBO in association with Ball's production company, Your Face Goes Here Entertainment. It premiered on September 7, 2008. The series has received critical acclaim and won several awards, including one Golden Globe and an Emmy. The show's second 12-episode season had its premiere on June 14, 2009 and the third season on June 13, 2010. On June 21, 2010, HBO renewed True Blood for a fourth season. On August 11, 2011, HBO announced that True Blood had been renewed for a fifth season of 12 episodes to air starting June 10, 2012.
Series creator Alan Ball had previously worked with the cable channel HBO on Six Feet Under, which ran for five seasons. In October 2005 after Six Feet Under's series finished, Ball
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