True Blood (2008–2014)

Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.

Creator:

Alan Ball

Stars:

Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 29 wins & 115 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Anna Paquin	...	Sookie Stackhouse (80 episodes, 2008-2014)
Stephen Moyer	...	Bill Compton (80 episodes, 2008-2014)
Sam Trammell	...	Sam Merlotte (80 episodes, 2008-2014)
Ryan Kwanten	...	Jason Stackhouse (80 episodes, 2008-2014)
Rutina Wesley	...	Tara Thornton (80 episodes, 2008-2014)
Chris Bauer	...	Andy Bellefleur (80 episodes, 2008-2014)
Nelsan Ellis	...	Lafayette Reynolds (80 episodes, 2008-2014)
Carrie Preston	...	Arlene Fowler (80 episodes, 2008-2014)
Alexander Skarsgård	...	Eric Northman (76 episodes, 2008-2014)
Deborah Ann Woll	...	Jessica Hamby (71 episodes, 2008-2014)
Kristin Bauer van Straten	...	Pam De Beaufort (67 episodes, 2008-2014)
Todd Lowe	...	Terry Bellefleur (66 episodes, 2008-2014)
Jim Parrack	...	Hoyt Fortenberry (65 episodes, 2008-2014)
Lauren Bowles	...	Holly Cleary (48 episodes, 2010-2014)
Joe Manganiello	...	Alcide Herveaux (42 episodes, 2010-2014)
William Sanderson	...	Sheriff Bud Dearborne (38 episodes, 2008-2012)
Michael McMillian	...	Steve Newlin (38 episodes, 2008-2014)

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:

female nudity | vampire | louisiana | waitress | fairy | 

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Taglines:

Blood Will Spill (Season 6)

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

18+

Details

Official Sites:

HBO Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 September 2008 (Canada)

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

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title sequence avoids using any of the actors because Alan Ball dislikes other TV shows that do that. Since we're watching these people for the next hour anyway he doesn't see the point in it.

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Goofs

When Sookie is eating Adele's pie, the amount of pie on the fork keeps changing between shots.

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Quotes

Jason Stackhouse: You're either on the dark side or you're on the side of the light!

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Connections

Referenced in Séries express: Episode #2.1 (2008)

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Soundtracks

Bad Things
(uncredited)
by Jace Everett

User Reviews

Follows the first book well

I like it. I just picked up the books on recommendation from a coworker and ended up reading nearly the entire series in 2 days (I'm halfway through From Dead to Worse right now). It's rare that I can sit down and read a book in a few hours and even more rare that I can read an entire series without a break, but these books are that good.

I didn't expect that the TV show would be so close to the books, frankly. I was stunned to see how close the first episode is to the first book and even more stunned to see the locations looked pretty damn much like what I had in my head. That's just weird. (The kitchen in Sookie's grandmother's house was just dead on and that made my jaw drop.)

I like the characters. I like the settings. I know I love the books. If the rest of the series plays out like the first episode, then I'll be a happy camper.