True Blood

*True Blood*
True Blood
Genre	Fantasy; Horror; Drama;
Created by	Alan Ball
Based on	The Southern Vampire Mysteries; by Charlaine Harris
Starring	Anna Paquin; Stephen Moyer; Alexander Skarsgård; Sam Trammell; Ryan Kwanten; Rutina Wesley; Chris Bauer; Nelsan Ellis; Jim Parrack; Carrie Preston; Michael Raymond-James; William Sanderson; Lynn Collins; Lois Smith; Adina Porter; Lizzy Caplan; Stephen Root; Mehcad Brooks; Anna Camp; Michelle Forbes; Todd Lowe; Michael McMillian; Deborah Ann Woll; Mariana Klaveno; Marshall Allman; Kristin Bauer van Straten; Kevin Alejandro; Denis O'Hare; Lindsay Pulsipher; Lauren Bowles; Janina Gavankar; Fiona Shaw; Jessica Tuck; Joe Manganiello; Scott Foley; Lucy Griffiths; Christopher Meloni; Valentina Cervi; Rutger Hauer; Arliss Howard; Kelly Overton; Robert Patrick; Rob Kazinsky; Jurnee Smollett-Bell; Amelia Rose Blaire; Gregg Daniel; Aaron Christian Howles; Noah Matthews; Bailey Noble; Nathan Parsons; Karolina Wydra; Tara Buck;
Theme music composer	Jace Everett
Opening theme	"Bad Things" by Jace Everett
Composer	Nathan Barr
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	80 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Alan Ball; Gregg Fienberg; Brian Buckner; Raelle Tucker; Alexander Woo; Nancy Oliver; Mark Hudis; Angela Robinson;
Producers	Christina Jokanovich (co-producer); David Auge (co-producer); Marlis Pujol (co-producer); Luis M. Patiño (associate producer); Bruce Dunn; W. Mark McNair; Carol Dunn Tussell;
Running time	45–64 minutes
Production companies	Your Face Goes Here Entertainment; HBO Entertainment;
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	September 7, 2008 –; August 24, 2014
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True Blood is an American fantasy horror drama television series produced and created by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries, a series of novels by Charlaine Harris.

The series revolves around Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress living in the fictional rural town of Bon Temps, Louisiana. It is set two years after the invention of a synthetic blood product branded "Tru Blood" that has allowed vampires to "come out of the coffin" and let their presence be known to mankind. It chronicles the vampires' struggle for equal rights and assimilation while anti-vampire organizations begin to gain power. Sookie's world is turned upside down when she falls in love with 174-year-old vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), and for the first time, she must navigate the trials and terrors of intimacy and relationships.^[1]^[2]

The show was broadcast on the premium cable network HBO, in the United States, and was produced by HBO in association with Ball's production company, Your Face Goes Here Entertainment.^[1] The series premiered on September 7, 2008, and concluded on August 24, 2014, comprising seven seasons and 80 episodes.^[3]^[4] The first five seasons received highly positive reviews, and both nominations and wins for several awards, including a Golden Globe and an Emmy.

^ ^a ^b Schneider, Michael (August 9, 2007). "HBO rolls with Ball's 'True Blood'". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 10, 2007). "Ball bringing new 'Blood' to HBO". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 20, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ "'True Blood' Renewed For Season 7". Deadline Hollywood. July 15, 2013. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
^ The Screen Spy Team (September 3, 2013). "True Blood to End its Run in 2014". ScreenSpy. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2013.

[HBO_roles_with-1] Schneider, Michael (August 9, 2007). "HBO rolls with Ball's 'True Blood'". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[Ball_bringing-2] Andreeva, Nellie (August 10, 2007). "Ball bringing new 'Blood' to HBO". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on September 20, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[3] "'True Blood' Renewed For Season 7". Deadline Hollywood. July 15, 2013. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2020.

[:0-4] The Screen Spy Team (September 3, 2013). "True Blood to End its Run in 2014". ScreenSpy. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2013.

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True Blood

Genre	Fantasy Horror Drama
Created by	Alan Ball
Based on	The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris
Starring	Anna Paquin Stephen Moyer Alexander Skarsgård Sam Trammell Ryan Kwanten Rutina Wesley Chris Bauer Nelsan Ellis Jim Parrack Carrie Preston Michael Raymond-James William Sanderson Lynn Collins Lois Smith Adina Porter Lizzy Caplan Stephen Root Mehcad Brooks Anna Camp Michelle Forbes Todd Lowe Michael McMillian Deborah Ann Woll Mariana Klaveno Marshall Allman Kristin Bauer van Straten Kevin Alejandro Denis O'Hare Lindsay Pulsipher Lauren Bowles Janina Gavankar Fiona Shaw Jessica Tuck Joe Manganiello Scott Foley Lucy Griffiths Christopher Meloni Valentina Cervi Rutger Hauer Arliss Howard Kelly Overton Robert Patrick Rob Kazinsky Jurnee Smollett-Bell Amelia Rose Blaire Gregg Daniel Aaron Christian Howles Noah Matthews Bailey Noble Nathan Parsons Karolina Wydra Tara Buck
Theme music composer	Jace Everett
Opening theme	"Bad Things" by Jace Everett
Composer	Nathan Barr
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	80 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Alan Ball Gregg Fienberg Brian Buckner Raelle Tucker Alexander Woo Nancy Oliver Mark Hudis Angela Robinson
Producers	Christina Jokanovich (co-producer) David Auge (co-producer) Marlis Pujol (co-producer) Luis M. Patiño (associate producer) Bruce Dunn W. Mark McNair Carol Dunn Tussell
Running time	45–64 minutes
Production companies	Your Face Goes Here Entertainment HBO Entertainment
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	September 7, 2008 (2008-09-07) – August 24, 2014 (2014-08-24)
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