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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
242K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
242
6
  • Creator
    • Alan Ball
  • Stars
    • Anna Paquin
    • Stephen Moyer
    • Sam Trammell
Top credits
  • Creator
    • Alan Ball
  • Stars
    • Anna Paquin
    • Stephen Moyer
    • Sam Trammell
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 384User reviews
    • 196Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 38 wins & 158 nominations total

    Episodes81

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    What Roles Has Evan Rachel Wood Turned Down?
    Clip 2:52
    What Roles Has Evan Rachel Wood Turned Down?
    Thank You
    Clip 0:48
    Thank You
    Love Is to Die
    Clip 0:50
    Love Is to Die
    May Be the Last Time
    Clip 0:17
    May Be the Last Time
    Episode 7
    Clip 0:39
    Episode 7
    Return to Oz
    Clip 0:37
    Return to Oz
    Episode 3
    Clip 0:34
    Episode 3
    "Please, Let Me Help"
    Clip 0:57
    "Please, Let Me Help"
    "It's Because of My Blood, Right?
    Clip 1:00
    "It's Because of My Blood, Right?
    "It's Not Safe Here"
    Clip 0:23
    "It's Not Safe Here"
    Sam Faces Bill
    Clip 0:30
    Sam Faces Bill
    Dinner with Arlene, Terry and Patrick
    Clip 0:44
    Dinner with Arlene, Terry and Patrick

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    Allan Hyde in True Blood (2008)
    Anna Paquin in True Blood (2008)
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    Anna Paquin in True Blood (2008)
    Jim Parrack in True Blood (2008)
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    Ryan Kwanten in True Blood (2008)

    Top cast

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    Anna Paquin
    Anna Paquin
    • Sookie Stackhouseas Sookie Stackhouse
    81 episodes81 eps • 2008–2014
    Stephen Moyer
    Stephen Moyer
    • Bill Comptonas Bill Compton
    81 episodes81 eps • 2008–2014
    Sam Trammell
    Sam Trammell
    • Sam Merlotteas Sam Merlotte
    81 episodes81 eps • 2008–2014
    Ryan Kwanten
    Ryan Kwanten
    • Jason Stackhouseas Jason Stackhouse
    81 episodes81 eps • 2008–2014
    Chris Bauer
    Chris Bauer
    • Andy Bellefleuras Andy Bellefleur
    81 episodes81 eps • 2008–2014
    Nelsan Ellis
    Nelsan Ellis
    • Lafayette Reynoldsas Lafayette Reynolds
    81 episodes81 eps • 2008–2014
    Carrie Preston
    Carrie Preston
    • Arlene Fowleras Arlene Fowler
    81 episodes81 eps • 2008–2014
    Rutina Wesley
    Rutina Wesley
    • Tara Thorntonas Tara Thornton
    80 episodes80 eps • 2008–2014
    Alexander Skarsgård
    Alexander Skarsgård
    • Eric Northmanas Eric Northman
    76 episodes76 eps • 2008–2014
    Deborah Ann Woll
    Deborah Ann Woll
    • Jessica Hambyas Jessica Hamby
    71 episodes71 eps • 2008–2014
    Kristin Bauer van Straten
    Kristin Bauer van Straten
    • Pam De Beaufortas Pam De Beaufort
    67 episodes67 eps • 2008–2014
    Jim Parrack
    Jim Parrack
    • Hoyt Fortenberryas Hoyt Fortenberry
    66 episodes66 eps • 2008–2014
    Todd Lowe
    Todd Lowe
    • Terry Bellefleuras Terry Bellefleur
    66 episodes66 eps • 2008–2014
    Lauren Bowles
    Lauren Bowles
    • Holly Clearyas Holly Cleary
    48 episodes48 eps • 2010–2014
    Joe Manganiello
    Joe Manganiello
    • Alcide Herveauxas Alcide Herveaux
    42 episodes42 eps • 2010–2014
    William Sanderson
    William Sanderson
    • Sheriff Bud Dearborneas Sheriff Bud Dearborne
    39 episodes39 eps • 2008–2012
    Michael McMillian
    Michael McMillian
    • Steve Newlinas Steve Newlin
    38 episodes38 eps • 2008–2014
    Adina Porter
    Adina Porter
    • Lettie Mae Thorntonas Lettie Mae Thornton
    32 episodes32 eps • 2008–2014
    • 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 reviews384

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    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.
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    FAQ17

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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
    • Production companies
      • Your Face Goes Here Entertainment
      • Home Box Office (HBO)
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    • Runtime
      55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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