'' True Blood'' is an American

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created by Alan Ball and based on '' The Southern Vampire Mysteries'' (also known as ''The Sookie Stackhouse novels'') by Charlaine Harris. It aired on

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from September 7, 2008 to August 24, 2014. A total of 80 episodes of ''True Blood'' were broadcast over seven seasons. The series revolves around Sookie Stackhouse ( Anna Paquin), a telepathic waitress who is living in the rural town of Bon Temps, Louisiana two years after the invention of a synthetic blood called Tru Blood that has allowed vampires to "come out of the coffin" and allow their presence to be known to mankind. Now they are struggling 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 173-year-old vampire

Bill Compton William H. Compton, Jr. (October 6, 1945, Rockford, Illinois – August 27, 2007) was a mental health advocate in California who attained national stature. After a mental health crisis in 1989, he became heavily involved in self-help and ...

(

Stephen Moyer Stephen Moyer (born Stephen John Emery; 11 October 1969) is an English film and television actor who is best known as vampire Bill Compton in the HBO series ''True Blood''. His first television role was in 1993 as Philip Masefield in the TV ad ...

) and for the first time must navigate the trials, tribulations and terrors of intimacy and relationships. Other characters include Tara Thornton ( Rutina Wesley), Sookie's tough-talking best friend, her womanizing brother Jason (

Ryan Kwanten Ryan Christian Kwanten (born 28 November 1976) is an Australian actor and producer. He played Vinnie Patterson from 1997 to 2002 in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''. After his stint ended, he joined the American teen drama series '' ...

), thousand year old vampire and Sheriff of Area 5, Eric Northman ( Alexander Skarsgård), and her shape-shifting boss

Sam Merlotte Sam Merlotte is a fictional character from ''The Southern Vampire Mysteries/Sookie Stackhouse Series'' by author Charlaine Harris. Sam lives in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, and is the owner of a bar named Merlotte's. Sam has stra ...

( Sam Trammell). ''True Blood'' follows a serialized format, with most episodes ending on a cliffhanger that leads directly into the next. Episode titles are taken from the name of a song that appears on the soundtrack of that episode.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2008)

Season 2 (2009)

Season 3 (2010)

Season 4 (2011)

Season 5 (2012)

Season 6 (2013)

Season 7 (2014)

Minisodes

HBO began airing six mini-episodes of ''Drop of True Blood'' on April 24, 2010 to lead up to the season three premiere.

Ratings

Specials

Home video releases

References

External links

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