True Blood (2008– )

In a world where vampires have "come out of the coffin", Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress, discovers a new world of different creatures when she meets Bill Compton, a vampire.

Creator:

Alan Ball

Stars:

Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 17 wins & 80 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Anna Paquin	...	Sookie Stackhouse (64 episodes, 2008-2013)
Stephen Moyer	...	Bill Compton (63 episodes, 2008-2013)
Sam Trammell	...	Sam Merlotte (63 episodes, 2008-2013)
Ryan Kwanten	...	Jason Stackhouse (63 episodes, 2008-2013)
Rutina Wesley	...	Tara Thornton (63 episodes, 2008-2013)
Chris Bauer	...	Andy Bellefleur (63 episodes, 2008-2013)
Nelsan Ellis	...	Lafayette Reynolds (63 episodes, 2008-2013)
Alexander Skarsgård	...	Eric Northman (61 episodes, 2008-2013)
Carrie Preston	...	Arlene Fowler (61 episodes, 2008-2013)
Jim Parrack	...	Hoyt Fortenberry (58 episodes, 2008-2012)
Todd Lowe	...	Terry Bellefleur (58 episodes, 2008-2013)
Deborah Ann Woll	...	Jessica Hamby (52 episodes, 2008-2013)
Kristin Bauer van Straten	...	Pam De Beaufort (50 episodes, 2008-2013)
William Sanderson	...	Sheriff Bud Dearborne (38 episodes, 2008-2012)
Lauren Bowles	...	Holly Cleary (31 episodes, 2010-2013)
Joe Manganiello	...	Alcide Herveaux (31 episodes, 2010-2013)
Michael McMillian	...	Steve Newlin (27 episodes, 2008-2012)
Kevin Alejandro	...	Jesus Velasquez (26 episodes, 2010-2012)
Janina Gavankar	...	Luna Garza (26 episodes, 2011-2013)

Storyline

The series follows Sookie Stackhouse, a barmaid living in Louisiana who can read people's minds, and how her life is turned upside down when the Vampire Bill, walks into her place of employment two years after vampires 'came out of the coffin' on national television.

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Plot Keywords:

vampire | louisiana | waitress | homosexual | long title sequence | 

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Taglines:

Thou Shall Not Crave Thy Neighbour

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

HBO

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Czysta krew

Filming Locations:

Blue Cloud Movie Ranch - 20000 Blue Cloud Road, Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Your Face Goes Here Entertainment, Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The environment of Bon Temps, hot and humid, is meant to be like a character in the series; to set the scene for passion and horror.

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Quotes

Godric: A human with me at the end. And human tears. In this, I see a God.

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Connections

Referenced in General Hospital: Episode #1.12726 (2013)

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Soundtracks

"Bad Things"
by Jace Everett

User Reviews

Fangtastic!

OK, I just watched episode 1 of this new HBO series, created by Alan Ball ("American Beauty," "Six Feet Under"), and there is simply no question in my mind that it's going to be one of the hottest things on TV.

The setting is backwoods Louisiana. Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin, from "The Piano") is a waitress in a local eatery during the day and at the local bar at night. She's pretty normal, except that she can read minds. And the crowd at the eatery and at the bar are pretty normal, too, by backwoods Louisiana standards.

Except that the hook of this series is that vampires "came out of the coffin" on national TV a couple of years earlier. They now live openly in society, because the Japanese have invented a synthetic blood that is sold in convenience stores everywhere as "True Blood." The vampires themselves are considered kinda exotic, and there are "fang bangers" of both sexes who long to have sex with them.

One moves to town. Sookie saves his life. Sparks fly. The stage is set for a really fun, well-written series. There is not a clunker in the cast, or an off moment in the writing. One to look forward to.