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True Blood

  • TV Series
  • 2008–20142008–2014
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 55m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Anna Paquin, Ryan Kwanten, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Nelsan Ellis, and Rutina Wesley in True Blood (2008)
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Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill Compton, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill Compton, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.Telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse encounters a strange new supernatural world when she meets the mysterious Bill Compton, a southern Louisiana gentleman and vampire.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
250K
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POPULARITY
148
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  • Creator
    • Alan Ball
  • Stars
    • Anna Paquin
    • Stephen Moyer
    • Sam Trammell
  • Creator
    • Alan Ball
  • Stars
    • Anna Paquin
    • Stephen Moyer
    • Sam Trammell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 397User reviews
    • 196Critic reviews
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 38 wins & 158 nominations total

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    "Please, Let Me Help"
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    "It's Because of My Blood, Right?
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    "It's Not Safe Here"
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    Allan Hyde in True Blood (2008)
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    Top cast

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    Anna Paquin
    Anna Paquin
    • Sookie Stackhouse
    Stephen Moyer
    Stephen Moyer
    • Bill Compton
    Sam Trammell
    Sam Trammell
    • Sam Merlotte
    Ryan Kwanten
    Ryan Kwanten
    • Jason Stackhouse
    Chris Bauer
    Chris Bauer
    • Andy Bellefleur
    Nelsan Ellis
    Nelsan Ellis
    • Lafayette Reynolds
    Carrie Preston
    Carrie Preston
    • Arlene Fowler
    Rutina Wesley
    Rutina Wesley
    • Tara Thornton
    Alexander Skarsgård
    Alexander Skarsgård
    • Eric Northman
    Deborah Ann Woll
    Deborah Ann Woll
    • Jessica Hamby
    Kristin Bauer van Straten
    Kristin Bauer van Straten
    • Pam De Beaufort
    Jim Parrack
    Jim Parrack
    • Hoyt Fortenberry
    Todd Lowe
    Todd Lowe
    • Terry Bellefleur
    Lauren Bowles
    Lauren Bowles
    • Holly Cleary
    Joe Manganiello
    Joe Manganiello
    • Alcide Herveaux
    William Sanderson
    William Sanderson
    • Sheriff Bud Dearborne
    Michael McMillian
    Michael McMillian
    • Steve Newlin
    Adina Porter
    Adina Porter
    • Lettie Mae Thornton
    • Creator
      • Alan Ball
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    • Trivia
      To shoot the title sequence, the production crew took a four day trip to Louisiana, Chicago (where the church was filmed), and Seattle (for the bar scenes and writhing bodies). They would jump out of their cars as soon as they saw something they liked, or got permission to shoot people's homes, like the man in the rocking chair. He later had a few beers with them. Executive Producer Mark Bayshore is the man dancing with the girl, her arm around him, and his sons are the boys with berry juice over their faces.
    • Goofs
      When Sookie is eating Adele's pie, the amount of pie on the fork keeps changing between shots.
    • Quotes

      Pam: To Arlene's children: You make me so happy I never had any of you.

      Eric Northman: No, c'mon Pam, they're funny. They're like humans, but miniature. 'Teacup humans'.

    • Connections
      Featured in Science of the Movies: Crafting an Action Figure (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Bad Things
      (uncredited)

      by Jace Everett

    User reviews397

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    8/10
    Invested right away
    First off i like vampire shows so im already on board with the idea of the show. The story itself i think is really unique and puts a different spin on your average vampire myths and storytelling so im interested in this perspective of theirs. The acting is decent, nothing i can see wrong with anybody's acting abilities, also the characters themselves are interesting and the show does a fairly decent job of developing the stories surrounding everyone, it doesnt tell you everything right away but eventually everyone gets their fair amount of screen time and get to know me moments. The story progresses at a decently good pace so its not a drag and for me thats important for a show, character development is good but story progression is just as important and i think this show finds a good balance between the two.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Swedish
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Thuần Huyết
    • Filming locations
      • Shreveport, Louisiana, USA(pilot)
    • Production companies
      • Your Face Goes Here Entertainment
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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